The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, June 29
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PM SAYS INDIGENOUS PROTESTERS SHOULD BE RESPECTED: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says indigenous Canadians are planning to spend Canada Day holding demonstrations should be treated with respect. The purpose of the demonstrations is to remind Canadians that for those from First Nations, there is little to celebrate. A group from northern Ontario tried to set up a teepee on Parliament Hill on Wednesday and clashed with police, eventually they were allowed to set up on the edge of the parliamentary grounds. Trudeau said Thursday that Canadians must understand that Canada has failed indigenous peoples for centuries and he hears their message.
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