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A young boy rides his bike around his neighbourhood on an Indigenous reserve.

Lack of safe drinking water on reserves ‘disgraceful’, Canadian bishops say

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OTTAWA – The latest statement about drinking water from Canada’s bishops “might shock” some people, admits Archbishop J. Michael Miller of Vancouver.

Legal marijuana will have 'disastrous effects,' Canadian bishops say

Legal marijuana will have 'disastrous effects,' Canadian bishops say

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OTTAWA – Canada’s bishops reiterated their opposition to the legalization of recreational marijuana Wednesday, the same day that legal marijuana sales began across the country.
An oil well is seen near Ponca City, Okla. A new IPCC climate report reiterates that we need to end our dependency on fossil fuels.

‘Bold action’ urged in wake of UN report on climate change

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OTTAWA – Bold action on climate change is needed in the wake of an ominous report by the United Nations’ International Panel on Climate Change, says Development and Peace.

The WMA’s code of ethics has opposed euthanasia since the organization was founded in the wake of the Holocaust in 1947. The CMA contends the code of ethics should be updated to respect the positions of doctors in countries where the practice is now legal.

Euthanasia snub led to Canadian withdrawal from the World Medical Association, doctor says

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Canada’s sudden withdrawal from the World Medical Association is likely due to a Canadian delegation feeling wounded and angry after their proposal to alter the world body’s code of ethics on euthanasia was resoundingly rejected, according to a Canadian doctor.

Montreal Archbishop Christian Lépine says Quebec’s plan against religious symbols will create a “second-class citizen.”

Proposed law to ban religious symbols in Quebec violates religious freedom, Catholic leaders say

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OTTAWA – A proposed law by Quebec’s new government that would ban religious symbols is a clear violation of fundamental rights, said Montreal’s archbishop and Canada’s former Ambassador of Religious Freedom.

Fr. Patrick Desbois spoke at an event hosted by the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies in Toronto on Oct. 15.

Fr. Patrick Desbois warns of growing anti-Semitism in Europe

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Electoral successes for the ultra-right across Europe is being accompanied by a frightening rise in attacks on Jews, while left wing parties give ethical cover to anti-Semites with constant criticism of Israel, Fr. Patrick Desbois said at an event hosted by the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies at Toronto’s Glenn Gould Theatre Oct. 15.

Fr. Frank Stempfle has one regret about his time at St. Patrick’s Parish in Edmonton — the botched restoration of a stained glass piece behind the altar.

Church restoration leaves stain on Edmonton priest’s memory

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EDMONTON – If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, this beholder is pretty upset about one bad window.

Every night about 3,500 women, accompanied by nearly 3,000 children, sleep in shelters for abused women. Another 300 are turned away on any given night.

Mass to End Women Abuse sends strong message, CFS Toronto says

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About one-third of the work at Catholic Family Services of Toronto starts with a woman who has been abused.

Canada is “not where we need to be” in offering quality palliative care, says St. Elizabeth Health Care chief clinical executive Nancy Lefebre.

Canada falls short in palliative care access

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A grim picture of Canadians dying amid the noise and bustle of hospital acute care wards, unable to access quality palliative care, emerges from the first-ever comprehensive, national assessment of palliative care by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

HCDSB students participate in the school board's annual Walk with Jesus walk. The “Sanctity of Life” policy excluded 70 charities from a list of about 100 the school community regularly supports, including Sick Kids Hospital, the Canadian Cancer Society, Me to We and the Terry Fox Run.

Halton trustees reject ‘Sanctity of Life’ fund-raising policy

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The Halton Catholic school board’s controversial “Sanctity of Life” policy will not be implemented, meaning students can raise funds for whichever charity they choose.

Mont D'Youville orphanage in Quebec.

Class action request aimed at Quebec nuns for orphanage physical, sexual abuse

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QUEBEC CITY – The Sisters of Charity of Quebec said they were "surprised" and "troubled" by allegations that children who once stayed at the Mont d'Youville orphanage in Quebec City were sexually abused not only by lay educators but also by nuns.
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