Local aboriginals who suffered physical or sexual abuse in residential schools have until midnight tonight to apply for federal compensation.
Residential schools operated during much of the 19th and 20th centuries as part of federal policy aimed at forcing the assimilation of young aboriginal people into European-Canadian society.
If you miss the deadline, the only way you can file a new claim is through court action.

Compensation Deadline Tonight
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