OTTAWA - The Catholic Women’s League, Canada’s largest women’s organization, has issued a statement that affirms its opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide and urges Ottawa to create of a national palliative care strategy. 

Police chief, teacher honoured for protecting vulnerable kids

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TORONTO - Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair and Toronto middle school teacher Lisa Felton were honoured by Toronto's four child protection agencies for their efforts in protecting vulnerable children.

Pagé honoured by law society

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Canada’s own appeal tribunal judicial vicar and professor of canon law Msgr. Roch Pagé has landed the Canon Law Society of America’s highest honour. 

Dominicans return to parish life

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Toronto’s Dominican priests are back in the parish ministry business, this time running the 127-year-old downtown francophone parish of Sacré Coeur. 

Caregivers seek permanent residency upon arrival in Canada

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TORONTO - A Toronto organization is petitioning Ottawa to establish a federal caregiver program that includes instant permanent residency for foreign caregivers. 

Ontario must learn lessons from Quebec education loss

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TORONTO - Ontario supporters of Catholic education should heed the lesson of Quebec before it’s too late, said a former education professor and ombudsman at McGill University in Montreal. 

A nation mourns a fallen son

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His nation wept, his city bowed and knelt in prayer and his family bore a greater pain than human hearts were made to endure as Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was sent to his final rest from Christ Church Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton, Ont., Oct. 28.

We must remain compassionate, open in wake of soldiers’ deaths

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OTTAWA - Amid a rising fear of lone-wolf terrorist attacks, Catholic leaders are urging a Christian response to terrorism that ensures Canada remains a compassionate and open society.

Ottawa Archbishop urges vigilance in wake of shooting

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People need to be vigilant as they continue their daily routine, said Ottawa archbishop Terrence Prendergast in the wake of the attack on Parliament Hill that left a soldier and the shooter dead.

CNEWA lands grant to aid Ukraine

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OTTAWA - The Catholic Near East Welfare Association of Canada has received a $226,630 grant from the federal Office for Religious Freedom to combat religious persecution in parts of Ukraine. 

Internet holds blessings and downfalls for families

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The Canadian contribution to the final report of the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family comes up in paragraph 10, where synod fathers speak of dangers of the Internet.