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CALGARY, AB—After Franklin Graham’s highly successful Rock the River Tour in the U.S. last year, music lovers are snapping up tickets for this year’s Rock the River West tour to be held exclusively in three Canadian locations this summer. Edmonton,…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB—Calgary churches are working to create an integrated emergency response plan in anticipation of a full-blown H1N1 pandemic this fall. With the World Health Organization predicting a second and more lethal wave of the virus, the province of Alberta…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB—A missionary couple who were brutally attacked at their Kenyan farm says fear will not stop them from returning to Africa—but they won’t go back to Kenya. John and Eloise Bergen, missionaries with Kelowna-based Hope for the Nations, have…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB—While faith-based thrift stores thrive in many parts of Canada, second-hand shops in booming Calgary are falling on hard times. Last year, Roman Catholic bishop Fred Henry closed all seven Interfaith Thrift Stores operated by the Catholic Church after…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB–The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) said no to faith-based alternative programs in public schools three years ago and have done so once again. Three Calgary private schools have been lobbying to join the public board. In response, CBE…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB–The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) said no to faith-based alternative programs in public schools three years ago and have done so once again. Three Calgary private schools have been lobbying to join the public board. In response, CBE…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB—A task force commissioned by the Calgary Catholic School Board has recommended establishing a district-wide foundation to replace questionable casino revenue. Casino gambling makes up to $2 million in Catholic school funding every year, says Board of Trustees chairwoman…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB—A task force commissioned by the Calgary Catholic School Board has recommended establishing a district-wide foundation to replace questionable casino revenue. Casino gambling makes up to $2 million in Catholic school funding every year, says Board of Trustees chairwoman…Read More→
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Edmonton, AB—Evangelical churches in Alberta’s capital are following the cashless society trend by installing debit machines in their foyers-the collection plates of the 21st Century. Debit machines that allow churchgoers to swipe their credit or debit cards and instantly send…Read More→
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TROUT LAKE, AB—A University of Alberta student fascinated by a small pocket of evangelical Cree in Northern Alberta is breaking new ground and challenging traditional ways of anthropological research. Clint Westman, a PhD candidate in linguistic and cultural anthropology, found…Read More→