Trudeau Apologizes to N.L Residential School Survivors: Here’s What We’re Reading Today

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Here’s what we’re reading today.

1. Tearful Justin Trudeau apologizes to N.L. residential school survivors

“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally apologized to former students of Newfoundland and Labrador residential schools on Friday, acknowledging his words alone are not enough to heal the wounds of the past.”

CBC News

+1: Trudeau says refugee system isn’t for those only seeking better economic life – Toronto Star

2. Egypt mosque attack: Death toll hits 235 after militants set off bomb, gun down worshippers

“Militants killed more than 230 people at a mosque in North Sinai on Friday, detonating a bomb and gunning down worshippers in the deadliest such attack of Egypt’s modern history, state media and witnesses said.”

The Globe and Mail

3. Why Putin’s enemies deplore U.S. fixation on election meddling

“What most disturbs Mr. Putin’s critics about what they see as America’s Russia fever is that it reinforces a narrative put forth tirelessly by the state-controlled Russian news media. On television, in newspapers and on websites, Mr. Putin is portrayed as an ever-victorious master strategist who has led Russia — an economic, military and demographic weakling compared with the United States — from triumph to triumph on the world stage.”

New York Times

+1: Putin’s party using physical violence to cling to power after losing an election in Moscow – Business Insider

4. Apple only wants to put its stores where white people live

“The retailer won’t say how it decides where to put stores, but 251 of its 270 stores are in majority-white ZIP codes.”

The Outline

5. 4channers are eating onions to be more manly

“Yes, you read that right: men drinking raw onion juice to increase their T levels — it’s a thing. And despite how utterly ridiculous it may sound, it got popular. Fast. The comments were quickly filled with other users detailing their own experiences with onions and a riveting discussion about which onion is the most ‘white’/’least degenerate.'”

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