National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Here's what's happening in Regina
Regina and its surrounding area will be host to numerous events commemorating this year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
All week:
The Eagle Heart Centre is collecting shoe donations. Shoes may be dropped off at 1102 Angus St. between 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M.
Fresh & Sweet is selling Orange Shirt Day cookies with 100% of proceeds being donated to Orange Shirt Society.
Thursday Sept. 29
Miwo-wiciwitowan Day at Mosaic Stadium will host over 16,000 youth, students, business leaders and the public. Presentations and performances will centre around understanding the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Tickets are free but attendees must pre-register. To register, go to wewalktogether.ca
Friday Sept. 30 – TRC Day
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation may be commemorated by wearing an orange shirt.
10 A.M. – Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty is hosting an Orange Shirt Day event. Musician Brad Bellegarde will perform. The event will be held near the grounds of the Residential School Memorial at Government House. In case of rain or other severe weather, the event will move to the Luther College auditorium.
11 A.M. – The Eagle Heart Centre is hosting a walk on Friday Sept. 30 at 11 A.M. followed by a community BBQ at 2900 5th Ave.
12 P.M. - Regina Public Library (RPL) will host an in-person event to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Central Library, 2311- 12th Avenue. The free, drop-in event will also be streamed live via YouTube, for those who prefer to attend online.
1 P.M. - The Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association, in partnership with the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery is hosting and powwow and gathering in the Wakamow Valley. This will happen at the same time again on Saturday, Oct. 1.
2:30 P.M. – The Royal Saskatchewan Museum Regina will host a day of education featuring music and stories from residential school survivors. Pre-registration is encouraged but not necessary. There will also be a virtual livestream on YouTube.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Widow looking for answers after Quebec man dies in Texas Ironman competition
The widow of a Quebec man who died competing in an Ironman competition is looking for answers.
Amid concerns over 'collateral damage' Trudeau, Freeland defend capital gains tax change
Facing pushback from physicians and businesspeople over the coming increase to the capital gains inclusion rate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his deputy Chrystia Freeland are standing by their plan to target Canada's highest earners.
Tom Mulcair: Park littered with trash after 'pilot project' is perfect symbol of Trudeau governance
Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair says that what's happening now in a trash-littered federal park in Quebec is a perfect metaphor for how the Trudeau government runs things.
Wildfire southwest of Peace River spurs evacuation order
People living near a wildfire burning about 15 kilometres southwest of Peace River are being told to evacuate their homes.
World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says
The world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar, Amnesty International warned Wednesday as it published its annual report.
Train derailed in Sarnia after colliding with a truck
Police are investigating after a transport truck collided with a train in Sarnia.
Fewer medical students going into family medicine contributing to doctor shortage
As some family doctors are retiring and others are moving away from family medicine, there are fewer medical students to take their place.
'It's discriminatory': Individuals refused entry to Ontario legislature for wearing keffiyeh
Individuals being barred from entering Ontario’s legislature while wearing a keffiyeh say the garment is part of their cultural identity— and the only ones making it political are the politicians banning it.
Bodies found by U.S. authorities searching for missing B.C. kayakers
United States authorities who have been searching for a pair of missing kayakers from British Columbia since the weekend have recovered two bodies in the nearby San Juan Islands of Washington state.