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Jail or fine? Quebec split on punishment

May 17, 2019

A majority of Quebec residents favour a ban on religious symbols, but they are split on how to punish those who would break the proposed new law, a poll reveals.

Pro-life group ‘goes far too far,’ says bishop

May 17, 2019

Montreal -- Some Quebec bishops have expressed alarm that the main Quebec organizer for the May 9 National March for Life in Ottawa signed a letter accusing Pope Francis of heresy.

MP Mark Warawa's final speech a plea for palliative care

May 17, 2019

Mark Warawa, the Conservative MP from Langley-Aldergrove in B.C., is leaving politics as he battles cancer. In his farewell speech to the House of Commons on May 7 — his 69th birthday — Warawa made an impassioned plea for better palliative care in this country. Here is an abridged excerpt from his speech:

March brings out voices for life

May 16, 2019

Ottawa -- Despite new logistical challenges and competition from a new march in Toronto, the 22nd National March for Life drew thousands to Parliament Hill May 9 to protest the 50th anniversary of abortion in Canada.

‘A treasure beyond imagining’: Archdiocese welcomes four new priests at Toronto ordinations

May 16, 2019

“We are called beyond ourselves to the glory of God,” Cardinal Thomas Collins told a packed St. Michael’s Cathedral as he ordained four men to the priesthood on May 11.

Success on Asia Bibi case only the beginning

May 15, 2019

The news of Asia Bibi’s arrival in Canada after more than eight years on death row in Pakistan set off celebrations in many corners of the world, but few could compare with the jubilation felt by a group of Canadian volunteers who have fought for years on her behalf.

Court upholds ruling that Ontario doctors must refer for services they oppose

May 15, 2019

An appeals court in Ontario has upheld a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario requirement that doctors in the province must give referrals for medical services such as assisted dying and abortion that conflict with their moral or religious beliefs.

Militant posts video threat, saying he is in Canada to kill Asia Bibi

May 14, 2019

MANCHESTER, England - An Islamic militant has posted a video on the internet boasting that he has arrived in Canada to kill Asia Bibi.

Justice sought for pre-born murder victim

May 12, 2019

OTTAWA - The family of murder victims Arianna Goberdhan and her pre-born daughter Asaara are looking for the public’s help in a new push to create a law that would mean an unborn child could be considered a murder victim.

Cathedral hosts historic fresco

May 12, 2019

A 10-foot high fresco of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the child Jesus over the Ottawa skyline that was saved from destruction 20 years ago was back on display May 1-5.