SECHELT, B.C.-The shishalh Nation on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast says ground-penetrating radar has identified what are believed to be 40 unmarked graves of children on or near the site of the former St. Augustine’s Residential School.   A statement from the First Nation on Thursday said it listened to elders and survivors of the residential school, and stories shared of missing children have been confirmed.   The shishalh is the latest of several First Nations to announce results of their research into children who went missing while attending *residential schools.   In May 2021, the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., announced the discovery of more than 200 potential unmarked graves using ground-penetrating radar.   Chief Lenora Joe said in the statement that many children who went missing

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