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href="https://victoriaforum.ca/news/cgf-embraces-historic-declaration-on-reconciliation-and-partnership-with-indigenous-peoples/" tabindex="-1" target="_blank"><div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASwAAACpAQAAAAC5DD0HAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAAdSURBVFjD7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tDQ+gAAAAAAAAODIZvwABaHHdTQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7961 lazyload" alt="" data-src="https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ava-Hill-300x169.webp" data-srcset="https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ava-Hill-300x169.webp 300w, https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ava-Hill-768x432.webp 768w, https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ava-Hill.webp 966w" data-sizes="auto" data-eio-rwidth="300" data-eio-rheight="169" /><noscript><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ava-Hill-300x169.webp" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7961" alt="" srcset="https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ava-Hill-300x169.webp 300w, https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ava-Hill-768x432.webp 768w, https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ava-Hill.webp 966w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-eio="l" /></noscript></div></a> <div class="elementor-post__badge">News</div> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://victoriaforum.ca/news/cgf-embraces-historic-declaration-on-reconciliation-and-partnership-with-indigenous-peoples/" target="_blank"> CGF embraces historic Declaration on Reconciliation and Partnership with Indigenous Peoples </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Source: Commonwealth Sport</p> </div> <a class="elementor-post__read-more" 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src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASwAAADIAQAAAAB6pOH4AAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAAeSURBVFjD7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tB2+gAAAAAAAAAOA3HngAARco3ZkAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7975 lazyload" alt="" data-src="https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/commonwealthnrresize-300x200.jpg" data-srcset="https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/commonwealthnrresize-300x200.jpg 300w, https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/commonwealthnrresize-768x512.jpg 768w, https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/commonwealthnrresize.jpg 960w" data-sizes="auto" data-eio-rwidth="300" data-eio-rheight="200" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="300" height="200" src="https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/commonwealthnrresize-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7975" alt="" srcset="https://victoriaforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/commonwealthnrresize-300x200.jpg 300w, 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