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TORONTO, ON—Angie Draskovic is excited about her new role as president and CEO of Yonge Street Mission (YSM) in Toronto. With the organization’s rich, 117-year history of providing “Hope in the City” in a place as complex and diverse as…Read More→
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When the Anglican Church of Canada is mentioned in the news, it is usually in connection with sexuality issues, such as the controversial blessing of same-sex unions initiated by the B.C Diocese of New Westminster in 2003. That issue dominated…Read More→
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BRANDON, MB—Michael Harvey saw it as a sign from God. It turned out he was the last passenger on the last flight out of London’s Heathrow Airport as a volcanic eruption in Iceland spewed clouds of ash that soon grounded…Read More→
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DAUPHIN, MB—A former Native residential school in Dauphin, now operating as a community outreach centre owned by the Church of Christ, is now once again alive with the sound of children’s voices. This time the former McKay Residential School, renamed…Read More→
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DAUPHIN, MB—A former residential school in Dauphin, Manitoba might seem an unlikely site for an apartment, a teen drop-in centre or a foodbank. Especially since Parkland Crossing is the outreach of a small Church of Christ congregation that sold its…Read More→
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WOLFVILLE, NS-It has been 15 years since a bitterly contested landmark decision by the United Church of Canada (UCC) removed any obstacles to the ordination of openly gay ministers. At the time some traditionalists left the church, and others who…Read More→
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TORONTO–For Andrew Stirling, it was a call from out of the blue. They wanted to know if he would consider becoming their senior minister. It was not something Stirling had thought of. A theologically conservative United Church minister and frequent…Read More→