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A fire struck Greek Orthodox church Koimisis Tis Theotokou in Montreal April 13, Easter Monday for the Orthodox Church.

Montreal Greek Orthodox 'jewel' destroyed in Easter fire

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MONTREAL - “Something died in all of us today,” said Montreal city councillor Mary Deros as she surveyed the burned-out shell of Koimisis Tis Theotokou Church.

Around 2,500 people protested at Queen’s Park in Toronto and at Victoria Park in London, Ont., April 14, according to estimates by the Canadian Press. The protestors demanded that Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Liberal government withdraw a revised sex-ed curriculum slated to be taught in September.

Thousands join protest against sex-ed curriculum

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Demanding that parents be properly consulted, an estimated 2,500 people held loud protests in Toronto and London April 14 against Ontario's new sex-ed curriculum.

Fifty-three religious groups have signed a letter urging the Canadian government to take a stronger stance on climate change by adopting policies like a national carbon tax or a cap and trade policy.

Put a price on carbon to fight climate change, religious investors tell finance minister

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OTTAWA - Religious congregations and faith groups from across Canada have urged Canada’s finance minister to put a price on carbon emissions to combat climate change.

Almost three-quarters of Canadians believe the Ten Commandments still apply in this day and age, including more than half of the people who reject religion, though a recent study shows more than 50 per cent of Canadians believe right or wrong is a matter of personal opinion.

Right and wrong — who knows the difference?

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Right and wrong are not black and white for Canadians. There’s at least 50 shades of grey in the answers Canadians gave the non-profit Angus Reid Institute to questions about morality and ethics.

A public education campaign is being run in Toronto this summer coinciding with the Pan Am Games. Religious sisters are a driving force behind the campaign.

The ugly side of the Pan Am Games

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TORONTO - The Pan Am Games will be a big deal for Toronto. They will cost $1.4 billion. With less than 100 days to go, more than 350,000 tickets have been sold. With athletes coming from 41 countries, it’s bigger than the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver — the largest multi-sport event ever held on Canadian soil.

Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, retired archbishop of Montreal, died April 8 at age 78 at Marie-Clarac Hospital in Montreal.

Cardinal Turcotte remembered for his 'joie de vivre'

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Hours after his death April 8, Montreal Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte was praised by Quebec City Cardinal Gérald Cyprian Lacroix and the emeritus archbishop of Quebec, Maurice Couture, for his "joie de vivre" and for a communication style that invited open dialogue.

MP James Lunney quit the Conservative caucus to defend his views on evolution and religious freedom. He is shown here at the 2014 National March for Life.

MP quits Conservative caucus to defend views on evolution

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OTTAWA - MP James Lunney quit the Conservative caucus March 31 to sit as an independent so he could better defend the religious freedom of Christians facing mounting attacks and ridicule in Canada.

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Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte dead at 78

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MONTREAL - Montreal's cardinal of the people, Archbishop Emeritus Jean-Claude Turcotte, is dead.

The popular cardinal, who served as Montreal's archbishop for 22 years, died April 8 in Montreal’s Marie-Clarac Hospital.

Ottawa’s Dr. Agnes Tanguay has vowed to fight the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario for her conscience rights right up to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Catholic doctor taking conscience fight to next level

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Already battle scarred in conflict with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario over the college’s insistence that doctors must actively help patients access abortion, morning-after pills, chemical contraception, hysterectomies and vasectomies, Dr. Agnes Tanguay is not backing away from a fight for her right to practise medicine according to her conscience.

A new Angus Reid poll shows Pope Francis is popular with Canadians, whether they are religious or not.

Canadians are becoming ambivalent on religion

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Canadians are increasingly becoming ambivalent about religion or rejecting it outright, but people across the religion spectrum admire the Pope, according to an Angus Reid Institute study released before Easter.

Papal nuncio,Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi invokes the intercession of St. John Paul II as he gave a blessing to the Parliament Hill gathering marking the first Pope John Paul II Day.

Canada marks first John Paul II Day

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OTTAWA - Parliamentarians marked the first John Paul II Day a day early April 1, recalling the late pope’s legacy as a defender of human dignity against oppression.

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