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A rally is scheduled for April 28 in Kitchener, Ontario, against an Ontario government bill that protest organizers say will “subvert parental rights and freedom of religion.” An earlier rally, on March 29 in Toronto, drew a crowd of 2,000. Bill 13, the Accepting Schools Act, was introduced … [Read more...]
There is a growing movement in Canada of women complaining that they were coerced into giving up their babies in church-run homes for unwed mothers from the late 1800s to the 1980s. Some are complaining that they were never informed they could keep their babies and go on social assistance. There … [Read more...]
Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Paul Jeffrey ruled March 30 that Bill Whatcott has a right to criticize homosexuality. Whatcott was arrested by campus security at the University of Calgary in 2008 for distributing a pamphlet called “Truth about homosexuality.” The university then … [Read more...]
On March 26, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that some of Canada’s prostitution laws are unconstitutional. Prostitution is legal in Canada – the appeals court noted that there is “no law that prohibits a person from selling sex, and no law that prohibits another from buying it.” … [Read more...]
“Challenging believers to think and thinkers to believe.” That’s the desired goal of Apologetics Canada www.apologeticscanada.com and it was on prominent display at the organization’s second annual conference, called Think and Live, held March 9-10 in Surrey, British Columbia. As … [Read more...]
Two events were held February 17-18 in Toronto to honour the work of Christian social activist Gerald Vandezande. The first event was a memorial on Friday evening at First Christian Reformed Church. The second was a series of workshops the next morning at Wycliffe College discussing the issues … [Read more...]
Fifteen hundred students from 10 British Columbia schools (and one from New York) were featured in a YouTube video dancing in pink shirts to the Lady Gaga song "Born This Way." The video was intended to promote the anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day February 29. The video went ahead despite objections by … [Read more...]
On February 17, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously dismissed the appeal of two Quebec parents who requested that their children be exempted from the mandatory Ethics and Religious Culture Program, offered in Quebec schools since 2008. The parents, identified only by their initials, S.L. and … [Read more...]
Canada's defence minister Peter Mackay recently wed former Miss World Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam in a private ceremony in Mexico. “She is the most important person in my life and over the coming months, Nazanin and I look forward to spending more time at home in Central Nova and sharing our … [Read more...]
The BC Lions won 34-23 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers sunday night and gave the city of Vancouver a much needed boost in sporting cheer. Head coach Wally Buono has been open about his faith, famously stating, “My ultimate goal as a coach is to win football games and championships. I want to be … [Read more...]