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Calgary Catholic School Board faces anti-LGBT discrimination lawsuit from former principal

December 11, 2018

CALGARY – Amid continuing legal pressure against Catholic institutions in Canada, the Calgary Catholic School District faces a lawsuit from a former principal who has said she was pushed out due to discrimination on religious, marital, and anti-LGBT grounds.

Vancouver archdiocese archives share photos of intrepid French-speaking Oblate

December 10, 2018

VANCOUVER – Fr. Raymond de Coccola, OMI had no idea how to ice fish, fire a gun or ride a dogsled when he arrived in a 1930s Inuit community in present-day Nunavut.

B.C. hairdresser trims away at poverty

December 10, 2018

VANCOUVER – “You will look like a new man!”

UAlberta Pro-Life punished for doing things right

December 7, 2018

EDMONTON – A University of Alberta pro-life group says its right to freedom of expression has been violated by the imposition of a $17,500 security fee to stage events on campus.

Government changing Canada Summer Jobs attestation in wake of controversy

December 6, 2018

OTTAWA – Canada’s Liberal government will change the controversial pro-abortion attestation on its Canada Summer Jobs applications for 2019, but some pro-life advocates are not impressed.

Catholic Women's League sees hope for change with jobs attestation, palliative care

December 6, 2018

OTTAWA – Changes may be coming to the controversial Canada Summer Jobs attestation requirement, concluded a delegation from the Catholic Women’s League after a series of meetings on Parliament Hill.

Abortion provider gets $8 million from Canada, banned in two African nations

December 6, 2018

OTTAWA – Pro-life advocates are outraged following an announcement that Canada will grant $8 million to Marie Stopes International (MSI), the world’s largest abortion and abortifacient drug provider which is under investigation in two African nations for illegal activity.

Recreational marijuana use is contrary to Catholic teaching, British Columbia, Yukon bishops say

December 3, 2018

The Catholic bishops of British Columbia and the Yukon have issued a pastoral statement on legalized marijuana that endorses medical cannabis but stresses that recreational use is contrary to Catholic moral teaching.

Families mix a blend of party and parish to prepare for Christmas

November 30, 2018

As Christmas becomes more and more commercialized, parents like Robin Bredin are looking to the local parish for opportunities to show his children that Jesus is at the core of the celebration.

Educators stand up for single-gender schools

November 30, 2018

The scandal that has erupted at Toronto’s St. Michael’s College School involving bullying and assault allegations has prompted suggestions that a “toxic masculinity” at the all-boys’ school played a role in incidents that have resulted in eight expulsions, six students facing serious charges and one student suspended. It’s also led to some calls to abolish single-sex schools.