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Archbishop Prendergast admits separate pro-life events show ‘divided’ movement

February 13, 2019

OTTAWA – Plans for a pro-life march in Toronto on the same day as the National March for Life in Ottawa is evidence the movement is “divided,” says Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast.

Religious beliefs at centre of Christian couple’s dispute with child services agency

February 11, 2019

OTTAWA – The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) has warned an Ontario child services agency it could face legal action for discriminating against a Christian couple.

Chinese new year is off to optimistic start

February 8, 2019

Vancouver – As billions of people around the world prepared to celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 5, a pastor in Surrey, B.C., was also taking the opportunity to celebrate another significant milestone for the local Chinese community.

Pro-life views deemed problematic for volunteer Ottawa transit post

February 8, 2019

OTTAWA – A pro-life group is calling for the resignation of an Ottawa city councillor who opposed a candidate for Ottawa’s Transit Commission because of his pro-life beliefs.

Court date set after Lethbridge pulled five ads promoting pro-life message

February 8, 2019

EDMONTON – The lawyer representing Lethbridge Pro-Life says the right to free speech is at stake in a judicial review which will come before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench this fall after the City of Lethbridge rejected five pro-life ads on Lethbridge Transit.

Choirs unite for a sacred music mission at Holy Land

February 7, 2019

Sacred music meets the most sacred place in the world next month as the MOSAIC vocal ensemble and the St. Michael’s Choir School (SMCS) alumni choir embark on their first performance pilgrimage.

Humboldt Broncos families struggle with grief and forgiveness

February 7, 2019

There were tears, there was pain and there was forgiveness as 30-year-old truck driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu faced the families of the people killed and maimed in the Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash.

New life in Canada awaits Asia Bibi

February 6, 2019

After a decade of prayer, diplomacy and legal wrangling, a persecuted Christian farmhand and her family is about to start a new life in Canada.

National March organizers troubled by proposed Toronto pro-life march on same day

February 6, 2019

OTTAWA – Plans to hold a pro-life march in Toronto on the same day as the National March for Life in Ottawa are raising concerns about a split in the pro-life movement.

New hope for Ontario doctors' conscience fight

February 5, 2019

New evidence heard in court has given Ontario’s medical conscientious objectors renewed hope.