More than 700 bodies have been recovered from the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh. Loblaw Cos. Ltd. has stepped forward to offer compensation to families of dead workers at one of the factories that operated inside Rana Plaza where Loblaw’s Joe Fresh clothing line sourced its products.

Greed should not be the driving force of economy

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TORONTO - When the economy becomes a game don’t be surprised if people game the system. The financial crisis of 2008 exposed not just structural and regulatory weakness in global capitalism but the cost of an amoral business ethic detached from the real economy, outgoing Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney told a Bay Street audience.

Christian groups join to intervene in prostitution appeal

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OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal of Canada’s prostitution laws June 13 and several Catholic groups are among those prepared to argue against decriminalization on moral grounds.

Immigration fuels growth in Toronto's Catholic Church

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TORONTO - Immigration hasn't just transformed the Catholic Church in Toronto, it's made the archdiocese of Toronto massively different from Catholic Canada outside the Greater Toronto Area.

100 years on and the ‘PBs’ are still in prayer

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LONDON, ONT. - The Sisters of the Precious Blood are a contemplative order of nuns that ordinarily goes about its work in as quiet and unobtrusive a way as possible. But on May 1 they were front and centre at a grand public commemoration to mark their 100th anniversary in London.

Largest ever National March for Life attracts 20,000+

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OTTAWA - This year’s National March for Life May 9 framed abortion as a human rights issue, damaging especially to women and girls, and drew the largest crowd ever.

Quebec euthanasia rally could mark turning point

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OTTAWA - A major demonstration against euthanasia in Quebec City planned for May 18 could mark a turning point in the province’s plans to introduce euthanasia as a form of health care, some pro-life leaders believe.

Supreme Court rules unborn baby is a child under law

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OTTAWA - An unborn baby is a child under the law if the child is likely to be born alive, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

Miehm ordained as auxiliary bishop for Hamilton

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HAMILTON, ONT. - Surprised, grateful, humbled and excited.

 

Canada joins U.S. Romanian eparchy

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TORONTO - At 19,811,345 square kilometres the Byzantine-rite Romanian Eparchy of St. George the Martyr based in Canton, Ohio, has likely become the largest Catholic diocese in the world.

Federal government abdicating leadership in health care, critics say

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A federal government attempt to kill off the Health Council of Canada has Catholic health care advocates upset and disappointed.