"Rock The Talk" - January 24, 2020 Edition

"Rock The Talk" with CYFN Grand Chief Peter Johnston

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Preliminary Plan for 2020-21 School Year Released
All students in Rural schools will return to full-day in-class instruction five days per week. In Whitehorse, Kindergarten to Grade 9 students will also return to full-day, in-class instruction. Grades 10 to 12 students will return to half-day in-class instruction and half-day learning away from school.
British Columbia Investigating Indigenous-Specific Racism in Healthcare
"Our task is to address the specific incidents that have been reported, as well as to gauge the levels of systemic and individual racism that Indigenous peoples face when using the health care system in general." - Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
RCMP Warn Public About Multiple Sexual Assault Attempts
The initial report occurred on July 8th at approximately 11:30 a.m from a woman walking along the Valley View Escape Trail on the west side of the Alaska Highway. A second report was received by police in the late morning of July 9th. Both victims provided a similar account of what happened.