London Free Press

Fentanyl dealer who dodged manslaughter charge gets house arrest

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The smudging ceremony in the courtroom before Craig French was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking aimed to honour ancestors and cleanse bodies and minds. The ceremony is rarely seen in the Superior Court of Justice. Before it began, there was an explanation how the Indigenous ceremony was considered to be “sacred medicine and enlightenment” for all […]

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 […]