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STEINBACH, MB—Youth for Christ Steinbach is aiming to impact the community with a mentorship program it launched one year ago. “We want to reveal significance and purpose in the lives of youth,” says Carissa Plett, the program’s coordinator. “Every kid…Read More→
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It takes a village to make an album. When Oh Village, a four-piece rock band from Abbotsford, B.C. needed money to record its new CD, the band decided to “crowdfund” the project, asking family, friends and fans to pre-order the…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—An ecumenical justice organization that includes 11 church groups from across Canada has issued a primer to help churches as they discuss the proposed Northern Gateway oil sands pipeline. Released in July by Kairos, the “Ethical Reflections of the…Read More→
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VANCOUVER, BC—More than 1,200 people participated in an event organized by Union Gospel Mission (UGM) aimed at eliminating the barriers that prevent individuals struggling with homelessness, poverty and addiction from moving forward in life. UGM, an urban relief organization located…Read More→
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ABBOTSFORD, BC—Filmmaker Kevin Miller used to worry that his family was going to hell. Miller became a Christian at Bible camp at the age of nine. He can’t recall learning about hell at the camp, but he remembers worrying about…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB—Christian humanitarian organizations are responding to an extreme drought in Mexico that is affecting some 2.5 million people. Two-thirds of Mexico’s states are affected by the drought, which some are calling the worst in 70 years. Even though the…Read More→
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JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA—Many musicians talk about the things they have sacrificed for their art, but not all of them are willing to go to the lengths that Konrad Chan and Bena Ting did to record their debut CD. The husband…Read More→
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MEDICINE HAT, AB—Despite the fact that she was wearing four-and-a-half inch heels, Deb Elkink ran to the podium when she won a $5,000 prize for her debut novel in June. “When I ran to the front, I actually leapt into…Read More→
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The American Bible Society (ABS) is developing a new Internet URL extension called “.bible” that it hopes will help make God’s Word available to more people in a way that fits their digital lives. ABS has submitted an application to…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB—A university assignment has turned into a national campaign challenging the federal government’s decision to change the way it delivers supplemental health care coverage to refugees. The 59 Cents Campaign launched in mid-June, growing out of a small group…Read More→