Canada
Canadian Indigenous group says more graves found at new site
By Associated Press — July 1, 2021
CRANBROOK, British Columbia (AP) — A search has found 182 human remains in unmarked graves near a former Catholic Church-run school for Indigenous children.
The American church needs to reckon with its legacy in Indigenous boarding schools
By Kaitlin Curtice — June 24, 2021
(RNS) — The American church will not be able to hide from its history of complicity in the treatment of Indigenous peoples — and the ongoing colonization Indigenous peoples continue to face today.
Trudeau denounces truck attack that targeted Muslim family
By Rob Gillies — June 8, 2021
TORONTO (AP) — The victims — two parents, two children and a grandmother — were on an evening walk when the truck struck them at an intersection in London, Ontario.
Trudeau wants Vatican apology for church-run school abuses
By Rob Gillies — June 5, 2021
(AP) — Trudeau called on the church to “step up” and take responsibility after years of silence.
Protesters rally to cause of ‘jailed’ Canadian church as pastor awaits trial
By John Longhurst — April 15, 2021
(RNS) — The pastor is a former student of the Rev. John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, who has resisted COVID-19 restrictions there.
‘Silence is not an option’: Harold Braswell on Canada’s new assisted suicide law
By Charles C. Camosy — March 12, 2021
(RNS) — The law, passed this week, extends the right to physician-assisted suicide (PAS) to disabled people.
Canadian Catholic bishop funds research for a safe and efficient coronavirus vaccine
By Claire Giangravé — May 11, 2020
(RNS) — ‘May the search for COVID-19 solutions also be a moment of solidarity, of collaboration, and of growing together,’ said Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the archdiocese of Vancouver, Canada.
The Friars’ Briar — Canada’s clergy curling tournament — puts faith and fellowship on ice
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 9, 2020
WATERLOO, Ontario (RNS) — The Friars’ Briar is clergy’s answer to the Tim Hortons Brier, the annual Canadian men's curling championship, which ended Sunday.
Can we find a new meaning in the word evangelical?
By Jason Byassee — November 12, 2019
(RNS) — On a visit to evangelical churches in the heart of red America not long ago, I found hope to think "evangelical" can mean something besides what web trolls and Trump-supporting preachers have turned it into.
Jagmeet Singh’s civility is praiseworthy, but even nice racism is still racism
By Simran Jeet Singh — October 4, 2019
(RNS) — Celebrating the kind way in which a man told a Canadian politician he should remove his turban misses the point entirely.
Muslim activists continue to push against Quebec secularism law
By Aysha Khan — July 26, 2019
(RNS) — Last week, Quebec’s Superior Court rejected civil rights advocates’ legal request to temporarily suspend operation of the controversial new ban on religious symbols for state workers. But activists say the fight isn't over.
Canada’s Drew Marshall, ‘raw and real’ Christian radio host, ends his 16-year run
By John Longhurst — June 18, 2019
(RNS) — A 'skeptic on an irreverent search for the sacred,' Marshall said he will focus on the renewal of his marriage and possible writing projects.
Quebec’s new law banning religious garments in public fails the reality test
By Simran Jeet Singh — June 18, 2019
(RNS) — Where the arguments of laicity offered by defenders of Quebec's new law fall flat is in the real world.
Study: It’s easier to be a ‘none’ in Canada than in the US
By John Longhurst — May 21, 2019
(RNS) — In Canada, there is 'less of a social stigma' attached to leaving one's religion, says one of the authors of a forthcoming book on the differences between American and Canadian nones.
Asia Bibi happy to be in Canada but ‘very tired’ after blasphemy ordeal, says friend
By John Longhurst — May 9, 2019
(RNS) — Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was acquitted of blasphemy charges, was reunited this week with her family in Canada. The family's exact location remains secret due to concerns for her safety.
