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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sorrow over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run boarding schools but didn’t offer the apology sought by the Canadian prime minister.

MONTREAL — Hotels and luxury condos have sprung up around the ornate red and gold gate that marks the south entrance to Montreal's Chinatown, towering above the busy dumpling restaurants and mom-and-pop stores.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a ticket holder in Quebec.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday June 6, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 374,245 new vaccinations administered for a total of 25,763,939 doses given. Nationwide, 2,714,668 people or 7.

The first Indigenous head of the Canadian Bar Association was a law school student in his mid-20s when he met his grandfather and learned he'd survived a "horrible" existence at a residential school in Saskatchewan.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday June 6, 2021. There are 1,391,174 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,391,174 confirmed cases (25,339 active, 1,340,123 resolved, 25,712 deaths).

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:20 p.m. Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province has now administered over three million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Dr.

Pope Francis met with two Canadian Cardinals on Saturday amid mounting pressure on the Catholic Church to take responsibility for Canada's residential school system, though it’s not known what was discussed.

Canada is proceeding with its plan to tax technology giants next year even as the world's wealthiest democracies proposed a new global tax framework that includes plans to impose a levee on the firms, federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said S

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's acceptance of an inquiry's finding that Canada committed genocide against Indigenous people could have tremendous legal impact if a court ever weighs Ottawa's responsibility for crimes against humanity, expert