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Canada will apologize to all-Black WWI battalion

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The federal government says it's planning an apology to the No. 2 Construction Battalion, an all-Black battalion that served in the First World War. A woman whose father served in the battalion says while the announcement is emotional, she hopes the government commits to making real change.

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no. 2 construction battalion, canada apology, world war one
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