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Donald Oliver, pioneering senator and influential Black Nova Scotian, dead at 86

Born in Wolfville, N.S., in 1938, Oliver made history in 1990 by becoming the first Black man to be appointed to the Senate ...
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Nova Scotia's Donald Oliver, first Black man named to Senate, dies at 86

HALIFAX — Donald Oliver, the first Black man appointed to the Senate of Canada, has died at the age of 86. Oliver’s family in Nova Scotia confirmed the retired senator died Wednesday from a chronic ...
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‘A courageous life,’ Canadians are mourning the loss of first Black senator Donald Oliver, dead at 86

Tributes are pouring in for Donald Oliver, the first Black man appointed to the Senate of Canada and a lifelong advocate for justice and ...