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Freedom the winner in convoy ruling, lawyer says

January 31, 2024

After a rash of “very poor” judgments in recent years, John Carpay was “happily surprised” the Federal Court of Canada ruled on Jan. 23 that Justin Trudeau’s government was not justified in using the Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy protest in 2022.

Catholics step up to make it a record year for ShareLife

January 31, 2024

The Archdiocese of Toronto’s annual ShareLife parish charitable appeal soared to a record high $14.2 million haul in 2023, surpassing the previous record set in 2021 by more than $300,000.

MAiD expansion delayed, but fight far from over

January 30, 2024

Groups battling the federal government’s expansion of MAiD to the mentally ill say the delay announced Jan. 29 is no cause to claim victory.

Lawyers seek to ‘rein in’ law group’s MAiD advocacy

January 30, 2024

Christian lawyer Lia Milousis hoped the votable resolution she and Kerri Froc submitted to the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) would convince the federal government to delay once again expanding medical assistance in dying (MAiD) to individuals solely dealing with a mental health illness.

Peterborough principal pays back pupils with polar plunge

January 30, 2024

To make good on a promise to his students, John Jalsevac braved the elements by taking a dive into Little Lake.

Stonemason resurrects P.E.I. rectory

January 28, 2024

T Harv. Eker, the Canadian businessman, author and motivational speaker who espouses that a person’s mental attitude is foundational in creating wealth, once said “it’s not enough to be in the right place at the right time. You have to be the right person in the right place at the right time.”

Cardinal Lacroix steps aside until sex abuse allegations are clarified

January 26, 2024

Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix has just announced to his principal collaborators that he is temporarily withdrawing from his activities until the situation (involving sexual abuse allegations) is clarified.

Attawapiskat eager for church rebuild

January 26, 2024

St. Francis Xavier Church in Attawapiskat, one of the churches destroyed in a rash of fires across the nation in 2021, is set to rise from the ashes.

Canadian priest breathes new life into dying languages

January 26, 2024

A Canadian priest has launched a new phase in his efforts to preserve the threatened languages of the Makushi and Wapishana Indigenous peoples in the vast Diocese of Roraima in northern Brazil.

Quebec cardinal named in sex-assault class action

January 25, 2024

Cardinal Gérald C. Lacroix of Québec was named in court documents Jan. 25 in connection with a sweeping class-action sex assault lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese of Québec in 2022.