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Pope Francis could be making stops in Alberta and Quebec during his visit to Canada, Global News has learned.

“But, trip details have not been finalized yet,” a source with knowledge of the visit confirmed to Global News on Friday.

Plans for a papal visit were initially announced two weeks ago, when Indigenous delegates from Canada were in Rome.

During their visit to the Vatican, the Pope also delivered an apology for the harm caused by some clergy members who operated the church and state sponsored residential school system.

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The apology came over 25 years after the last residential school closed in Canada. It has been met with mixed opinion over whether it was sufficient.

‘As a child when I was in residential school…I never thought I’d see the day that I would see the Pope coming to Canada,” Geraldine Shingoose, a residential school survivor from Winnipeg, told Global News Friday.

“It was a very hard time during those nine years — to be away from my family,” Shingoose said. “It’s still painful. It still hurts and he needs to acknowledge our pain and our hurt.”


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Canada’s residential school system locked away more than 150,000 Indigenous children, taking them from their families in an effort to undermine Indigenous identity. Thousands died from abuse, disease and malnutrition, and countless more were subjected to physical and sexual violence by priests and nuns.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) told Global News Friday they have had conversations with Indigenous peoples about potential sites for the Pope’s visit but final details are yet to be confirmed.


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“Given the Holy Father’s advanced age and desire for simple, modest visits, we can expect the Canadian visit to reflect this reality in both the length of the pilgrimage as well as the geography of such a visit, given the size of Canada,” a spokesperson for CCCB told Global News in an email.

“We can anticipate that the visit to Canada will be very different than those of the past,” reads the email, noting themes, focus and programming will be shaped in close consultation with Indigenous partners.


Pope Francis presides over the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession on Good Friday in front of Rome’s Colosseum, in Rome, Friday, April 15, 2022.


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Last year, as First Nations throughout Canada detected close over 1,000 unmarked burial sites on former residential schoolgrounds, the CCCB released an unequivocal apology for the harm done by the schools, and promised $30 million over five years would be put toward reconciliation. 

Calgary Bishop William McGratten previously confirmed the church would not pay funds it had previously agreed upon and failed to deliver. Instead the church is starting anew on that commitment.

Although Pope Francis committed to visiting Indigenous families in Canada, he did not say whether he would again apologize on their homeland.

However, the archbishop of Edmonton, Richard Smith, said he believes the pontiff wants to make another apology in Canada. The Pope also made it clear to the bishops that an apology needs to be followed up with concrete action, especially at the local level, according to Smith.

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‘A lot more that needs to happen’: Southern Alberta First Nations react to Pope Francis’ apology

“I certainly hope he makes his way across the provinces where they discovered the burials of the missing children,” said Jennifer Wood, a residential school survivor from Winnipeg. “It would be a total disappointment if he came to our country and never went to the grounds where our children were buried and discovered. It would send ripples of disappointment.

– With files from Global News’ Heather Yourex-West, Elizabeth McSheffrey

The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line (1-866-925-4419) is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience.

© 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

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End of Manitoba legislature session includes replacement-worker ban, machete rules

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WINNIPEG – Manitoba politicians are expected to pass several bills into law before the likely end of legislature session this evening.

The NDP government, with a solid majority of seats, is getting its omnibus budget bill through.

It enacts tax changes outlined in the spring budget, but also includes unrelated items, such as a ban on replacement workers during labour disputes.

The bill would also make it easier for workers to unionize, and would boost rebates for political campaign expenses.

Another bill expected to pass this evening would place new restrictions on the sale of machetes, in an attempt to crack down on crime.

Among the bills that are not expected to pass this session is one making it harder for landlords to raise rents above the inflation rate.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2024

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Father charged with second-degree murder in infant’s death: police

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A Richmond Hill, Ont., man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his seven-week-old infant earlier this year.

York Regional Police say they were contacted by the York Children’s Aid Society about a child who had been taken to a hospital in Toronto on Jan. 15.

They say the baby had “significant injuries” that could not be explained by the parents.

The infant died three days later.

Police say the baby’s father, 30, was charged with second-degree murder on Oct. 23.

Anyone with more information on the case is urged to contact investigators.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2024.

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Ontario fast-tracking several bills with little or no debate

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TORONTO – Ontario is pushing through several bills with little or no debate, which the government house leader says is due to a short legislative sitting.

The government has significantly reduced debate and committee time on the proposed law that would force municipalities to seek permission to install bike lanes when they would remove a car lane.

It also passed the fall economic statement that contains legislation to send out $200 cheques to taxpayers with reduced debating time.

The province tabled a bill Wednesday afternoon that would extend the per-vote subsidy program, which funnels money to political parties, until 2027.

That bill passed third reading Thursday morning with no debate and is awaiting royal assent.

Government House Leader Steve Clark did not answer a question about whether the province is speeding up passage of the bills in order to have an election in the spring, which Premier Doug Ford has not ruled out.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2024.

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