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Police Chief Jean-Michel Blais went to church yesterday, but not his usual one.
Blais was at Cornwallis Street Baptist Church for its annual service which is meant to promote racial unity. Police have been attending for years and officers form the choir for the service.
Blais told the congregation of his force’s committment to eliminate racial discrimination and about the police’s core values.
Two people walked out during his speech, but generally Blais was warmly received.
A Nova Scotia native has won the biggest teaching prize in the world, a million dollars.
Maggie MacDonnell won a million dollars in the “Global Teacher Prize” in Dubai as the best teacher in the world. MacDonnell won for her philosophy promoting hope and acts of kindness in Salluit, a remote community in northern Quebec. MacDonnell established a fitness centre for youth and adults and ran a community kitchen, among other things. She plans to set up youth programs with her prize.
Prime Minister Trudeau sent a videotaped message saying she had done extraordinary things in exceptional circumstances and has shown enormous heart, will; and imagination.