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  • By: Sean Cowan
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Emancipation Day
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown St. Catharines on July 25, 2026 to walk the streets where many Black freedom seekers first arrived in Canada with the help from Harriet Tubman. (Sean Cowan/CHCH News)
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Emancipation Day weekend is being celebrated on Saturday, commemorating the 175th anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s arrival in St. Catharines and what she did to help freedom seekers.

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