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The 'Mass Grave' Hoax Is Falling Apart. Who Will Answer For The Burnt Churches?

The Globe and Mail issues a deficient apology.

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Natalie Sandoval
Jun 01, 2026
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Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail issued a sniveling apology Sunday for perpetuating the false claim that Native American children had been buried in a “mass grave” near residential school grounds.

Former chief of the Kamloops Indian Band, Rosanne Casimir, published a press release in May 2021 claiming to have obtained “confirmation” of the remains of 215 students of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Following the announcement, a wave of arson against Catholic and other Christian churches ensued.

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