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More than 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools, the last of which closed in 1996. An estimated 6,000 children died in the facilities.

The final report from Kimberly Murray, Canada's special interlocutor on unmarked graves, also calls on Canada to refer itself to the International Criminal Court for investigation.

Richard Manuel was convicted in September, after hitting four people with his pickup truck during the June 4, 2022 procession in Mission, B.C.

The Williams Lake First Nation says at least 55 children died or disappeared while attending the local residential school — more than triple the previously reported number.

Canadian Indigenous leaders reacted after Biden apologized for a U.S. boarding school system that separated Indigenous children from their parents for more than 150 years.

A former judge and senator, one of Sinclair's biggest roles was chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools.

A public memorial honouring former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools, Murray Sinclair, is set to take place Sunday. 

Survivors accused the federal government of cutting back on funding for records and ground searches looking for unmarked graves of children who died at the schools.

MP Leah Gazan says families deserve to heal from this "intergenerational tragedy," and that parliamentarians must stand firm against people who try to discredit survivors.

Family members said they were not informed on how long Douglas is believed to have been laying there before he was found or specifics into the circumstances of his death.

Celebrated Kwakiutl artist Stanley Hunt hopes his monument, unveiled at the Canadian Museum of History on Truth and Reconciliation Day, inspires reflection and healing.

A 77-year-old Indigenous woman is sharing an emotional glimpse into her past experiences with residential schools on the big screen in an Alberta-made documentary.

A Progressive Conservative candidate is facing calls to withdraw after she compared the province's former policy on gender identity in schools with the residential school system.

On June 24, 1972, a plane taking students home to Bunibonibee Cree Nation from residential schools in Portage la Prairie and Stonewall, crashed in a vacant Linwood Street lot.

Three-quarters of Canadians say governments need to take more action to recognize the legacy of residential schools, a new poll says.

Richard Manuel was accused of hitting four people with his pickup truck during the June 4, 2022 procession in Mission, B.C.

Final plans for the site are not expected to be announced until next year.

He claims he had to track down an RCMP officer to give his statement after the June 4, 2022 incident, and initially wasn’t confident police would investigate what happened.

A search for unmarked graves at a former residential school site in Sturgeon Landing, Sask., began Monday and is expected to continue until Friday.

The federal government created residential schools to strip Indigenous children of their culture and assimilate them into Canadian society.