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More than a year after Canada proclaimed Aug. 1 as Emancipation Day, Black leaders and scholars are renewing their calls for Ottawa to make a formal apology for the country's history of slavery and its intergenerational harms.

OTTAWA — The sacrifices of Canadians who fought and died for democracy and freedom during the Korean War were honoured during a small ceremony last week at the National War Memorial.

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $17 million: 09, 21, 22, 27, 35 & 47.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice says a Saudi-born Canadian citizen was sentenced to life in prison Friday for conspiring to provide support resulting in death to the terrorist organization ISIS.

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver shot and injured a man Saturday after an officer was allegedly attacked with a weapon while on patrol in the city's Downtown Eastside.

OTTAWA — As Pope Francis travelled across Canada, so did a demand to revisit centuries-old declarations.

ROME — Pope Francis says the abuses Indigenous Peoples faced while being forced to attend residential schools amounted to genocide.

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $40 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 2 will be an estimated $50 million, with two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Friday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $40 million: 07, 14, 17, 18, 19, 23 & 41. Bonus: 16 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Pope Francis begged for forgiveness for the evil perpetrated by “not a few” Catholics as he wrapped up Friday a six-day visit that saw celebration and criticism for his repeated apologizes for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in cultural assimilation and residential schools.