London Free Press

Area schools mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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As Canada marks its fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, London’s schools plan to honour survivors and children who never returned from the nation’s Indigenous residential schools. Both Monday’s federal holiday and Orange Shirt Day are Sept. 30. Canadians are encouraged to wear orange in remembrance of the children who survived and those who […]

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Hail, torrential rain, then a funnel cloud: Festival goers transfixed

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Hail, torrential rain and a funnel cloud over Brantford were all part of a sudden change in weather Saturday night. After a brief hail- and rainstorm disrupted the Grand River Arts Festival on the grounds of Glenhyrst Art Gallery around suppertime Saturday, Brantford’s Bob Yuhasz saw a group of people looking skyward. “I thought, ‘Oh, […]