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Wednesday October 22nd, 2025 night edition

Indigenous artifacts held in Vatican Museums finally heading back to Canada
Authored by cbc.ca
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After complex negotiations, the kayak and other Indigenous artifacts are finally set to return home, a powerful symbol for communities whose children suffered in Catholic-run residential schools.

The CCCB released a statement saying it has been “working closely with Indigenous Peoples on key issues of significance, including artifacts, many of which are currently in the care of the Vatican Museums,” and that it supports getting the artifacts back to their “originating communities.”.

It said the official announcement will come directly from the Holy See, likely in the coming weeks.

Most of the Vatican’s Indigenous collection remains in storage in the “Animus Mundi” ethnological section of the Museums.

After, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, and later foreign minister Mélanie Joly, pressed the Vatican to bring the objects back to Canada during meetings in Rome.

Thread-embroidered gloves, attributed to the Cree from Canada's central sub-Arctic, are on display at the Vatican Museums, along with other Indigenous artifacts.

Academic researchers say the Vatican’s claim that the Indigenous materials were sent as “gifts” to the Pope ignores the coercive context of their collection. »

Wild bear stealthily enters California zoo, is found visiting the bear exhibit
Authored by latimes.com
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A wild, very “polite” and possibly lonely black bear recently paid a visit to its neighbors at a Northern California zoo.

“The wild bear did not appear aggressive and was observed interacting with Tule, Ishŭng, and Kunabulilh through their habitat fencing,” the post said.

The wild bear’s visit has sparked playful commentary from Facebook users including Priscilla Lange who said, “[The bear] was a very considerate guest. »

American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29
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Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport, died Monday.

Naroditsky became a grandmaster, the highest title in chess aside from World Chess Champion, at the age of 18.

Dutch chess grandmaster Benjamin Bok reflected on his lifelong friendship with Naroditsky, who he said he’s known since the Under 12 world championship that Naroditsky won in 2007. »

Green Sea Turtles No Longer Endangered in Conservation Win
Authored by earth.org

Once classified as “endangered” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, green turtles’ status was recently downgraded to “least concern”.

Green sea turtles are bouncing back thanks to decades of sustained conservation action, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced earlier this month.

WWF’s Global Marine Turtle Conservation Lead Christine Madden called is “a major win for turtle conservation and proof that coordinated action can reverse populations at risk of extinction.”. »

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