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Survivors of a boarding school that housed Metis and First Nations children in Saskatchewan say they’ve reached an agreement in principle with the Canadian government.The Ile-a-la-Crosse Boarding School Steering Committee said Monday the settlement would see up to $27-million paid to survivors, along with a fund of $10-million for projects that address healing, education, language and culture.“This is a historic step on the journey to justice and reconciliation for the school survivors,” the steering committee said in a press release.