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Flowers, children's shoes and other items rest at a memorial

Gruesome boarding school discovery forces Canada to reckon with its cultural genocide history

June 7, 2021
Human rights

After the remains of 215 children were discovered, advocates are calling for a mass investigation into other missing children from Canada’s residential schools.

Gruesome boarding school discovery forces Canada to reckon with its cultural genocide history
An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after liftoff from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island, Virginia, on October 28, 2014.

These kids watched their science project disappear in the Antares rocket explosion

October 29, 2014
Science
These kids watched their science project disappear in the Antares rocket explosion

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