Vanishing in the Wild, These Salamanders Found Refuge in a Convent
Source: The New York Times By Geoffrey Giller PÁTZCUARO, MEXICO — Atop the highest hill in this lakeside town sits the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud, built in […]
Where Churches Have Become Temples of Cheese, Fitness and Eroticism
Source: The New York Times By Dan Bilefsky MONTREAL — For generations, parishioners whispered their sins in the dark wooden confessional booths of Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours, an imposing Roman Catholic church […]
‘Unbelievably sad.’ A grieving killer whale carries her dead calf off British Columbia
Source: MSN news BY Don Sweeney An orca has been spotted off the coast of Victoria, British Columbia, propping the body of her dead newborn calf up in the water […]
Toronto Shooting Rekindles Familiar Debate: Terrorist? Mentally Ill? Both?
Source: The New York Times By Rukmini Callimachi and Catherine Porter After a 31-year-old man used a cargo truck to crush 86 people to death on the promenade in Nice, France, his distraught […]
Haiti missionary sentenced to 23 years for child sex abuse
Source: Associated Press By DAVID McFADDEN BALTIMORE (AP) — A Mennonite missionary from Virginia who lived in Haiti for more than a decade has been sentenced to 23 years in […]
Cuba’s draft constitution opens path to gay marriage
Source: Reuters BY Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) – The draft of Cuba’s new constitution opens the path to same-sex marriage, a government official said on Saturday, which would make the […]
Toronto shooting rampage leaves 2 dead, 12 wounded and a city baffled
Source: CNN By Sheena Jones, Madison Park and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN)A second victim has died after a gunman opened fire in a popular Toronto neighborhood late Sunday night. Police said the second victim […]
Vatican opens door to apology for Catholic Church’s role in residential schools
Source: The Globe and Mail BY GLORIA GALLOWAY PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER The Vatican’s ambassador to Canada says Pope Francis is opening the door to an apology to the country’s Indigenous people […]
Statement by the Prime Minister on Imamat Day
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Imamat Day: “Today, Ismaili Muslims across Canada and around the world celebrate the anniversary of the ascension of His […]
Jalsa Salana Muslim convention focuses on nine principles of peace
Source: The Star By PETER EDWARDS Staff Reporter The first time there was a Jalsa Salana Muslim convention in Toronto, it was possible to fit all the attendees into a single photograph. […]
Second Canadian judge suspends Quebec niqab ban
Source: Reuters BY Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – A second Canadian judge suspended Quebec’s ban on face-coverings on Thursday, handing a victory to the law’s opponents who have challenged […]
House arrest for polygamy pair after Canada’s first convictions in a century
Source: The Guardian Former bishops of breakaway Mormon sect avoid jail over offences spanning decades Reuters Winston Blackmore, convicted for marrying 24 women, outside a British Columbia court in 2017. […]
After Canadian court ruling, Christian law school re-evaluates community covenant
Source: Religion News Service BY Mark A. Kellner (RNS) — Days after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against the accreditation of a Christian university’s proposed law school, school leaders […]
Stepping up for Edmonton Pride, Wiccans say they’ve long been the most LGBTQ-friendly religion
Source: The Star Edmonton By CATHERINE GRIWKOWSKY EDMONTON—Wiccans have long fought against perceptions that their religion is shadowy, scary and sinister—but this June, they’re wearing their differences loud and proud. For […]
Quebec mosque attack survivors demand ban on assault weapons
Source: Aljazeera By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours Montreal, Canada – Boufeldja Benabdallah knows the shooting at his mosque could have been much worse. When a gunman entered the largest mosque in […]
Mississauga explosion: Suspects ‘detonate bomb’ in restaurant
Source: BBC News A homemade bomb has exploded at a restaurant in Mississauga, Canada’s sixth largest city, injuring 15 people. Police said two suspects entered the Bombay Bhel restaurant in […]
Prosecutor wants jail time for two men in B.C. polygamy case
Source: The Globe and Mail GEMMA KARSTENS-SMITH Two men convicted of practising polygamy in British Columbia were motivated by “sincerely held religious beliefs,” but their sentences should include jail time […]
US apologized after Canadian minister was asked to remove turban
Source: CNN By Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN)He had passed the usual security checks at Detroit Metro Airport but that was not enough. Then he was asked to remove his turban. […]
‘This is our religion, this is our pride’: Sikh motorcyclists now exempt from helmets in Alberta
Source: Edmonton Journal By JURIS GRANEY When Bhupinder Singh passed the test to get his Class 6 motorcycle licence at the start of the month, he was one of the first Sikhs […]
Quebec Mosque Shooter Was Consumed by Refugees, Trump and Far Right
Source: The New York Times BY DAN BILEFSKY QUEBEC — When Alexandre Bissonnette learned of Justin Trudeau’s now-famous tweet welcoming refugees to Canada, the waif-like 28-year-old political science student told police that he snapped. Just […]