Police investigating ‘suspicious fire’ at Catholic church in Yellowknife
RCMP are investigating what they’re deeming a suspicious fire at the St. Patrick Co-Cathedral catholic church in Yellowknife.
The fire broke out shortly after midnight Thursday. The building sustained minor damage. No one was injured.
Police: markings suggest vandalism at ten churches is linked to residential schools
CALGARY – Police say ten churches in Calgary were vandalized with red and orange paint — acts investigators believe are a response to the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools.
Most, although not all, of the churches were Catholic, and in one case a window was smashed and paint was thrown inside the church.
Demonstrators topple two statues at the Manitoba Legislature
Some of the demonstrators who took part in an event at the Manitoba Legislature to honour the children who died at residential schools toppled two statues.
Demonstrators toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth in Winnipeg this afternoon during rallies honouring the children discovered in unmarked graves on the sites of former residential schools over the past month. pic.twitter.com/Zx0aqPGcOW
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