‘We are sorry’: Newfoundland and Labrador makes first apology for residential schools

Premier Andrew Furey’s apology included a promise that the province’s history will be neither forgotten nor repeated

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey made a solemn apology today to survivors of residential schools in southern Labrador.

The premier's apology included a promise that the province's history of residential schools will be neither forgotten nor repeated.

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