Carney meets Pope Leo XIV following inaugural mass at the Vatican

Prime Minister Mark Carney had a brief audience with Pope Leo XIV Sunday afternoon at the Vatican following the pontiff's inaugural mass in St. Peter's Square.

Carney was seated in the second row with his wife Diana for the mass, in a section amongst other world leaders and heads of state.

The prime minister, who is a devout Catholic, was one of the few world leaders to kneel during the blessing of the Eucharist, and was spotted at two instances taking a picture of the Pope on his phone to mark the occasion — before the mass started and after it had concluded. 

New Indigenous Services minister says she's been handed the 'toughest task'

As the first Indigenous person ever to lead the federal department responsible for delivering services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis, Mandy Gull-Masty knows she has a daunting task ahead.

But the newly-appointed Indigenous services minister also knows what it's like to sit at both sides of the table — as a cabinet minister now and, until recently, as the grand chief of the political body representing 20,000 Cree people in northern Quebec.

Stop hoarding

Philippians 2:6–11

Late springtime is the season of yard sales and moving vans. People are on the move and wrestling with what to do with all the accumulated stuff, jammed into garages, shoved into closets, and packed into attics. And how about those storage spaces?

The same can be true of the rest of our lives. We hoard our time, keep our gifts and talents and resources for ourselves, and spend the choicest of our days investing in our possessions and guarding our priorities.

How different from Jesus who ...

Winnipeg Jets say Mark Scheifele's dad has died unexpectedly

Brad Scheifele, the father of Winnipeg Jets’ star Mark Scheifele, has unexpectedly died according to the team. 

Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff told reporters in Dallas on Saturday morning that Brad died on Friday night. 

Last-minute giveaway: Win tickets to tonight’s Whiteout Watch Party!

The Winnipeg Jets are in Dallas tonight for a must-win game — and while the action is south of the border, the energy will be off the charts right here at Canada Life Centre for the official Whiteout Watch Party!

We’ve got last-minute 4-packs of tickets to give away so you can join the crowd, feel the roar, and help cheer the Jets to victory. The team needs this win to keep the season alive — and they need you in the stands, loud and proud!

John Enns

Funeral For:  John Enns 
Funeral Date: May 22, 2025 
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John Enns at the age of 88 years on May 13, 2025. He was born on February 23, 1937 in the Altona area.
He is survived by his son-Tom, and his daughters-Barb, Dorothy (Ken), and Lorraine (Dan), His grandchildren – Kaitlyn, CJ, Lindsay (Tyler), Allision (Ian) and Brittany (Evan), and 7 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife-Tina, his son-Dan, and his sister-Lena.

Canada Post report puts union in tight spot, experts say

A consequential report on Canada Post largely backs the Crown corporation's story about its flagging business, experts say, and bodes poorly for the union attempting to negotiate a better deal for the postal service's workers.

“If I was the union, I'm going to be very, very disappointed in this," said Marvin Ryder, associate professor of marketing and entrepreneurship at the DeGroote School of Business.