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Schools in Waterloo Region staying closed, a near miss caught on camera, and a proposal for what could be Kitchener’s tallest tower round out the top stories of the week.
Experts say the events of the past year have sparked a greater need for culturally-sensitive mental health supports.
Several memorials have been set up in Waterloo Region to remember the 215 Indigenous children found buried at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
A memorial in Kitchener is remembering the 215 Indigenous children found buried at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
TORONTO -- Indigenous groups from across the country held grieving ceremonies on Wednesday to remember the nearly 1,200 missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada. May 5 in Canada and the U.S. marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), which coincides with “Red Dress Day.” “This day was started over 11 years ago by Jaime Black, who is a Metis artist, and she wanted to do a public display of red dresses to raise awareness,” Lynne Groulx, CEO of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, told CTV News. Accordi...