Canada mourns 215 children after remains found at Indigenous school(1/5)

The National Flag of Canada outside the Toronto City Hall is lowered to half-mast in memory of the Kamloops residential school victims, British Columbia of Canada, June 2, 2021. (China News Service/Yu Ruidong)

The remains of 215 Indigenous children, including some at 3 years old, have been found on the grounds of a former residential school in British Columbia. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked Sunday that flags at all federal buildings be flown at half-staff for 215 hours-night days.

The National Flag of Canada flies at half-mast on Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2, 2021. (China News Service/Yu Ruidong)

Children’s shoes, dolls, flowers with notes at the front of Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2, 2021. (China News Service/Yu Ruidong)

An orange shirt printed with the message “Every Child Matters” is tied to an iron fence at the front of Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2, 2021. (China News Service/Yu Ruidong)

Children’s shoes, dolls, flowers with notes at the front of Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2, 2021. (China News Service/Yu Ruidong)