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OTTAWA, ON—Thousands of Canadians will march across the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge to pray on Parliament Hill this August. At least that’s the hope of Faytene Kryskow, founder of 4MyCanada. “It’s not an anaemic prayer meeting,” she says. “It’s not a concert…Read More→
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SASKATOON, SK—For some, recycling is a means of saving the environment. For Shane Olson, it’s his very livelihood. This spring the former banker and founder of Saskatoon’s Shercom Industries celebrates 15 years of manufacturing products from recycled rubber. When the…Read More→
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SHINYANGA, TANZANIA–It all began with a toddler named Mary. No one wanted the HIV-infected child, so Hanneke Cost Budde took her home. The Africa Inland Missions worker knew her life would never be the same. Cost Budde, who came from…Read More→
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KIGALI, RWANDA–Twin sisters Josephine Murphy and Jocelyn Alexandre know what it’s like to be hungry and afraid. In 1997 they fled lives of poverty and genocide in Rwanda, taking refuge in Canada. Eight years later they returned to Rwanda, only…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON–Until recently, Canada was the only Western democratic country with no legal protection for children before they were born. However, a private member’s bill which passed its second reading in early March could change all of that. Bill C-484-the…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) will partner with Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) this May, says director of national initiatives, David Macfarlane. Last year, 7,500 people gathered at the Air Canada centre in Toronto while hundreds of millions…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) will partner with Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) this May, says director of national initiatives, David Macfarlane. Last year, 7,500 people gathered at the Air Canada centre in Toronto while hundreds of millions…Read More→