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Toronto's new auxiliary is a reluctant bishop

June 22, 2016

EDMONTON – Call Basilian Father Bob Kasun a most reluctant bishop.

Court challenges expected against assisted suicide law

June 22, 2016

Court challenges to Bill C-14 are expected to come from both opponents and supporters of assisted suicide, said Euthanasia Prevention Coalition legal counsel Hugh Scher.

Judicial review sought for Ontario physicians’ college over forced assisted-suicide referrals

June 22, 2016

OTTAWA – Members of the Coalition for HealthCARE and Conscience are taking the College of Physicians’ and Surgeons of Ontario (CSPO) to court over its assisted-suicide policy that would force health-care practitioners to refer people for assisted suicide even if it goes against their conscience.

Despite assisted suicide legislation, the battle continues

June 21, 2016

OTTAWA – As euthanasia and assisted suicide became legal in Canada opponents vowed to continue the fight to protect conscience rights of health-care workers and Catholic institutions and to oppose inevitable court challenges to widen the net of assisted killing.

Euthanasia is a path to nowhere, says Cardinal Collins on Bill C-14’s passing

June 20, 2016

Editor’s note: Toronto’s Cardinal Thomas Collins has long been a voice in the fight against assisted suicide in Canada. Following the passing of Bill-C-14 to legalize the process, the cardinal released the following statement on the bill’s passing.

More men putting child-rearing ahead of careers, a change from generations past

June 19, 2016

You might get a sense of how different when you notice a couple of dads coming out of Starbucks in comfortable sweats, pushing strollers on a weekday afternoon. Pictures on Facebook of new fathers standing in the delivery room holding their newborns might also seem a little different. Men taking paternity leave from the office — another change.

Canadians are invited to advise Ottawa on aid spending

June 18, 2016

With the amount of money Canada spends on foreign aid in decline, Canadians have been given a rare opportunity to let the federal government know what they think about its belt tightening.

Toronto Archdiocese’s communications manager to compete in gruelling European race

June 18, 2016

TORONTO – Bill Steinburg will begin his summer attempting to best both man and nature on Mont Blanc.

Senate falls in line with MPs on Bill C-14

June 17, 2016

OTTAWA – The Senate has voted to accept more restrictive access to assisted suicide.

Professor, respected communicator becomes Montreal's new auxiliary bishop

June 17, 2016

MONTREAL – Noting the city's passion for hockey and their beloved team, the Canadiens, the new auxiliary bishop of the Montreal Archdiocese said people of faith work to follow Jesus and bring God to the world during his episcopal ordination.