The Pope's 'pilgrimage of penance' to Canada has been met with hope and skepticism, the federal government has unveiled details of its firearms buyback program, and a closer look at where some Canadian workers are going amid labour shortages. Here's what you need to know today.
1. Papal visit: Indigenous people are expressing a mixture of hope and skepticism after Pope Francis' Quebec City-area mass, with some saying they want to hear about the concrete steps that will follow the pontiff's historic apologies for residential schools.
2. Firearms buyback: The federal government has unveiled how much it is planning to pay gun owners for the banned firearms they turn over as part of the mandatory buyback program. Here’s a look at the proposed pricing scheme.
3. Auto-theft bust: More than 200 stolen cars have been recovered and 28 people have been charged in connection with the dismantling of three auto-theft based criminal organizations in Ontario and Saskatchewan, police say.
4. Deadly climb: An Australian and a Canadian mountain climber died last week in northern Pakistan while attempting to scale K2, the world's second-highest mountain.
5. Labour shortage: Restaurants, airlines, schools and nursing homes are at the sharp end of a labour crunch, more than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada. So if workers are leaving their jobs, where are they going?
One more thing…
Plastic waste: Sprite will no longer be sold in green plastic bottles, after Coca-Cola said itis changing the packaging as part of efforts to become more environmentally responsible.
Coca-Cola's new Sprite bottle. (Coca-Cola/CNN)