🔴 No 10 has condemned the toppling of Queen Elizabeth II and Victoria statues in Canada.
The demonstrations arose following the discovery of unmarked graves belonging to over 1,000 Indigenous children
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🔴Protesters gathered outside the Manitoba legislative building in Winnipeg on Thursday, Canada's national holiday, toppling a statue of Queen Victoria and covering it in red paint.
A smaller statue of Queen Elizabeth was also toppled nearby
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Many of the protesters wore orange shirts to honour the Indigenous children and covered the statues in red handprints.
A sign was left at the statue, reading: "We were children once. Bring them home"
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Canada Day is an annual holiday on July 1 that marks the country's confederation.
But several cities across the country cancelled their celebrations on Thursday and rallies were held in support of the Indigenous community
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182 unmarked graves were found near a former boarding school in British Columbia, where Indigenous children were forcibly assimilated.
751 similar graves found near a school in Marieval
215 found at the end of May at another school in Kamloops
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Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister, said: "The horrific findings... have rightfully pressed us to reflect on our country's historical failures, and the injustices that still exist for Indigenous peoples and many others in Canada"
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