Afternoon front page: Latest in debate over residential school ‘graves’ claims; Guilbeault to resign as Liberal MP this summer; and more

A drawing of the septic field at the Kamloops Indian Residential School that includes dotted lines (bottom right) that show the disposal beds near where suspected unmarked graves were found with ground-penetrating radar. Photo by Library and Archives Canada

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It’s Wednesday, May 27. Here are the top stories we’re following today.

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Tristin Hopper: Kamloops residential school ‘graves’ could have been septic pipes all along

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“The vagaries of the technology are part of why, when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report was published in 2015, it specifically cautioned against jumping to conclusions based on ground-penetrating radar surveys of former Indian Residential Schools,” Hopper writes.

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MP Steven Guilbeault arrives at a Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 27, 2026. Photo by Blair Gable/Postmedia

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Steven Guilbeault announces he will resign his seat this summer, remain as Liberal MP until then

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A source confirmed that Guilbeault was resigning because of the deal Prime Minister Mark Carney struck with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to pave the way for the construction of a new oil pipeline, as well as the government’s general approach to environmental policies.

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The media’s irredeemable failure to challenge ‘graves’ narrative: Terry Glavin

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Sensationalized reporting and political opportunism fuelled false and exaggerated claims of “mass graves” and other horrific crimes, ultimately damaging the credibility of genuine residential school survivors, Glavin argues.

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Zilla Parker, whose husband Dominic Parker was killed by a man who has since been released, is shown at her Toronto home with daughters Brenna Parker, left, and Ryla Parker. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post

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‘As victims, we don’t have any rights’: Killer released to Toronto neighbourhood often visited by victim’s family

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Zilla Parker fears running into her husband Dominic’s killer, who was recently released to live in a Toronto neighbourhood that she normally frequents. “They don’t seem to have any empathy,” she says of the Ontario Review Board’s decision.

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A holographic image of Parliament Hill’s Peace Tower is seen on a $20 bill issued by the Bank of Canada. Photo by Adobe Stock

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Canada’s scary debt problem: Federal, provincial debt to exceed $2.4 trillion this year, report finds

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In its latest research bulletin on the growing debt burden for Canadians, the Fraser Institute found that the combined federal and provincial net debt, adjusted for inflation, has nearly doubled from $1.24 trillion in 2007-08.

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