By Mags Storey on
WOODSTOCK, ON—Oxford Students for Justice (OS4J) are calling college students and youth groups to do some ‘reverse trick-or-treating’ this Halloween. The goal: to tell people about Fair Trade products. Participants are encouraged to dress up and go door-to-door, handing out…Read More→
By Mags Storey on
TORONTO, ON – Missions to the Muslim world have changed dramatically in the past 20 years, says ‘Kevin,’ area coordinator for OM (Operation Mobilization) in the Middle East and North Africa. While security concerns keep him from sharing his full…Read More→
By Mags Storey on
OTTAWA, ON – People of faith need to do more to learn about how Christians are persecuted for their beliefs worldwide, and how to handle being persecuted ourselves. That was the message Sudhakar Mondithoka, director of the Hyderabad Institute of…Read More→
By Mags Storey on
TORONTO, ON – A few years after Barry Hart and his wife Heather Alloway retired from teaching they heard a statistic which Hart says “went straight from our heads into our hearts.” Almost one billion people worldwide don’t have access…Read More→
By Mags Storey on
OTTAWA, ON – Unpaid interns must receive vocational training, shouldn’t do the work of employees and can’t be promised future employment. Those are some of the recent stipulations issued by the Ontario Ministry of Labour on the legality of using…Read More→
By Mags Storey on
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Canadians continue to set a global example by stepping up in times of humanitarian crisis. According to a new poll released by World Vision Canada, a strong majority of Canadians are likely to donate to charitable organization….Read More→
By Mags Storey on
WINDSOR, ON—If the congregation of St. Aidan’s Anglican Church want to leave the Anglican Church of Canada they have to leave their building and charitable trust behind. Thus ruled the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in August. More than 100…Read More→
By Mags Storey on
TORONTO, ON – If you’ve ever felt unwelcome in the church pews, Ricardo Rios has got a church for you. Last September, Rios and his wife Gaile launched Refuel Church, a place for those who felt like giving up on…Read More→
By Mags Storey on
TORONTO, ON – As I walk through the crowd gathered at Nathan Philip’s Square there’s a rainbow of chalk messages underneath my feet. Three simple words keep reoccurring, on walls, pillars, staircases, over and over again; “Thank you, Jack.” The…Read More→
By Mags Storey on
TORONTO, ON – The Anglican Church of Canada is launching new online resources on the residential schools program, in support of the broader work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Henriette Thompson, General Synod’s facilitator of the TRC national…Read More→