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Highway collision near Wetaskiwin leaves one dead, three injured: RCMP: The deceased male was a 29-year-old resident from Maskwacis.
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Vehicle, occupants in deadly Maskwacis hit and run identified: RCMP: Mounties say they are steps closer to solving a deadly pedestrian hit and run in a central ...
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Alberta RCMP major crimes unit investigating suspicious death in Maskwacis: The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit is investigating a suspicious death of a man in ...
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Aboriginal oilman aims to take lead on resource development: 'We cannot live in soft communism'
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Maskwacis RCMP investigating two separate homicides involving house fires: Both cases took place over a span of two days on Samson Cree Nation
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Assault on Louis Bull First Nation turns fatal, second-degree murder charge laid: Maskwacis RCMP
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Pedestrian killed in highway crash south of Edmonton: A pedestrian was killed in a highway collision south of Edmonton Monday night.
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Police arrest two more people following killing of eight-year-old girl in Alberta
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Traffic resumes after fatal collision north of Maskwacis Townsite: Police said traffic flow has resumed as of Tuesday on Highway 2A, north of Maskwacis Townsite ...
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Paid articlePaid Alberta woman facing second-degree murder charge in Maskwacis homicide: RCMP: Mounties called to a report of a stabbing on Louis Bull First Nation, July 30 ...
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Remains of missing 8-year-old girl found in Maskwacis, Alta., police say: Edmonton police say they have located the remains of a young girl whose disappearance ...
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Edmonton girl found dead in Maskwacis died of blunt force injuries; police withholding names of two accused
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Paid articlePaid Alberta RCMP lift shelter in place order after unsuccessful search for armed suspect near Ponoka
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Paid articlePaid Arrest made after emergency alert in rural central Alberta community: RCMP did not release the name of the person arrested and have not announced charges ...
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Alberta RCMP issue emergency alert for ‘armed and dangerous person’ in Ponoka County
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Maskwacis elder sees big change in her community following papal visit: An elder who attended the apology of Pope Francis said his actions lifted a weight off of ...
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Pilot projects showcase positive impacts on Indigenous health outcomes in Alberta
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Paid articlePaid Maskwacis man wanted for attempted murder known to visit Edmonton: RCMP: Jared Chad Roasting, 29 of Maskwacis is charged with attempted murder ...
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Paid articlePaid ASIRT seeks witnesses to RCMP shooting after Maskwacis man, 27, dies: Alberta's police watchdog is investigating RCMP use of force after a 27-year-old Maskwacis ...
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Man in critical condition following RCMP shooting in Maskwacis: A 27-year-old man is in critical condition following an RCMP shooting in Maskwacis Thursday ...
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Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigate homicide in Maskwacis: Maskwacis RCMP received a gun complaint on Nov. 5 in the Samson Cree Nation town site ...
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'I don’t think you’re a bad man,' says judge in sentencing man who murdered his mother
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Paid articlePaid Alberta RCMP major crimes unit probes suspicious death at Samson Cree Nation: Alberta RCMP officers are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found ...
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Paid articlePaid Kidnapping suspect wanted by Maskwacis RCMP: RCMP are seeking the public's help finding the last of three suspects charged in a kidnapping at gunpoint last month ...
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Paid articlePaid One dead, one facing murder charge after shooting in Maskwacis: A 21-year-old man has been arrested on murder charges after a shooting in Maskwacis.
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Paid articlePaid Papal visit security detail offers industry inroads for prospective guards: McKay was hired by private security firm GardaWorld to staff the pope's visits to the ...
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Si Pih Ko’s impromptu song from the Pope's visit to Maskwacis is being shared and resonating with people around the world — but she said it is being mistaken ... Show more trib.al/zUD8rdK
Quick Glance: During his visit to Alberta, Pope Francis expresses his "deep regret" and requests forgiveness for the residential schools.
- 6:15"It meant a lot to me" said indigenous people in response to Pope Francis' long-awaited apology for residential school abuse.
- 2:47The visit of Pope Francis elicits mixed emotions among survivors of residential schools.
- Pope Francis visits Maskwacis, Alta..
- Monday, July 25, 2022, Pope Francis leaves with Indigenous peoples after worshipping in a cemetery at a former residential school in Maskwacis, outside Edmonton, Canada.
Thousands gather for three-day powwow in Maskwacis at site where Pope offered residential school apology
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Pope Francis greets people outside Sacred Heart Church in Edmonton, Alberta on Monday July 25, 2022. 📸: Larry Wong /Postmedia
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Singer says impromptu song at Maskwacis papal apology being mistaken for ‘O Canada’
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Saturday's letters: Pope's visit could be start of better things to come: I was very touched by the speech the Pope made in Maskwacis on Monday ...
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Quick Glance: Pope appeals for forgiveness once more as his visit concludes in northern Canada
- Tanya Tungilik, whose late father, Marius Tungilik, claimed he was abused by Roman Catholic priests, intended to ask Francis to assist in bringing clergy members who assaulted children to justice, as well as those who disguised their crimes, to justice.
- Pope Francis is visiting Canada.
- Tautu, who was among a small group of people that received Pope Francis at the Iqaluit airport, said he turned to drink to cope with his trauma and abused his children.
- Tungilik and others want the Pope to put pressure on France to repatriate retired priest Johannes Rivoire, who is accused of sexually assaulting a young girl in the 1970s, and reportedly others, including Marius Tungilik, to Canada.
