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Trial date for jailed Alberta pastor charged with breaking COVID-19 health orders
STONY PLAIN, Alta. — A trial date has been set for a jailed Alberta pastor who is accused of holding Sunday services that violated COVID-19 rules.James Coates with GraceLife Church in Spruce Grove, near Edmonton, did not appear in court
Declare crimes against Uighurs in China a genocide, Conservatives urge Commons
OTTAWA — The Conservatives called Thursday for the House of Commons to formally declare crimes against minority Uighur Muslims in China a genocide. The move is the latest by the Tories to ratchet up pressure on the Liberal government to take
Pastor of Alberta church accused of breaking COVID-19 health rules held in custody
EDMONTON — An Alberta pastor was in custody Wednesday after being charged by police a second time with breaking public health rules tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pastor James Coates of GraceLife church was remanded in custody after refusing to abide
Judge dismisses B.C. request for injunction against churches breaking COVID-19 rules
VANCOUVER — A judge has dismissed the British Columbia government's application for an injunction against three Fraser Valley churches that are breaking COVID-19 rules that prohibit in-person services, though he agreed the public will likely face what ...
Alberta pastor fighting COVID-19 rules will offer help if health system swamped
EDMONTON — A church pastor charged by RCMP for allegedly hosting overcrowded Sunday services says if COVID-19 cases overwhelm the health system, Albertans can fix it by volunteering to help out — and he will too. But Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s
Judge questions court role in managing health orders banning church gatherings
VANCOUVER — The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says the provincial government is putting the court in an "impossible position" by asking for an injunction ordering three churches to stop in-person services before their challenge of...
B.C. health officer seeks injunction against churches violating ban on services
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's provincial health officer and attorney general are asking for a court injunction ordering three churches to follow public health rules banning in-person religious services. The application in B.C. Supreme Court comes afte...
Federal prison chaplains reach first contract agreement, union says
OTTAWA — The union representing federal prison chaplains says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with their employer that includes wage increases and improved benefits. The United Steelworkers union represents about 180 chaplains from a vari...
Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has spent much of his long career casting Israel's Arab minority as a potential fifth column led by terrorist sympathizers, is now openly courting their support as he seeks reelection in the country's
Tory MP Sloan accuses party of hypocrisy over efforts to have him expelled
OTTAWA — Ontario Conservative MP Derek Sloan could be expelled from his party's caucus as early as Tuesday for accepting a donation to his leadership campaign from a white supremacist. But Sloan accused the party of hypocrisy, saying that Paul Fromm,
