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QUEBEC — For the first time since the start of a Canadian tour highlighted by apologies for the Catholic Church's role in Indigenous residential schools, Pope Francis on Thursday acknowledged sexual abuse inflicted on "minors and vulnerable people.

QUEBEC — Pope Francis is on a six-day tour of Canada aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools. Here are the latest developments on his stops today (all times are ET): — 6:40 p.m.

OTTAWA — The former director of Nova Scotia’s police watchdog denies telling the RCMP not to release a list of the weapons seized from the gunman who murdered 22 people in April 2020.

In a homily delivered Thursday in Quebec City, Pope Francis addressed for the first time since his arrival in Canada the sexual abuse scandals that have rocked the Roman Catholic Church.

OTTAWA — Canada's ambassador to the United Nations in New York has condemned "blatantly biased, antisemitic comments" by a human-rights investigator at the international organization.

HALIFAX — A senior Mountie testified Thursday he believes political interference was behind RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki's determination to have police release details on the guns used in the Nova Scotia mass shooting.

OTTAWA — Organizers of the papal visit say the Vatican has "clarified" part of Pope Francis's apology to residential school survivors, noting an error occurred during translation.

WASHINGTON — No one, it seems, saw it coming — not even the federal government in Ottawa.

OTTAWA — Leslyn Lewis has officially decided to skip out on the Conservative party's next leadership debate. Her campaign says it informed the race's organizing committee she will not attend the "all-candidate event" set for Aug. 3.

QUEBEC — Pope Francis is spending less than 48 hours in Quebec City, and his mission is a sombre one of penance, but those lining up hours to catch a brief glimpse of the pontiff say they are balancing that with the thrill of a once-in-a-lifetime opp