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TORONTO, ON—The World Council of Churches (WCC) has given a Canadian group $16,000 to make a documentary about how they are using aboriginal prayer circles to facilitate dialogue and strengthen communities. More than 560 million Christians in some 110 countries…Read More→
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MANITOULIN ISLAND, ON—Hundreds of cyclists across Canada are hitting the pavement this summer, to raise money for The Canadian Bible Society’s (CBS) outreach to the 2010 Olympic Games. Bike for Bibles is a national campaign each June through August, featuring…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—St Michael’s Cathedral is reviewing its security measures after a relic of St Therese of Lisieux was stolen by a visitor during public viewing hours. The relic is about the size of a quarter and is a first-class relic,…Read More→
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HALIFAX, NS—Poverty Justice Camp is taking participants deep inside the problem of Canadian poverty in order to help others find a way out. The camp, held August 9-15, is an initiative of the Anglican Church of Canada and is sponsored…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—Our evangelism needs to become less arrogant if we want to reach those of other faiths, says Ajith Fernando, national director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka. Fernando is a visiting scholar at Tyndale College and Seminary where…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—When two Seventh-Day Adventist teams squared off in On Your Mark Ministries’ final basketball game of the season, more than 700 people were cheering in the stands. For many of the teens who take part in the game, the…Read More→
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SAINT-JÉRÔME, QC—A former Cirque du Soleil clown is teaching groups across Quebec how to share their faith without saying a word. Daniel Julien of Silent Witness Productions (Productions Du Temoin Silencieux) runs workshops on ‘miming evangelism’ in French, English and…Read More→
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SAULT STE MARIE, ON—”I’m sorry” no longer means “I’m guilty” in Ontario, after the province joined British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in passing legislation excluding apologies from being used against people in court. The Apology Act was sponsored by David…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—Richard Bechard was sitting down to share a communal meal at Sanctuary Street Mission three years ago when Lyf Stolte, actor in residence, tapped him on the shoulder and told him he’d won the lead role in a Screaming…Read More→
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NEWMARKET, ON—Mark Iannetta drives his 1996 Honda Accord into The Shop’s parking lot, takes off the license plates and hands the keys over to Mark Dean, Shop coordinator. “I’ve got a good feeling about the car and would like it…Read More→