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Gassy Jsck statue toppled during Women’s memotial march in Canada

The Feb 14 Women’s Memorial March was held in Vancouver, Canada, to commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The demonstrators targeted the stature of John Deighton (Nov 1830 – May 23, 1875), better known as ”Gassy Jack”, who is shown as a symbol of discrimination against indigenous people. Demonstrators toppled the statue, and painted it in red. The police investigation into the incident continues.

More than 23,000 signatures have collected for the removal of the statue do date. Gassy Jack, a symbol of oppression against natives, was 40 years old when he married a 12-year-old girl from the Squamish First Nation Indians.

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Colombian Senator Dies After Being Shot by 15-Year-Old Attacker

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Miguel Uribe, a 39-year-old Colombian senator and former presidential candidate, has died after being shot in a rally in Bogotá on July 7. The assassination attempt, carried out by a 15-year-old gunman, left Uribe critically injured with two gunshot wounds to the head and one to the leg. Despite undergoing multiple surgeries, Uribe succumbed to complications. His wife, Mara Claudia Tarazona, confirmed his death and thanked him for being a loving father. The 15-year-old suspect, arrested at the scene, denies the charges, and an investigation is ongoing into possible accomplices.

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