
Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement
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Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement
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Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement
01:49 | August 1, 2024
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Canadian soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan wins prestigious Polar Music Prize
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01:52 | February 26, 2025
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How Nova Scotia government is flexing the power of its supermajority
02:11 | February 20, 2025
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01:57 | January 27, 2025
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Gazan who fled to Canada hopes for peace in Middle East
01:58 | January 15, 2025
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Halifax airport back to normal after plane’s fiery landing
01:52 | December 30, 2024
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Nova Scotia’s Africville celebrates UNESCO designation
02:00 | December 2, 2024
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How Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, Progressive Conservatives secured a 2nd majority
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Nova Scotia election: Why are abortion rights being brought up?
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How Halifax’s history is slowly fading
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02:51 | August 25, 2024
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02:04 | July 2, 2024
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01:57 | June 19, 2024
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02:00 | April 29, 2024
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01:59 | March 10, 2024
Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement
Description
August 1, 2024
Canada and many other countries that were formerly British colonies observe Emancipation Day on August 1st, commemorating the day the U.K. passed the Slavery Abolition Act in 1834 to end enslavement in the British Empire. As Heidi Petracek reports, that history and its vital lessons are the focus of a new exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax.
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Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement01:49 | August 1, 2024
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Missing N.S. children: RCMP narrow down timeline of disappearance01:56 | May 28, 2025
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‘If we listen, we’ll learn’: Retired social worker lending an ear to strangers across Canada01:52 | May 21, 2025
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N.S. man meets long-lost sibling in the Netherlands01:57 | May 15, 2025
-
Premiers Houston, Ford blast Conservatives as Poilievre faces uncertain future02:14 | April 30, 2025
-
Northern Super League’s inaugural season kicks off01:42 | April 16, 2025
-
Canadian soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan wins prestigious Polar Music Prize01:43 | April 3, 2025
-
Nova Scotia seeks reciprocity on internal trade01:52 | February 26, 2025
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How Nova Scotia government is flexing the power of its supermajority02:11 | February 20, 2025
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Navy sailor dies after boat capsizes in Halifax’s Bedford Basin01:57 | January 27, 2025
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Gazan who fled to Canada hopes for peace in Middle East01:58 | January 15, 2025
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Global National: Jan. 521:56 | January 5, 2025
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Recent spike in domestic violence cases underscores need for action02:16 | January 2, 2025
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Halifax airport back to normal after plane’s fiery landing01:52 | December 30, 2024
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Nova Scotia’s Africville celebrates UNESCO designation02:00 | December 2, 2024
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How Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, Progressive Conservatives secured a 2nd majority01:50 | November 27, 2024
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Nova Scotia election: Why are abortion rights being brought up?02:09 | November 13, 2024
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How Halifax’s history is slowly fading01:58 | November 12, 2024
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N.S. election: Cost of living among top issues for voters01:55 | November 10, 2024
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Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.01:49 | October 29, 2024
-
Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says01:59 | October 24, 2024
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‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral02:05 | October 8, 2024
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Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death02:04 | September 18, 2024
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Halifax, police should apologize for handling of 2021 tent encampment evictions: review finds01:50 | September 8, 2024
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Global National: Sept. 822:01 | September 8, 2024
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Liberal cabinet wraps up Halifax retreat amid slide in polling02:12 | August 27, 2024
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Trudeau’s liberal cabinet meet in Halifax with railway disruption, housing crisis top of mind02:51 | August 25, 2024
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Halifax boil water advisory: More than 200,000 people impacted after facility power failure02:04 | July 2, 2024
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Millions of Canadians remain under heat warnings01:57 | June 19, 2024
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Syrian refugee family traumatized after son murdered in Halifax02:00 | April 29, 2024
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New N.S. coastal protection plan shifts responsibility01:59 | March 10, 2024
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Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement01:49 | August 1, 2024
-
Missing N.S. children: RCMP narrow down timeline of disappearance01:56 | May 28, 2025
-
‘If we listen, we’ll learn’: Retired social worker lending an ear to strangers across Canada01:52 | May 21, 2025
-
N.S. man meets long-lost sibling in the Netherlands01:57 | May 15, 2025
-
Premiers Houston, Ford blast Conservatives as Poilievre faces uncertain future02:14 | April 30, 2025
-
Northern Super League’s inaugural season kicks off01:42 | April 16, 2025
-
Canadian soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan wins prestigious Polar Music Prize01:43 | April 3, 2025
-
Nova Scotia seeks reciprocity on internal trade01:52 | February 26, 2025
-
How Nova Scotia government is flexing the power of its supermajority02:11 | February 20, 2025
-
Navy sailor dies after boat capsizes in Halifax’s Bedford Basin01:57 | January 27, 2025
-
Gazan who fled to Canada hopes for peace in Middle East01:58 | January 15, 2025
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Global National: Jan. 521:56 | January 5, 2025
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Recent spike in domestic violence cases underscores need for action02:16 | January 2, 2025
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Halifax airport back to normal after plane’s fiery landing01:52 | December 30, 2024
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Nova Scotia’s Africville celebrates UNESCO designation02:00 | December 2, 2024
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How Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, Progressive Conservatives secured a 2nd majority01:50 | November 27, 2024
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Nova Scotia election: Why are abortion rights being brought up?02:09 | November 13, 2024
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How Halifax’s history is slowly fading01:58 | November 12, 2024
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N.S. election: Cost of living among top issues for voters01:55 | November 10, 2024
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Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.01:49 | October 29, 2024
-
Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says01:59 | October 24, 2024
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‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral02:05 | October 8, 2024
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Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death02:04 | September 18, 2024
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Halifax, police should apologize for handling of 2021 tent encampment evictions: review finds01:50 | September 8, 2024
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Global National: Sept. 822:01 | September 8, 2024
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Liberal cabinet wraps up Halifax retreat amid slide in polling02:12 | August 27, 2024
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Trudeau’s liberal cabinet meet in Halifax with railway disruption, housing crisis top of mind02:51 | August 25, 2024
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Halifax boil water advisory: More than 200,000 people impacted after facility power failure02:04 | July 2, 2024
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Millions of Canadians remain under heat warnings01:57 | June 19, 2024
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Syrian refugee family traumatized after son murdered in Halifax02:00 | April 29, 2024
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New N.S. coastal protection plan shifts responsibility01:59 | March 10, 2024
Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement
Description
August 1, 2024
Canada and many other countries that were formerly British colonies observe Emancipation Day on August 1st, commemorating the day the U.K. passed the Slavery Abolition Act in 1834 to end enslavement in the British Empire. As Heidi Petracek reports, that history and its vital lessons are the focus of a new exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax.
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