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A statement by the church said the pieces were a sign of dialogue, respect and fraternity.
They were part of a controversial collection that sparked a debate over cultural items taken from Indigenous peoples during colonial periods and the church's role in helping the Canadian government's forced assimilation policy, which some historians have called cultural genocide.
The items will first go to the Canadian Museum of History, where they will be identified, and then a decision will be made about where they should ultimately go.
For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpenchuk in Toronto.
The anti-tariff ad campaign featured clips of an address by former President Ronald Reagan saying tariffs do not work.
An infuriated Trump terminated all trade talks with Canada calling the ads a fraud.
The government of Ontario, which paid $75 million Canadian for the ads, planned to pull them on Monday, still leaving them to be seen by millions of Americans watching the World Series.
Now Trump says they should have been taken off the air immediately, and he announced a further 10% tariff on Canadian goods as punishment.
A Canadian government official says Prime Minister Mark Carney was not given any warning about the added tariff.
Carney is in Malaysia for the ASEAN summit and has not spoken to Trump.
For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpinchuck in Toronto.
For those not fortunate enough to scoop up tickets for the game at Toronto's Rogers Centre, they can still watch the game at home and in pubs, restaurants and sports bars.
Most of those bars are already booked.
Fans from across Canada and the US have been arriving for the first two games.
It's not clear yet just how much money will be made, but hotels have been filling up, flights to Toronto are full...
and retailers, especially those selling Blue Jays gear, are finding it hard to keep stock on their shelves.
The tourist marketing agency Destination Toronto says it's expecting millions of dollars to flow into the local economy.
So no matter who wins the series, the city will come out a winner financially.
For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpenchuk in Toronto.
Trudeau says Canada will target $155 billion of U.S. products with 25% tariffs of its own. $30 billion in goods will be affected as of Tuesday. The other $125 billion will come in 21 days to give Canadian companies time to prepare. In addition, some provinces are bringing in other measures, such as barring U.S.