Western Canada

Claretians find new home in Vancouver

Nicholas Elbers · February 27, 2025

When shopping for a new home, most buyers avoid the poorer areas. For the Claretian priests who recently moved into the rectory at Sacred Heart Church in Vancouver, it was almost a selling point.

Charges laid in attack on priest at Winnipeg parish

Quinton Amundson · February 12, 2025

A 50-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon and disturbing an assemblage of persons after disrupting a Feb. 9 evening Mass at Holy Ghost Parish where he attempted to stab the parish pastor during Mass.

St. Boniface program looks to develop lay leadership

Wanted: dynamic leaders

Quinton Amundson · February 8, 2025

The Archdiocese of St. Boniface is seeking a path forward for more lay Catholics to become dynamic leaders in their parish communities.

While Ottawa zigs, Alberta’s Smith zags

Premier a 'disruptor' on national scene

Quinton Amundson · January 30, 2025

A Canadian political scientist suggests that on many fronts, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is a “disruptor” willing to explore policy and diplomatic routes starkly divergent from her fellow provincial leaders and the federal government in Ottawa.