The Order of Canada is the highest honour our country can bestow on its civilian citizens. Norgrove Penny, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon from Victoria, BC, received it October 26 for what he has done for disabled children in Uganda. Penny had a thriving practice in Victoria, when he heard Christian Blind Mission (CBM) was looking for a specialist to […]
OttawaWatch: Details in a global context
Have you ever seen a television clip showing a satellite shot of planet Earth, which then zooms in on some tiny square footage of the same planet, with astounding detail? Such a clip is designed, at times, to demonstrate the technical developments that permit the observation and photographing of relatively small items on the earth […]
Poverty gets political
Toronto — Some churches believe the moment has finally arrived when poverty is about to mix with politics in Canada, and they say the faith community wants an invitation to the party. As Ontario’s Liberal government begins planning for a year of province-wide consultations on what a provincial poverty reduction strategy should look like, the […]
News briefs: November 15, 2007
Leprosy Mission raises $100,000 The Leprosy Mission Canada (LMC) announced November 11 that $100,000 was raised in an emergency fundraising campaign to aid the 30 million flood victims of India and Bangladesh. “Canadians immediately responded with compassion to help leprosy affected people and their neighbours, whose homes and livelihoods had been destroyed,” said executive director Peter Derrick. […]
Faith legacy sustains rising star Ellington
Taylor Ellington was positioned at defence during the season’s opener last year, on the Everett Silvertips home ice in the Comcast Arena. Out of the corner of his eye, amid the fireworks and light show, Ellington spied a wheelchair near the Zamboni entrance — an unusual on-ice sight. As his eyes adjusted, he was surprised […]
News round-up: November 15, 2007
Stories about CBC’s documentary on Falun Gong: CBC pulls film after calls from Chinese embassy The CBC postponed the airing of a documentary about the Falun Gong spiritual movement after receiving calls from the Chinese embassy expressing concern about the film’s subject matter. Beyond the Red Wall: The Persecution of the Falun Gong was scheduled […]
Union official files complaint claiming religious discrimination
Ottawa — The president of an Ottawa Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) local has filed a human rights complaint against both his union and his employer on religious freedom grounds. Treasury Board employee David MacDonald, who works for Industry Canada, claims he has been “discriminated against and harassed based on my religious beliefs.” As a Catholic, MacDonald […]
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, […]
Comment: Murdered women not wastes of human beings
As the trial of alleged serial killer Robert Pickton winds down in BC, CC.com presents the perspective of Trisha Baptie, a former sex trade worker who once worked in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and counted some of the murder victims among her friends. This article was first published by the Orato Media Corporation in January 2007. I HAVE managed to […]
Key writers rediscover Christmas
For many people, Christmas feels like a time of chaos, commercialism and shallow sentimentality instead of the rich spirituality it’s supposed to represent. Vancouver resident Greg Pennoyer is launching a book in several cities this month, which aims to cut through the Christmas clutter. God with Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Christmas is a sumptuously illustrated new […]
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