'It's worldwide': International attention on Canada's residential schools after Kamloops discovery
A year after the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc announced the discovery of what they believed were more than 200 unmarked graves of schoolchildren, the ripple effects continue, with sustained attention the world over.
The former Kamloops Indian Residential School generated worldwide headlines and the horrifying discovery and prompted First Nations across Canada to begin their own investigations into local institutional sites, prompting more announcements of suspected unmarked graves.
Those stories continue to generate international headlines and reportage across the globe, including sustained, in-depth reporting from journalism heavyweights like the New York Times and 60 Minutes.
A vigil at the Vancouver Art Gallery, about to mark a year of displaying 215 children’s shoes to symbolize the lost Kamloops children, is drawing support from overseas visitors and local passersby.
"We have a lot of people from Africa, we have a lot of people from Australia, it's worldwide,” said Desiree Simeon, a Haida woman who is one of the caretakers of the memorial. ”They came here and said they saw us on the news…This is what we were looking for, to open more eyes to what we've known for generation after generation of this abuse."
The outrage and scrutiny over the revelations of physical, sexual and emotional abuse – in addition to the burial next to the institutions – has also prompted an apology from the Pope, who is coming to Canada to address the matter, and calls for the Queen of England to do the same.
Despite the spotlight on reconciliation andIindigenous issues, the federal government acknowledges its made limited progress. First Nations leaders are still seeking documents and support, including financial contributions, in addition to what’s already been provided. At least 70 investigations are now underway.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
BREAKING Honda to get up to $5B in govt help for EV battery, assembly plants
Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce fully electric vehicles, all part of a $15-billion project that is expected to include up to $5 billion in public money.
BREAKING New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.
1 arrested in northern Alberta during public shelter order
Residents of John D'Or Prairie, a community on the Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta, were told to take shelter Thursday morning during a police operation.
Secret $70M Lotto Max winners break their silence
During a special winner celebration near their hometown, Doug and Enid shared the story of how they discovered they were holding a Lotto Max ticket worth $70 million and how they kept this huge secret for so long.
Remains from a mother-daughter cold case were found nearly 24 years later, after a deathbed confession from the suspect
A West Virginia father is getting some sense of closure after authorities found the remains of his young daughter and her mother following a deathbed confession from the man believed to have fatally shot them nearly two decades ago.
Monthly earnings rise, payroll employment falls: jobs report
The number of vacant jobs in Canada increased in February, while monthly payroll employment decreased in food services, manufacturing, and retail trade, among other sectors.
First in Canada procedure performed at London, Ont. hospital
A London man has become the first person in Canada to receive a robotic assisted surgery on his spine. Dave Myeh suffered from debilitating, chronic back pain that led to sciatica in his right now and extreme pain in his lower back.
Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?
The Canadian Medical Association asserts the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy, but some financial experts insist incorporated professionals are not as doomed as they say they are.
Something in the water? Canadian family latest to spot elusive 'Loch Ness Monster'
For centuries, people have wondered what, if anything, might be lurking beneath the surface of Loch Ness in Scotland. When Canadian couple Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman visited the Scottish highlands earlier this month with their two children, they didn’t expect to become part of the mystery.