CBC News has examined 33 Canadian churches that burned to the ground since May 2021. Just two were ruled accidental.

Investigators have determined that 24 were deliberately set while others are still under investigation. Some researchers and community leaders suggest Canada’s colonial history and recent discoveries of potential burial sites at former residential schools may have lit the fuse.

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  • ZeroCool@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Some researchers and community leaders suggest Canada’s colonial history and recent discoveries of potential burial sites at former residential schools may have lit the fuse.

    Hmm… That or Canada has suddenly developed a thriving Black Metal scene.

    • eezeebeeEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      Well, either way, it would be for very similar reasons.