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ByThe Canadian Press \u00a0A construstion crew working on a project in the heart of Toronto stumbled on a surprise late last week when its members unearthed \u2018ancient\u2019 human remains from an Indigenous burial ground, the city has confirmed.The crew made the discovery on Friday while working on a water service line on Withrow Avenue, a street near Toronto\u2019s famed Greektown, the city said in a statement. Workers contacted Toronto Police after finding the remains. Toronto police spokeswoman Laura Brabant said the remains were found shortly after noon on Friday and both police and an anthropologist responded to the find.\u201cThe anthropologist attended the scene and has advised the remains are from an ancient Indigenous burial ground, that is marked in that area,\u201d Brabant said in an emailed statement. The area has… <\/p>\n

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ByThe Canadian Press \u00a0A construstion crew working on a project in the heart of Toronto stumbled on a surprise late last week when its members unearthed \u2018ancient\u2019 human remains from an Indigenous burial ground, the city has confirmed.The crew made the discovery on Friday while working on a water service line on Withrow Avenue, a street near Toronto\u2019s famed Greektown, the city said in a statement. Workers contacted Toronto Police after finding the remains. Toronto police spokeswoman Laura Brabant said the remains were found shortly after noon on Friday and both police and an anthropologist responded to the find.\u201cThe anthropologist attended the scene and has advised the remains are from an ancient Indigenous burial ground, that is marked in that area,\u201d Brabant said in an emailed statement. The area has... <\/p>\n

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