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TORONTO, ON—Visiting Anglican bishops at a Toronto conference this spring had strong words for the Canadian church. “You know what the Anglican Church of Canada needs to do?” asked Bishop Josiah Idowu Fearon of Kaduna, Nigeria. “Take the Great Commission…Read More→
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On a Christmas day several years ago I was frantically racing around the kitchen trying to finish off the details of dinner, directing two Mexican students in carving the turkey and making gravy, conscripting a sister-in-law to slice bread, a…Read More→
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I count myself among the many Canadians who are aware but not especially knowledgeable about tensions in the Middle East and the various factions involved. Hamas, Fatah, Hezbollah–I can get confused. Son of Hamas sheds a shocking light on one…Read More→
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KINGSTON, ON – The federal government’s Immigration Appeal Division has declared a Chinese woman’s case abandoned after she failed to appear for a hearing March 12 in Toronto. Now, if Lucy Lu leaves the sanctuary of a Kingston church building,…Read More→
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KINGSTON, ON – Shalimar Shoes without Lucy Lu is just not the same. The salesclerk, who has worked there for eight years, is so popular customers ask for her by name. She’s so loved, says storeowner Bob Hawkins, that “people…Read More→
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QUESNEL, BC — There were tears, there was comic relief, there was debate, and in the end, there was consensus: unless a miracle takes place, the Anglican Diocese of Cariboo will cease to exist in the next 12 months. Eighty-five…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB – The chair of the Winnipeg One School Division has asked the Manitoba education minister to consider ending religious instruction, including Christian clubs, at schools. Lori Johnson says she is worried about the safety of school children after…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB – Some of the world’s most powerful people met in Winnipeg September 10-17 to discuss one of the world’s most disturbing issues: children and war. Co-sponsored by the government of Canada and UNICEF, the International Conference on War-Affected…Read More→
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PINCHER CREEK, AB — At 26 Darren Varley was, according to his father Jack, a hard-working young man who had grown up on the farm and held solid Christian values. Sure, he went to the pub on Saturday nights with…Read More→
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BURNT CHURCH, NB – John Finlay had just taken up his early morning watch over the waters of Miramichi Bay August 29 when he saw 22 boats appear on the horizon. They belonged not to the fishermen of Burnt Church…Read More→