Indigenous people react to Pope's apology on residential schools

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On this episode of Global National: With his visit to Canada underway, Pope Francis delivered his long-sought apology to Indigenous communities for the atrocities committed at the country's residential schools. Heather Yourex-West reports on the raw emotions of some community members and what Indigenous leaders shared with the pontiff in return.

Residential school survivors are reflecting on the Pope's arrival with mixed feelings. Neetu Garcha speaks with survivors of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on the years of anguish they endured and why some feel the pope's long-sought apology comes too late.

Plus, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair have testified before a House of Commons committee that they did not interfere in the Nova Scotia massacre investigation. Ross Lord explains how the pair denies claims they pressured investigators to help push forward a new firearms ban.

President and CEO of Rogers Communications Tony Staffieri has testified before a Parliamentary committee about the telecom giant's crippling network outage. Shallima Maharaj looks at how Staffieri answered a question about telecom competition and how the government is promising to prevent another failure in the future.