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Articles from every thread, gathered by a single word.

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Thread 05

The battalion no one wanted to see

More than 600 Black volunteers served Canada in 1917-1918, kept away from the front. In 2022, the country finally apologized to them.

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Thread 05

The garden with two soils

Racism cannot be reduced to a hateful act. A gardener's fable helps us see its three levels, and where to start repairing.

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Thread 06

Strength in numbers

In 1900, in Lévis, the first caisse populaire was born to free modest families from usury: an Ubuntu idea before its time.

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Thread 06

The land of our great-grandparents

In Nova Scotia, Black families have lived for two centuries on land without clear title. Since 2017, a public initiative has finally been helping them get recognized what is theirs.

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Thread 07

January 29, remembering together

After the 2017 attack on the Quebec City mosque, neighbours' solidarity helped a wounded community get back on its feet.

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