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Members of the Huron-Wendat Nation perform a purification ritual at the Basilica of Sainte Anne-de-Beaupre in Quebec June 26.

Faith, tradition highlight First Nations Sunday at Ste. Anne-de-Beaupre

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QUEBEC CITY – Faith and tradition were the highlights of this year's First Nations Sunday at the Basilica of Sainte Anne-de-Beaupre.

Bishop Donald J. Bolen of the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, picks up breakfast at Saskatoon Friendship Inn June 18, after spending the night in a city park as part of the Sanctum Survivor homelessness challenge. He was one of 10 community leaders and celebrities who participated in the 36-hour event.

Saskatoon bishop tries out homelessness for 36 hours in charity challenge

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SASKATOON, Saskatchewan – Thirty-six hours may not seem like a long time to be without a home, but for Bishop Donald J. Bolen of Saskatoon and nine others, it was long enough to better understand what being homeless is really like.
Timothy Rafanan with his sister Emily playing with an iPad as he receives his regular blood transfusion.

Greater Toronto toddler given the gift of life by blood donation

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TORONTO – Timothy Rafanan has had more than 100 blood transfusions in his lifetime — and he’ll turn just two years old in August. 

David Leduc suddenly left the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, having served as its executive for just under a year.

David Leduc out as D&P’s executive director

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The sudden departure of David Leduc has left the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace searching for a new executive director for the second time in less than 12 months.

Fr. Bob Kasun celebrates Mass at Edmonton’s St. Alphonsus parish June 19. Kasun has been chosen Toronto’s newest auxiliary bishop.

Toronto's new auxiliary is a reluctant bishop

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EDMONTON – Call Basilian Father Bob Kasun a most reluctant bishop.

The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, 2009. Euthanasia Prevention Coalition legal counsel Hugh Scher says that he expects court challenges from both advocates and opponents of Bill C-14.

Court challenges expected against assisted suicide law

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Court challenges to Bill C-14 are expected to come from both opponents and supporters of assisted suicide, said Euthanasia Prevention Coalition legal counsel Hugh Scher.

Larry Worthen of the Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada said in a June 21 news release that three physicians' groups from the Coalition for HealthCARE has launched a judiciary review regarding CSPO's assisted suicide policy.

Judicial review sought for Ontario physicians’ college over forced assisted-suicide referrals

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OTTAWA – Members of the Coalition for HealthCARE and Conscience are taking the College of Physicians’ and Surgeons of Ontario (CSPO) to court over its assisted-suicide policy that would force health-care practitioners to refer people for assisted suicide even if it goes against their conscience.

Bill C-14, the legislation that legalizes physician-assisted suicide, was given Royal Assent on June 17. Oppositions to the bill says they will continue to fight for conscience rights of health-care workers and efforts to widen euthanasia criteria.

Despite assisted suicide legislation, the battle continues

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OTTAWA – As euthanasia and assisted suicide became legal in Canada opponents vowed to continue the fight to protect conscience rights of health-care workers and Catholic institutions and to oppose inevitable court challenges to widen the net of assisted killing.

Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto speaks out against euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide during an April 19 news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. The Cardinal released a statement on June 20 responding to the passing of Bill C-14

Euthanasia is a path to nowhere, says Cardinal Collins on Bill C-14’s passing

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Editor’s note: Toronto’s Cardinal Thomas Collins has long been a voice in the fight against assisted suicide in Canada. Following the passing of Bill-C-14 to legalize the process, the cardinal released the following statement on the bill’s passing.

The role of fathers have changed dramatically over the past 50 years.

More men putting child-rearing ahead of careers, a change from generations past

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You might get a sense of how different when you notice a couple of dads coming out of Starbucks in comfortable sweats, pushing strollers on a weekday afternoon. Pictures on Facebook of new fathers standing in the delivery room holding their newborns might also seem a little different. Men taking paternity leave from the office — another change.

The federal government has launched a consultation of ordinary Canadians to solicit ideas on where development aid should be focused.

Canadians are invited to advise Ottawa on aid spending

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With the amount of money Canada spends on foreign aid in decline, Canadians have been given a rare opportunity to let the federal government know what they think about its belt tightening.

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