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Events for Pope Francis in Quebec City pushed back due to flight delays

Events for Pope Francis in Quebec City pushed back due to flight delays


Pope Francis is continuing his pilgrimage of penance in Canada with a visit to Quebec City.


A plane carrying the Pope left Edmonton Wednesday and is headed east for the next leg of his reconciliation visit.


However, the event at the Citadelle de Québec has been pushed back an hour due to a delay involving a flight carrying Indigenous leaders.


Organizers say the event is now scheduled to begin at 4:40 p.m. and the Pope’s tour of the Plains of Abraham will be pushed back to 6:15 p.m.


The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops reports that the Pope plans to listen to and speak with representatives of different Indigenous communities to address the impacts of colonization and the Roman Catholic Church’s involvement in the residential school system.


The visit is also supposed to be an opportunity to connect with the Catholic community in Canada.


The Pope is scheduled to first meet with government officials and deliver a public address on the Plains of Abraham.


Thursday, he will go to the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica, where he will celebrate mass at 10 a.m.


Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are expected to attend, with space for guests inside and outside the basilica.


The mass will also be broadcasted on the Plains of Abraham.


Later in the afternoon, the Pope is slated to go to the Cathédrale-Basilique Notre-Dame de Québec to meet with bishops, priests, deacons, seminarians and more.


Friday, Pope Francis is expected to have a private meeting at 9 a.m. with members of the Jésus à l’Archevêché de Québec.


At 10:45 a.m., he will meet with a delegation of Indigenous people from eastern Canada — his last activity in Quebec City.


His plane is expected to leave Jean-Lesage International Airport at 12:45 p.m. and land at 3:50 p.m. at Iqaluit International Airport in Nunavut.


At 4:15 p.m., the Pope will meet with former students of residential schools in Iqaluit before participating in a public event presented by the Inuit community.


A departure ceremony for the Pope is slated to take place at 6:15 p.m. at the Iqaluit Airport, ending his stay in Canada as he heads back to the Vatican.


— This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on July 27, 2022.

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Canada’s biggest mining conference pushed back to June for in-person event | CBC News

Canada's biggest mining conference pushed back to June for in-person event | CBC News

Canada’s biggest mining conference and trade show usually takes place in March, but has been moved to June this year so it can be held in person.

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto will be June 13 to 15 and have an additional online component from June 28 to 29.

“I can tell you that the demand is there, that the response to our shift in dates has been really positive,” said Lisa McDonald, the event’s executive director. 

“We know there is that pent-up demand from folks wanting to be there.”

The conference was last held in person in 2020, just at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

But now that many COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in Ontario, McDonald said more than 800 exhibiting companies have already signed up for the event.

McDonald added the 2022 edition of PDAC will be pared down.

“Back in 2020, when we were last in person, we were in both the north and south building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre,” she said. “So this year we’re keeping everything contained to the south building.”

McDonald said critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries, such as nickel, cobalt and lithium, should be a hot topic at this year’s conference.

“We know that Ontario and Canada as a whole, we have the minerals and metals needed for this and we have a real opportunity in front of us to become that trusted supplier of those critical minerals and metals.”

Last Thursday, Premier Doug Ford unveiled Ontario’s new five-year critical minerals strategy.

“Global businesses are searching for the materials, expertise and human power needed to build technologies of the future. And I’m here to say once again, look no further,” Ford told reporters at the announcement. 

“This strategy details how we will strengthen our supply chains, how we will attract new investments to our province, and how we will ensure that the economic benefits are fairly shared with our Indigenous partners.”