With the discovery of human remains on the grounds of residential schools, this history is now dominating the conversation in the country.
Tag: Saskatchewan (Canada)
With Discovery of Unmarked Graves, Canada’s Indigenous Seek Reckoning
Two gruesome discoveries of what Indigenous groups say are the remains of hundreds of children have strengthened the groups’ resolve to hold the country accountable for a long-hidden brutal history.
My Long Overdue Education about Canadian Residential Schools
A Times Canada correspondent recalls how meeting an Indigenous chef gave him a powerful and belated history lesson about Canada’s mistreatment of Indigenous people.
Hundreds More Unmarked Graves Found at Former Residential School in Canada
An Indigenous group said the remains of as many as 751 people, mainly children, had been found in unmarked graves on the site of a former boarding school in Saskatchewan.
In Canada, Another ‘Horrific’ Discovery of Indigenous Children’s Remains
An Indigenous group said the remains of hundreds of children had been found in unmarked graves on the site of a former boarding school in Saskatchewan.
Canadian Police Handling of Colten Boushie’s Death Denounced in Report
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police were found to have mistreated and discriminated against the family of Colten Boushie in 2016 and to have mishandled parts of the investigation into his death.
Trudeau Won the Election, but Hasn’t Won Over Western Canada
As Justin Trudeau officially begins his second term, a sense of alienation from the rest of the country is the dominant sentiment in the oil-producing provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Truck Driver in Crash That Devastated a Hockey Team Is Sentenced to 8 Years
The driver sped past five signs warning him to stop before colliding with a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos. Sixteen people died.
Canada Letter: Your Canada Vacation Suggestions for 2019
In the spirit of The Times’s global 52 Places to Go in 2019 list, we present some travel tips from Canada Letter readers.
Driver of Truck That Killed Canada Hockey Players Barreled Through Stop Sign at 60 M.P.H.
The driver ignored four warning signs and an oversized stop sign in an April crash that killed 16 Humboldt Broncos and staff and left Canada grieving.