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U.S. aid cuts have far-reaching affect

U.S. aid cuts have far-reaching affect

NGOs call for increased Canadian funding to offset shortfall

February 19, 2025

The recent decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has rocked the world of nongovernmental organizations, south of the border and beyond.
Public lecture at Regent College canceled amid controversy

Public lecture at Regent College canceled amid controversy

Regent at UBC revokes invite to Nigel Biggar

February 19, 2025

A Vancouver theological college cancelled a March 6 public lecture by Oxford professor and member of the House of Lords Nigel Biggar after alumni took to social media accusing the speaker of being a residential school apologist and “mass graves denier.”
For Sugarcane, the horror is in the telling

For Sugarcane, the horror is in the telling

Oscar-nominated documentary’s integrity questioned

February 12, 2025

Though much lauded, can what is documented in the Oscar-nominated film Sugarcane actually be believed?
Has Canadian foreign policy lost its way?

Has Canadian foreign policy lost its way?

Neocolonialist turn ties aid to Western wants, not Third World needs

February 5, 2025

Canada's role over the past decade on the global scene has witnessed a change, and not one for the better, say panelists at a recent event held in Ottawa.
Environmentalists the ‘new missionaries’

Environmentalists the ‘new missionaries’

Activists really ‘eco-colonialists,’ Indigenous say

February 1, 2025

Three Indigenous natural resource professionals say activist environmentalists are paternalistic when they claim to speak for Indigenous groups and oftentimes hold priorities at odds with the best interests of those communities.
Way cleared to challenge Quebec’s Bill 21

Way cleared to challenge Quebec’s Bill 21

Laicity law appeal to be heard by Supreme Court

January 29, 2025

After a nine-month wait, organizations contesting Quebec’s Bill 21 learned on Jan. 23 that the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will hear their case.
The Catholic or the Davos Man?

The Catholic or the Davos Man?

Mark Carney straddles two divides: man of faith and global elite

January 22, 2025

On Jan. 16, Mark Carney launched his campaign for the leadership of the Liberal Party. If successful, the former Governor of the Bank of Canada would become the 11th Catholic prime minister of Canada.
Mary Ann Glendon in the courts of three popes

Mary Ann Glendon in the courts of three popes

January 9, 2025

In the early days of Pope Francis’ pontificate, Mary Ann Glendon unexpectedly encountered the Holy Father at Casa Marta on her way down to breakfast.
Indigenous Rosary walks reconciliation path

Indigenous Rosary walks reconciliation path

January 9, 2025

Canadian Catholic Indigenous faithful have been gathering online each month to pray the Rosary in the different Indigenous languages
‘This is how we Filipinos celebrate Christmas’

‘This is how we Filipinos celebrate Christmas’

December 23, 2024

It is a stereotype that Filipinos love to sing, but it is a stereotype the parishioners of the Filipino Catholic Mission of Montreal (FCMM) willingly embrace and use to spread Christmas joy.