City sued after bridge lighting denied
EDMONTON -- The Alberta March for Life Association is suing the City of Edmonton after city administrators cancelled a previously-approved lighting of a bridge on May 9 in honour of the annual pro-life event.
Though my legs and lower vertebrae sympathetically throbbed at the prospect of spending another 16 out of 24 sleep-deprived hours sandwiched into a chartered bus barreling back and forth between London and Ottawa for the National March for Life, I thought it was important to support the largest annual protest in our nation’s capital each year.
March brings out voices for life
Ottawa -- Despite new logistical challenges and competition from a new march in Toronto, the 22nd National March for Life drew thousands to Parliament Hill May 9 to protest the 50th anniversary of abortion in Canada.
EDMONTON, Alberta - Sarah Joy Walker is alive today because her mother flatly turned down an abortion.
Christina Lee Fast is an athlete. She bowls and does track and field. She’s in love with her boyfriend, she’s learning to make her way around the kitchen, is better at housework than her mother, runs her own small business and is a young lady enjoying life to the fullest.
Toronto prepares to March
OTTAWA - For the first time, Toronto and Ottawa will both be hosting a March for Life on May 9 as organizers mark 50 years of legal abortion in Canada.
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.
Bob Brehl: Covington kids encounter in Washington opens old wounds
The repercussions from last month’s viral video of a confrontation between a group of Catholic high school students and a Native American man in Washington, D.C., feed into the schism of faith and politics in the U.S.
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.
Covington student's lawyers warn dioceses of possible legal action
Covington boys incident won’t deter Canadian March for Life
OTTAWA – Organizers of Canada’s National March for Life will be vigilant but believe no additional safety precautions are required following a controversial incident that marred the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
Covington Catholic boys: Investigation begins, discussion ongoing
Jim Hughes isn’t quitting the fight, but is stepping down as president of Campaign Life
The year was 1978. Jim Hughes had known his ups and downs in the business world. He’d experienced some failures but Hughes had worked through them and could finally consider himself a successful businessman. He was 35.