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Edmonton: Federal Plaza renamed in honor of Canada’s first Black woman lawyer

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 by completingthestory

Federal Plaza renamed in honor of Canada’s first Black woman lawyer

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/federal-plaza-renamed-in-honor-of-canada-s-first-black-woman-lawyer-1.5326433?fbclid=IwAR1Qmn9tp35e-zeIapLqutOm2fRJrmV0t0I0havEE0sDwb9A1-kkgCLPevw

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