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Red dresses installed in Potlotek First Nation serve as a continued call for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). The dresses have hung for over a year and some had signs attached. The MMIWG final report asked that all Canadians decolonize by learning the true history of Canada and the Indigenous history where they lived. OSCAR BAKER III/CAPE BRETON POST

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A worker can be seen moving within the frame of Sydney’s new fire station Friday. The new fire station is being built on the corner of George and Pitt Streets and will replace the Esplanade station. ELIZABETH PATTERSON/CAPE BRETON POST

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