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COVID-19 cancelled the typically large Canada Day celebrations and fireworks in Diefenbaker Park for the second year in a row.
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In their place, events emphasizing mourning, reconciliation and protest were held in Kiwanis Park following the outpouring of grief over the identification of grave sites like those uncovered by Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc in southern B.C. and Cowessess First Nation.
The day opened with pipe ceremony in an ongoing heat wave, drawing hundreds to downtown Saskatoon. The crowd, wearing mostly orange, gathered in the shade to hear emotional speeches and poetry at a speaker’s event called Bring Them Home.
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