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June 11, 2021

Violence and subjugation have been at the core of this colonial project since Europeans first set foot upon these shores.

The ties that bind this country are ones of racism. Violence and subjugation against non-white people has been at the core of this colonial project since Europeans first set foot upon these shores. 

It’s the link between hundreds of unmarked graves in British Columbia, and the mass murder of a family in London, Ont. by an anti-Muslim attacker. 

JUNE 2021

Each month, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) releases a monthly food price index. The release on 3 June showed that food prices have surged by 40%, the largest rise since 2011. The impact of this food price rise will grievously hit developing countries, most of whom are major importers of food staples.

June 17, 2021

Materials created by Western Canadian Learning Network used in online courses provincewide

Burnaby’s school superintendent said an online test question that asked Grade 9 students how First Nations people benefited from their relationship with European colonizers and “took advantage” of it should never have been asked – and the district will be reaching out to the educational consortium that created it to express concern.