Prime Minister Stephen Harper will apologize to families who lost loved ones during the 1985 Air India bombing as part of a "very significant announcement" on Wednesday.

Mr. Harper is expected to express contrition for federal failings during an evening memorial service at Humber Bay Park in Toronto marking the 25th anniversary of the tragedy. An apology would lay the foundation for other amends - including compensating families and, eventually, revamping Canada's national-security apparatus.

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