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Mass grave of 215 children found in Canada
Canada mourns as remains of 215 children found at residential school.
A mass grave containing the remains of 215 children has been found in Canada at a former residential school set up to assimilate indigenous people. We'll hear from a native Canadian tribal chief and the Canadian Heritage Minister.
Also in the programme: people across Brazil are demonstrating against the far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic; and the impact of the pandemic on pilgrimages to Lourdes.
(Picture: The Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia once housed 500 children Credit: Reuters)
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