VANCOUVER — Protestors from Occupy Vancouver began dismantling their latest tent city located at the provincial court grounds at Robson Square Tuesday night. Many remaining protestors failed to establish a new camp at Grandview Park. Upon arrival they discovered that the park closed at 10 p.m. and that authorities would have immediate authority to remove […]
Healthy Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
There is no clearer indication of soup season than crisp winter air. Soups are not only easy to make, they also have the ability to warm you right up. There’s really no better winter meal. This recipe is a classic healthy chicken noodle soup that can made with simple whole ingredients. It is a good […]
End-times movie gets left behind at the box office
Left Behind, the film adaptation of the best-selling novel by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, was supposed to open big at the box office in the United States two weeks ago. Co-producer Peter Lalonde even said he wanted the film to be #1 at the box office. But instead, it opened at #17, grossing […]
Quick news – October 7, 2010
A tempting role Heather Pattengale (pictured) is the producer and plays Eve in ‘The Diary of Adam and Eve,’ Alberta’s Rosebud Theatre’s latest production October 6-8. The show is an adaptation by Mark Bucci of Mark Twain’s humorous tale and “follows Adam and Eve as they encounter the ups and downs of being the world’s […]
Quebec ministry celebrates 40th anniversary
A ministry designed for a one-time event is still impacting Quebec society a generation later. When a group of Christian businessmen in Quebec decided to set up a ‘Sermons from Science’ pavilion at Expo 67, the world’s fair held in Montreal, they probably had no idea what the result would be. Earlier this year, Christian Direction, […]
‘Rocky’ Stallone now back in church
“I didn’t have any strong foundation behind me … I was extremely seduced by the newfound freedom.” So said Sylvester Stallone to Catholic News Service recently, regarding the fame which came with his Rocky and Rambo films. “I was alone in the world. I thought I would have to handle things in my own way,” […]
Frailty ‘demonizes’ its sinners
Frailty is a real love-it-or-hate-it kind of movie. Directed by Bill Paxton, an actor best known for his roles in James Cameron films like Aliens and Titanic, it’s a dark, moody thriller about a single dad in rural Texas who tells his two sons that God has given them a secret mission — to destroy […]