Pope visits Nunavut for final apology of his Canadian tour

Pope Francis speaks to indigenous people in Quebec City (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP)

Pope Francis travelled to the edge of the Arctic on Friday to deliver an apology to the Inuit people for the “evil” of Canada’s residential schools, wrapping up his week-long “penitential pilgrimage” with a dramatic visit to the remote territory of Nunavut to meet school survivors.

Francis landed in Iqaluit, population 7,500, and was meeting former school students at a primary school before speaking to Inuit young people and elders.