Tag Archives: religion
Court challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, opens in Montreal
MONTREAL — The first witness in the legal challenge of Quebec's secularism law told the court today the legislation makes her feel excluded from society. Ichrak Nourel Hak, a teacher who wears the hijab, was a student when Quebec adopted Bill
Muslim group releases video of fatal stabbing outside Toronto mosque
TORONTO — A video that purportedly shows the killing of a 58-year-old volunteer outside a mosque in Toronto may be dark and grainy, but it was released to show that such crimes do take place in Canada, the head of
Homeless group departs after weeklong stay on lawn of Moncton, N.B., church
MONCTON, N.B. — The minister of a church in downtown Moncton, N.B., says a weeklong stay by a group of homeless people camped next to the sanctuary quietly came to an end over the weekend. Rev. Chris VanBuskirk said in an
Manitoba sets record for new cases of COVID-19, most from communal-living settings
WINNIPEG — Manitoba shattered its single-day record for new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, most of which health officials said were from communal-living settings. But authorites stress that people shouldn't be too focused on the numbers. Seventy-two ne...
Moe says efforts to curb coronavirus among Hutterites is working, despite new cases
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says most of the new COVID-19 cases reported in the province over the past few days are from Hutterite communities, but he suggests there's reason for optimism. Moe says in a tweet Sunday that of
Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica faces funding crunch as COVID-19 curbs tourism
MONTREAL — One of Canada's best-known religious landmarks, the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, is seeking urgent government assistance to withstand a budget shortfall caused by COVID-19. Claudia Morissette, director of the historic church in Old ...
‘Some may die:’ Premier warns Saskatchewan Hutterites over COVID-19
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has sent a stark message to the province's Hutterite colonies as their leaders and health officials work to deal with a rising number of COVID-19 cases mainly found in their communities. ...
Canada electing Trudeau caused the whale-watching tragedy, US evangelist claims
God caused the sinking of the a whale-watching vessel killing five Britons and an Australian off the coast of Tofino, BC, because Canada elected Justin Trudeau as the nation’s new Prime Minister, a popular US evangelist claims. “It’s a sign
