Algoma University, located on former Ontario residential school site, to probe for possible burial spots

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Algoma University officials in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., say they will plan a search of the institution’s grounds, which are located on the former site of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School, in light of the news about a former B.C. residential school.

The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation said last Thursday that preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School uncovered the remains of about 215 children.

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