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CN Tower to be lit orange on Canada Day in solidarity with Indigenous communities

WATCH ABOVE: Canada Day a time for ‘reflection’ following Kamloops residential school discovery, ministers say – Jun 23, 2021

The CN Tower will be lit orange on Canada Day in solidarity with Indigenous communities across the country.

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The tower was previously lit orange on on June 3 after the discovery of 215 unmarked burial sites at a residential school in Kamloops, B.C.

Listen: Indigenous leader wants Canada Day to be a day for national mourning

On Thursday, it was announced that an estimated 751 unmarked graves were found at the site of the Marieval residential school in Saskatchewan.

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The recent discoveries have led to calls by some to use July 1, Canada Day, as a time to reflect on history of residential schools in the country.

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Some municipalities have decided to cancel Canada Day celebrations altogether this year.

— With files from Kelly Skjerven

The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program has a hotline to help residential school survivors and their relatives suffering with trauma invoked by the recall of past abuse. The number is 1-866-925-4419.

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