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Conservative Andrew Scheer positions his party as the party of freedom.

Conservatives seek to brand themselves as the party of freedom

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OTTAWA – As the Liberal government refuses to budge on requiring a pro-abortion attestation for Canada Summer Jobs funding, the Conservative Party is positioning itself as the party of freedom.
Chris and Monika Matelski plan on celebrating Valentine’s a day early.

Sweet compromise: Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day. What’s a couple to do?

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Catholic couples will face a conundrum this Valentine’s Day.
Cyril Winter demonstrating outside the Morgentaler abortion facility in the fall of 2017.

Ottawa abortion protester arrested under ‘bubble zone’ law

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OTTAWA – One of the most well known abortion protesters in the nation’s capital is the first to be charged for violating Ontario’s new bubble zone law.
“While others may take an alternative path, we can make a powerful statement by saying ‘no’ to the conditions as set down by the government.” Bishop Frabbro said he has decided that the Diocese of London will not apply for or accept any money from the Canada Summer Job Grants program.

Canadian Catholics won’t be bullied into supporting abortion, bishop says

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LONDON, Ont. – A Canadian bishop announced that the Diocese of London, Ontario, would protest new requirements for government grants that require organizations to profess the government’s view on topics like abortion rights and gender identity.
Team Canada’s Wojtek Wolski has come a long a way since he found himself in a hospital bed recovering from a broken neck suffered in 2016.

Fire on ice: Wojtek Wolski's faith helps keep his Olympic dream alive

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Wojtek Wolski has gone from being a can’t-miss prospect from St. Michael’s College to a disillusioned young man who wanted to quit hockey, to a hospital patient facing a long comeback after shattering injury, and now to a person who has a shot at Olympic glory.
“Free speech ends here” say demonstrators protesting against Ontario’s new bubble zone that keeps anti-abortion protests 50 metres away from abortion facilities.

Abortion clinic ‘bubble zones’ don’t stop pro-life voice

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OTTAWA – The pro-life movement is not going away despite “bubble zones,” advocates vowed on the first day of Ontario’s new law against protests outside abortion clincs.
The CCRL was an intervenor on the side of the Christian Medical and Dental Society and five named doctors in a suit filed against the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, which insists that doctors who oppose assisted death provide a referral for patients who wish to die. Seeking an appeal is up to the CMDS. Their decision is expected the week of Feb. 11.

Court decision on assisted suicide referrals opens door for other challenges

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While doctors who lost their right to practise medicine according to their conscience contemplate a legal appeal, a prominent pro-euthanasia organization suspects faith-based hospitals, nursing homes and hospices may be next to face demands to accommodate euthanasia and assisted suicide.
St. Josephine Bakhita Church in Mississauga is heading toward a May opening. The parish, named after the African-born saint, has been operating from a local high school for 10 years.

St. Josephine Bakhita puts fresh face on parish diversity

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From slavery to sainthood, the story of St. Josephine Bakhita is one of resilience and faith.
Minister of Finance, Charles Sousa (left), Minister of Tourism, Daiene Vernile (second right), Minister of Education, Indira Naidoo-Harris (middle) receive a 'Thank you' card from St. Michael's Choir School students after the funding announcement was made Feb. 7, 2018.

St. Michael’s Choir School receives $11 million from Ontario government

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The halls of St. Michael’s Choir School were filled with a lot more than music on Feb. 7.
Natalia Opera (second from the left), who has been a camp counsellor the last two summers with St. Benedict's SummerDaze Day Camp, says the camp experience has been invaluable for helping “make a kid’s month.”

No compromise on Canada Summer Jobs policy

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Catholic agencies that alter the controversial reproductive rights attestation on the Canada Summer Jobs application will be denied grant money, according to a government spokesperson.
Some of the 80,000 people who came to see the relic hand and forearm of St. Francis Xavier on its cross-Canada tour, including stops at Calgary’s St. Albert the Great Church, above, and St. Francis Xavier Parish inv, Ont., right.

St. Francis Xavier’s Canadian tour leaves a lasting legacy

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OTTAWA – Nearly 80,000 people across Canada thronged to see the relic of St. Francis Xavier that made a coast-to-coast pilgrimage Dec. 26-Feb. 3.
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