Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square will now be called Sankofa Square after a vote by city council. The word Sankofa relates to a tribe known to be involved in the slave trade.

Plus, 1.6 million Canadian children and youth struggle with mental health disorders and barriers to treatment which means that it could take up to 2.5 years before being seen by a professional.

And the Liberal government wants to speed up permanent residency for hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants illegally residing in Canada.

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