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Pope Francis visits Alberta

World Jul 27

Pope Francis apologizes for abuse at Indigenous schools, but the pain remains for many

By William Brangham, Teresa Cebrian Aranda

Nation Jul 25

Farmers harvest wheat in Russian-held part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region
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New Wrap: Ukraine to resume grain exports after Russian assault on port city of Odesa

In our news wrap Monday, Ukraine will resume exporting grain under an agreement with Russia despite weekend missile attack on the port of Odesa, President Biden's COVID symptoms are almost completely resolved, Pope Francis made a historic apology in Canada…

World Jul 23

Pope Francis meets indigenous delegations from Canada at the Vatican
Pope’s ‘penitential pilgrimage’ to Canada marks rethink of Catholic Church’s legacy on First Nations people

Pope Francis’ trip to Canada to apologize for the horrors of church-run Indigenous residential schools marks a radical rethink of the Catholic Church’s missionary legacy, spurred on by the first pope from the Americas and the discovery of hundreds of…

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

World Apr 01

Cross on Cowessess First Nation
Pope apologizes to First Nations members for widespread abuse at residential schools

“For the deplorable conduct of those members of the Catholic Church, I ask forgiveness of the Lord,” Francis said during an audience with dozens of members of the Metis, Inuit and First Nations communities who came to Rome.

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

World Jul 08

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Indigenous survivor describes her ‘haunting experience’ of boarding school abuse

For more than a century, native children sent to Canadian Christian boarding schools were banned from speaking their languages or practicing their traditions. Hundreds died but their families were never told and bodies never returned — only found in unmarked…

By John Yang

Feb 18

Trudeau urges patience, warns against using force against pipeline protestors

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Demonstrators have set up blockades in British Columbia and Ontario in solidarity with opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project that crosses the traditional territory of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation in northwestern British Columbia.

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Aug 21

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Why Native populations are attracting new attention in 2020 presidential race

Native Americans received more attention from presidential candidates this week than in previous years. Nine 2020 Democratic hopefuls attended a forum in Sioux City, Iowa, to discuss U.S. treaty obligations to Native people, the epidemic of violence against Native women,…

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Dec 17

Portraits show the complex, devastating legacy of Canada’s residential schools

By Corinne Segal

A photo series shows the legacy of Canada's residential schools program, which aimed to eliminate the culture of indigenous people.

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