Canada installs first Indigenous Governor General, highlights reconciliation
Ottawa, CanadaReuters Canada installed an indigenous woman as its Governor General on Monday, the first such person to hold the post, in an elaborate ceremony that spotlighted the country’s effort to reconcile with its colonial past. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Mary Simon – a former journalist, ambassador, and Inuit community advocate – to serve […]
Trudeau denounces church burnings, vandalism in Canada
Vancouver, British ColumbiaAP Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday denounced the burning and vandalism of Catholic churches that has followed discovery of unmarked graves and former schools for Indigenous children. Several Catholic churches have recently been vandalised or damaged in fires following the discovery of more than 1,100 unmarked graves at the sites of […]