'I couldn't stay silent,' says Cree singer who performed powerful message for Pope Francis
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Read Pope Francis’s full apology to Indigenous peoples for harms of residential schools in Canada
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Quick Glance: Pope Francis leads liturgy at Commonwealth Stadium, photos
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- On July 26, 2022, Pope Francis will preside over a service at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- In an effort to reconcile the country's history of physical and sexual abuse of Indigenous children, Pope Francis is visiting with Indigenous groups and community leaders in Canada.
IN PHOTOS: Here is a look at some of the key moments from Pope Francis' visit to Maskwacis on July 25.
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'Walking toward forgiveness': Pope Francis arrives in Edmonton: “For him to come out here to do it in person — I can't say enough how important that is because ...
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Quick Glance: Maskwacis tells "Freedom Convoy" protesters during Pope visit: "Your agendas do not have a place"
- The Pope's visit is emotional for survivors of residential schools, even those who are not making an attempt to see him.
- The visit will begin in Edmonton before Francis travels south to the Ermineskin Indian Residential School in Maskwacis.
- 1:53How much money is being spent on Pope Francis' visit to Edmonton?
- The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program operates a helpline to assist residential school survivors and their families who are experiencing trauma as a result of the recall of past abuse.
Pope’s message of investigation into residential school abuse a ‘lost in translation’ moment, Vatican clarifies
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LIVE: Indigenous leaders in Maskwacis, Alberta, speak after Pope Francis’ visit
Reuters: LIVE: Indigenous leaders in Maskwacis, Alberta, speak after Pope Francis’ visit
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Pope’s Canada visit ‘doesn’t heal’ wounds of Indigenous survivors: For many Indigenous survivors of abuse in Canada, the papal tour is a reminder of the ...
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Survivors speak of separation, and hope, in Maskwacis during Papal apology: Gary Williams traveled from Gitxsan territory in northwestern B.C. to Maskwacis, Alta ...
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"I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples," Pope Francis told a crowd of First Nations ... Show more
Pope hopes Canada trip will help heal 'evil' done to indigenous people: The 85-year-old pope will visit Edmonton, Maskwacis, Lac Ste. Anne, Quebec ...
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Quick Glance: Pope Francis hopes his journey to Canada will help mend "evil" done to indigenous people.
- Pope Francis stated on Sunday that his next journey to Canada will be a "pilgrimage of penance" to help heal the wrongs done to indigenous people by Roman Catholic priests and nuns who administered brutal residential schools.
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- During a papal meeting with Canada, Pope Francis receives a stole from Phil Fontaine, former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
- The Pope will visit Indigenous communities in search of an apology for the Church's role in residential schools.
‘My mom’s dream’: An intergenerational survivor on why she and her daughter needed to see the Pope
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Quick Glance: Indigenous groups in the United States and Canada laud Pope Francis' apology
- Pope Francis' "penitential pilgrimage" to restore the bond between Indigenous Peoples in Canada and the Catholic Church has resonated in the United States, which is grappling with its own troubled legacy of residential schools.
- "Pope Francis was asked to do exactly this by the Indigenous delegation to the Vatican four months ago and has yet to respond."
- "It is crucial we have church support and partnership in working to bring the truth to light."
- However, it is a bit of a misnomer to say that the next measures should be taken by Pope Francis personally, according to Black Elk.
Pope's visit to Canada: 'Nothing can erase the pain suffered': On his Canadian trip, Pope Francis asked the country's indigenous people for forgiveness for their ...
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Papal visit: RCMP, Transport Canada announce air, marine restrictions: Federal authorities have announced a number of airspace and nautical restrictions in the ...
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‘I forgive you’: Indigenous school survivor awaits pope’s apology: As Pope Francis visits Canada, a survivor of the Ermineskin residential school hopes to hear ...
aljazeera.com/features/2022/7/24/i-forgive-you-indigenous-school-survivor-awaits-popes-apology
Survivors reflect on pope's Indigenous abuse apology.
Some wept, some applauded: a great wave of emotion swept through the crowd in western ... Show more http://u.afp.com/wVAS
Road through Alberta reserve to be paved for Pope’s visit: Alberta Transportation is paving a number of short stretches in Maskwacis in preparation for Pope ...
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Indigenous Canadians hopeful ahead of papal apology for school abuse.
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Ottawa to provide over $35M in supports to Indigenous communities during pope visit
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Children were snatched from families and abused: Pope Francis asks Canada's indigenous people for forgiveness
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Chiefs say Pope's visit important to understand impacts of residential schools: MASKWACIS — Leaders from four First Nations in central Alberta say the Pope’s ...
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Papal visit organizers say survivors will be given priority at Alberta events: While papal visit organizers have assured several Indigenous communities that ...
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Mountie cleared by ASIRT after two men injured in 2018 Maskwacis shooting: Alberta’s police watchdog has cleared an RCMP officer of any wrongdoing after two men ...
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Pope Francis to visit site of former Alberta residential school during July trip to Canada
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Quick Glance: "An important step": Pope Francis's Canadian tour will include Edmonton and surrounding communities
- "The Pope's visit to Canada will be an important step — although one step among many — in this ongoing journey of healing and reconciliation between the church and Indigenous peoples"
- The Vatican has announced the itinerary for Pope Francis' visit to Canada next month, which includes a stop in Alberta at a former residential school to meet with survivors.
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- On the feast of St. Anne, July 26, Pope Francis will hold an open-air mass at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, including Indigenous traditions and expecting up to 65,000 attendees.
The Pope on expiatory mission in Canada: The head of the Catholic Church is visiting scenes of state-church atrocities against indigenous people these days.
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'Recognized and heard': Volunteers hope papal visit can be next step towards reconciliation
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A Country Star from the First Nations: Susan Orlean writes about the country-music star Shane Yellowbird, a member of the Maskwacis Cree Nation ...
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