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TORONTO - A renovated four-bedroom house in Riverdale recently sold for $2.1 million. Half of 176 houses sold in the Toronto neighbourhood earlier this year went for more than $716,000. The traffic on the neighbourhood streets is backed up with high-end Mercedes, Lexuses and other exotic brands. Coffee in the neighbourhood will set you back the better part of a $5 bill.
Disaster looms without education for refugee kids
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Syria’s civil war has seen families pulling their children out of school as they escape the growing violence and persecution in the area. Many have not been back to school since the war started in 2012.
’Tis the season for charitable giving
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Canadian charities count on the arrival of the Christmas spirit as the final six weeks of the year account for almost half of their annual donations.
Windsor priest guilty of stealing more than $170,000 from church
By Ron Stang, Catholic Register SpecialWINDSOR, ONT. - A jury found a former priest of St. Anne parish here guilty of stealing more than $170,000 from the church Dec. 10.
New chapter launched in Catholic-Jewish relations
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterRabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl reckons it was the first kosher meal ever served in the 190-year history of Ottawa’s Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, though it’s hard to say for sure. But the first meeting of the national Canadian Catholic-Jewish Dialogue certainly marked a new chapter in Christian-Jewish relations in Canada.
First wave of Syrian refugees will land in Canada with Church support
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAmong the first planeload of Syrian refugees to land at Toronto Pearson International Airport around 9 p.m. Dec. 10, at least one family has made it to Canada thanks to Catholic refugee sponsorship.
Quebec appeals court rules euthanasia can proceed — for now
By Alan Hustak, Catholic Register SpecialMONTREAL - Euthanasia is now technically legal in Quebec following a Dec. 9 decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal. But whether that remains permanent is still a matter before the courts.
Liberals’ Throne Speech highlights First Nations’ agenda
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - In addition to bringing 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada and contributing to COP21 climate change talks in Paris, the new Liberal government of Justin Trudeau is forging ahead on an ambitious agenda regarding First Nations
Inside the ‘hundred-year fix’
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - St. Michael’s Cathedral will soon be filled with Christmas worshippers but in the early days of Advent the empty church is in the care of artists and craftsmen whose skilled hands are restoring the cathedral to it former splendour.
Truth has been told, reconciliation comes next
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - The truth part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission process is done; now is the time for Canada to enter into reconciliation, said Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald.
Covenant House recognized as one of Canada’s best working cultures
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Canada’s largest shelter for homeless youth has been recognized for having one of the best workplace cultures in the country.