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Muslim Mother and Daughter Hid in Bushes After Driver Threatened to Kill Them: Police

The alleged assault comes a month after a Muslim family was murdered in London, Ontario.
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7.14.21
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Social Workers Forced Indigenous Girls Under 10 to Get IUDs, Canadian Lawyer Alleges

The former counsel to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls says it happened to girls as young as 9.
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5.28.21
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Cops Wrongly Entered Black Family's Home, Left 11-Year-Old 'Shaking': Ottawa Man

In a separate incident, Ottawa police officers were filmed complaining that "white man’s day is done."
Brishti Basu
4.8.21
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West Coast Scientists Encourage Public to Set Traps for Murder Hornets

Government experts in Washington and British Columbia say they need the public's help to eradicate the invasive Asian giant hornet species.
Brishti Basu
3.18.21
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Footage Shows Cops Forcing Homeless People Into -30 C Weather

In Edmonton, police made unhoused people leave a transit station and go out into extreme weather. Meanwhile in Vancouver, a cop is under fire for tweeting about extinguishing a fire that was helping people stay warm.
Brishti Basu
2.17.21
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Indigenous Peoples at Higher Risk in Health System: Government Report

The final report investigating racism within British Columbia’s health care system has come to some stark conclusions about health outcomes for Indigenous peoples.
Brishti Basu
2.5.21
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Trudeau ‘Frustrated’ With Vaccine Rollout, Alberta Denies Doses Going to Waste

The prime minister says he's frustrated much of the vaccine remains in freezers. Meanwhile, Alberta says a doctor's allegations that doses are being thrown out is 'misinformation.'
Brishti Basu
1.6.21
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Minks at Canadian Fur Farm Test Positive for COVID-19, Experts Call for Cull

The positive tests come after Denmark culled millions of minks due to a COVID-19 mutation.
Brishti Basu
12.10.20
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COVID-19 Outbreak at Canadian Mink Farm Brings Fears of Global Virus Mutation

Eight people at the B.C. farm were found to have the virus. Last month, Denmark decided to cull its mink population after a mutated strain of the virus was found in the animals.
Brishti Basu
12.7.20
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Majority of Indigenous Patients and Workers Say They Experienced Racism in BC Health Care: Report

In light of a new review into a racist game being played in emergency rooms, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix offered an apology to Indigenous peoples in the province.
Brishti Basu
11.30.20
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Indigenous Mother Calls Out School Assignment That Asked Kids to List Positive Traits of Residential Schools

A B.C. school district has launched an investigation into how the homework was assigned and the school’s principal has apologized.
Brishti Basu
11.26.20
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These Artists Agreed to Remove 'ACAB' From a City Mural, But Left a Parting Shot for the Cops

The Victoria, British Columbia police chief says he was offended by the message, which was then painted over by a vandal.
Brishti Basu
11.2.20
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