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RICHMOND, BC—Alpha Canada will soon release the Youth Film Series. The 12-part series, based on the original Alpha program, will be available across North America in early September and will be released globally in January 2014. “It started as a…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—A youth bike tour organized by KAIROS Canada is championing aboriginal rights. The pilot “Nation to Nation Bike Tour” will teach youth about indigenous rights issues, First Nations traditions and develop advocacy and leadership skills. The 12 participants began…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—Love Ottawa, a ministry focused on developing cross-denominational partnerships, has launched a community study in the lower-income Ottawa neighbourhood of Vanier. Through the 15-week study, Love Ottawa hopes to supply Vanier churches with strategic information to help congregations team…Read More→
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WATERLOO, ON—The Department of Canadian Heritage has given the Mennonite Archives of Ontario a $150,000 grant to help them increase storage space and purchase specialized equipment to preserve the archival material. “We are in the process of a major academic…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—During the past year, Canadian charities and government agencies have been working hard to implement the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking. The comprehensive plan seeks to reduce the number of domestic and international human trafficking victims, protect…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB—Samaritan’s Purse Canada is partnering with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs to send 16 interns to development projects around the world. The interns are spending eight months supporting sustainable agriculture programs and constructing water filtration systems in developing…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—Political leaders from across party lines gathered together in early June to take part in the National Prayer Breakfast. The annual event is an extension of private weekly prayer breakfasts where Members of Parliament (MPs) gather to encourage each…Read More→
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GATINEAU, QC—The Canadian Museum of Civilization recently acquired an extensive collection of artifacts recovered from the wreck of the RMS Empress of Ireland. The collection is currently touring the country in an exhibit that marks the centennial anniversary of the…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—Wycliffe College evangelism professor John Bowen has spent a lot of time around university campuses. His years of study and teaching have led him to re-examine Christian leadership. While working as a high school teacher, he says he decided…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—Amid the breaking news of Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Sigmund Freud walks into his London office. Suffering from oral cancer, and near the end of his life, he is waiting for the arrival of C.S. Lewis. The stage is…Read More→