Canadian News

News and events from across the country.

Canada falls short in palliative care access

October 12, 2018

A grim picture of Canadians dying amid the noise and bustle of hospital acute care wards, unable to access quality palliative care, emerges from the first-ever comprehensive, national assessment of palliative care by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

Halton trustees reject ‘Sanctity of Life’ fund-raising policy

October 12, 2018

The Halton Catholic school board’s controversial “Sanctity of Life” policy will not be implemented, meaning students can raise funds for whichever charity they choose.

Class action request aimed at Quebec nuns for orphanage physical, sexual abuse

October 12, 2018

QUEBEC CITY – The Sisters of Charity of Quebec said they were "surprised" and "troubled" by allegations that children who once stayed at the Mont d'Youville orphanage in Quebec City were sexually abused not only by lay educators but also by nuns.

Marijuana still out of bounds for youth after legalization, but still an issue for schools

October 10, 2018

All things considered, when the initial haze of marijuana smoke clears on Oct. 17 things are expected to be just as they were the day before in schools around Canada. But that doesn’t mean educators will be complacent.

Seminarians look for light during dark times of abuse crisis

October 10, 2018

Hayden Straczala had just finished a fruitful year in parish internship when news broke of a Pennsylvania report that identified 1,000 victims who were sexually abused by Catholic priests. As more stories began to come out in Chile, Germany and other parts of the world, it weighed heavily on him as he returned to his academic studies in St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto.

MP launches petition against violence after assaults at LifeChain pro-life demonstrations

October 9, 2018

OTTAWA – Conservative MP Garnet Genuis has called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to condemn political violence after news of several incidences of assault against pro-life demonstrators.

Positive reviews for Canadian bishops’ sex abuse document, but hard work is ahead

October 9, 2018

OTTAWA - The Canadian Catholic bishops’ new sexual abuse document released Oct. 4 sets the right tone, say observers, but now the hard work of implementation begins.

L’Arche ready to build a new beginning in Burnaby

October 4, 2018

VANCOUVER – A community built around love for people with developmental disabilities is undergoing ground-breaking changes.

Edmonton football team president shares painful past

October 4, 2018

EDMONTON – The mission of Catholic Social Services is to care for and lift up the most vulnerable among us.

Sex abuse document from Canada’s bishops focuses on victims, urges accountability and transparency

October 4, 2018

OTTAWA – Canada’s Catholic bishops’ have released a new document on sexual abuse that calls for accountability, transparency, prevention and healing as first steps to repair the considerable damage inflicted on the Church and society by decades of priestly abuse and coverups by bishops.