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Canada hits the one year anniversary of the legalization of assisted death June 17.

Editorial: Canada's sad euthanasia anniversary

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One year, perhaps 2,000 deaths and several unresolved issues.

At the Archdiocese of Toronto's 175th anniversary celebration Mass May 30, Cardinal Thomas Collins announced his plan to initiate the cause for canonization of Bishop Michael Power, pictured, Toronto’s first bishop.

Editorial: Bishop Michael Power is a model of hope

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The Church, like the world, needs heroes. We call them saints, people of heroic virtue who walk humbly and faithfully in the footsteps of Jesus.

An electrical sub-station is easy to move. Those 6,000 Irish souls should be left to rest in peace at Montreal's Irish Commemorative Stone, writes editorial.

Editorial: Respect the dead at Montreal's Irish Commemorative Stone

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They call it the Summer of Sorrow.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican May 29.

Editorial: Plenty to discuss when Trudeau visits Pope

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Oh, to be a fly on the wall when Pope Francis welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a papal audience in coming days.

Young people marching during the 20th edition of the National March for Life in Ottawa May 11.

Editorial: A salute to the March for Life flag

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The flag was unremarkable. It had red-and-white lettering on a grey background and read simply: National March for Life Ottawa.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, May 31.

Editorial: Trudeau government needs to end bias in summer jobs funding

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Canada Summer Jobs is a worthy federal program that subsidizes employment for thousands of high school and university students. Ottawa trumpets that “all small business, not-for-profit organizations and public-sector employers are encouraged to apply for funding” and hire summer students.

The exterior of Bethlehem Catholic High School is seen in an undated photo in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Premier Brad Wall said May 1 that he will invoke the notwithstanding clause in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to block an April 21 ruling on Catholic school funding.

Editorial: Smart choice to override court ruling on school funding

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Bravo for Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, who has emerged as a white knight for Catholic education.

A cross above a church is seen alongside minarets of a mosque April 17 in Cairo ahead of Pope Francis' April 28-29 visit.

Editorial: Egypt trip strengthens Mideast Christians, religious tolerance

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Just 19 days after two Palm Sunday terrorist bombings killed more than 45 Christian worshippers and injured a hundred more in Egypt, Pope Francis will personally take a message of peace and solidarity to that volatile nation.

Pro-marijuana flags as seen at the Global Marijuana March 2013 in Vancouver, B.C. Legalizing pot doesn't make it a wise consumer choice or a safe one, writes editorial.

Editorial: Legalization of marijuana is a dopey decision

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The legalization of recreational marijuana elicits the usual snickers about pot and the people who use it. But it’s no laughing matter.

Easter tells Christians to be beacons of hope and peace in their homes, workplaces and communities, writes editorial.

Editorial: Spread hope and joy this Easter

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We may be powerless to save Egyptian Christians from terrorist bombings, Syrian civilians from poison-gas attacks or to silence the guns in Africa’s many war zones, but Easter reminds us to never despair from walking as disciples of hope and peace.

In northern Iraq, bishops representing three Christian churches have laid groundwork for thousands of Christians who were displaced by war to go home and rebuild their lives in the Nineveh Plain.

Editorial: There's a ray of hope in northern Iraq

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As civilian deaths mount in Mosul and as Pope Francis appeals to combatants to spare innocent lives in the “beloved Iraqi nation,” a small ray of hope has emerged not 85 km away in the city of Irbil.

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