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A First Nation community in northern Manitoba says ground-penetrating radar has found 150 anomalies at the site of a former residential school, including 59 unmarked graves at a nearby cemetery.

A Vancouver Island First Nation has announced the detection of 17 suspected unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school, in an emotional event that combined science and ceremony on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.

Ottawa will provide $2.8 billion to half of the First Nations in Canada for community wellness and language revitalization as part of the residential day school survivor settlement, otherwise known as the Gottfriedson day scholar settlement.

Canada's Governor General says 2022 was a "difficult and monumental year" marked by the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

It was a day that centered survivors and their stories, but also demanded that reconciliation march forward each and every day.

“Hopefully, they will do more than a public relations stunt," says Niigaan Sinclair, Anishnaabe scholar and columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press.

Similar investigations are being done at former residential schools across Canada, following the discovery of what were believed to be more than 200 unmarked graves at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.

Manitoba woman speaking out after priest charged with abusing her more than 50 years ago.

A Saskatchewan First Nation says it plans to release details today about "possible burials found" at the site of a former residential school.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is reiterating demands for more concrete action after meeting with Indigenous leaders at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., that bears unmarked graves.

A residential school in Manitoba known for harsh discipline and fatal runaway attempts has been the focus of a large-scale, years-long investigation into sexual abuse allegations.

"We always knew that there were graves here," Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme said Thursday.

A lack of access to records and first-hand data would hinder the ability to identify the remains of 215 children found at a former residential school in Kamloops, says the director of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia.