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 Canada's Thanksgiving is in October as it's a celebration of the harvest.  

In 1879, Canada's Parliament proclaimed a day for giving thanks for "the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed."

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 Today, Canada has elected our 1st First Nations provincial premier, and the 1st Black speaker in Federal parliament.  It's a good day. 
 Jimmy Carter in Edmonton, Canada humbly working away on a Habitat For Humanity project on July 10th, 2017.

Happy 99th Birthday to the kindest US President.

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 Beautiful and moving image in honour and remembrance of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Still Dancing by Jonathan Labillois

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 When things get rough, just remember:
This too shall pass...
like a big, spikey, kidney stone,
but it will pass.