Article 58NQ4 Canada: outcry after video shows hospital staff taunting dying Indigenous woman

Canada: outcry after video shows hospital staff taunting dying Indigenous woman

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Leyland Cecco in Toronto
from World news | The Guardian on (#58NQ4)

Joyce Echaquan is seen grimacing as nurses call her stupid as hell', renewing calls for country to confront systemic racism

A shocking video showing hospital staff in Canada taunting a dying Indigenous woman has left a community in mourning and renewed calls for the country to confront the realities of systemic racism.

Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Atikamekw woman, arrived at a hospital in the Quebec city of Joliette on Monday, complaining of stomach pain.

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