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Indigenous author asked to remove poems from book considered for N.S. classrooms
An Indigenous author is questioning why the Department of Education asked her to remove several poems from one of her books before it could be used in Nova Scotia classrooms, but then didn t respond when she wanted to discuss their removal.
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Rebecca Thomas says the Department of Education didn t get back to her when she wanted to discuss the removal
Posted: Jun 02, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: June 2
Rebecca Thomas is Halifax s former poet laureate, a Mi kmaw author, Indigenous support adviser for the Nova Scotia Community College, and former senior consultant for diversity and inclusion with the province. (Erica Penton)
Posted: May 04, 2021 1:17 PM AT | Last Updated: May 4
Erin Hancock and her daughter tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday after an exposure at the girl s daycare on April 23.(Erin Hancock)
A Halifax parent who initially tested negative for COVID-19, but then developed symptoms and tested positive several days later, is warning Nova Scotians to be extra vigilant as the third wave grips the province.
Erin Hancock, a single parent of a two-year-old daughter, said she s followed public health rules and played it safe for more than a year, and she still got sick. Don t lean into a false sense of security, she said. The first and the second wave are nothing like what we re dealing with now.