News/Canada
Long-suffering Mount Cashel victims settlements on hold, again
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe passing of another plaintiff in the Mount Cashel abuse case further highlights the repeated delays that have continually cropped up in the legal process. Monetary restitution not received is ultimately justice denied.
Vancouver Catholic hospital faces MAiD ‘conundrum’
By Terry O'Neill, Canadian Catholic NewsMore than half a year has now passed since the British Columbia government ordered Vancouver Coastal Health to build a euthanasia facility next to St. Paul’s Hospital, thereby doing an end run around the Catholic hospital’s principled opposition to assisted suicide.
Family sues over Vancouver Catholic hospital’s euthanasia policy
By Canadian Catholic NewsThe parents of a terminally ill woman who was transferred to another facility to be euthanized after St. Paul’s Hospital refused to allow the procedure on its premises are suing the provincial government and Providence Health Care, the Catholic health-care provider that operates St. Paul’s.
Concerns surround MAiD for prisoners
By Anna FarrowDespite recent revisions to guidelines for Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) in Canadian prisons announced in March, correctional investigator Ivan Zinger remains concerned about a process that remains opaque to public scrutiny.
No end in sight for affordability crisis
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterA new report shows 26 per cent of 1,515 Canadian adults polled indicate they are “extremely concerned about having enough income to cover their basic needs,” with seven per cent of respondents saying they have had to turn to food banks, food hampers or community meal programs, up from six per cent in October 2023.
Anti-Israel tirade sparks board apology
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterThe York Catholic District School Board has apologized after one of its schools hosted a pro-Palestinian guest speaker who demonized Israel for how it is carrying out operations during the current Mideast conflict.
TCDSB moves forward 'In God's Image'
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterBeginning this upcoming school year, the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) is undertaking a three-year apostolic journey of growing in knowledge with justice and hope.
Initiative puts students’ faith in action
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterA group of students from Toronto's Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School was crowned winners of the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative, with their $5,000 award donated to St. Felix Centre in downtown Toronto.
Scarborough class designs CNE pass
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterFew iconic summer traditions unite Toronto kids with excitement as much as the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) does each year.
Euthanasia’s forgotten casualty: palliative care
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterAs support for euthanasia grows across the country, the line between genuine and holistic palliative care and medical assistance in dying has become increasingly blurred nearly inconclusively according to palliative care professionals in Canada.
Harvest Ministries seeks ruling its Charter rights infringed when rally cancelled
By Anna FarrowA lawsuit launched last August against the Quebec government by pastor Art Lucier and Harvest Ministries International (HMI) was, according to their lawyer, never about the money.