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May 12, 2016

A nation that cares

Donated items for evacuees of Fort McMurray set up outside Lac La Biche's evacuation centre on May 7.

In recent decades Fort McMurray and the oil industry it symbolizes has divided Canadians. The Alberta oil hub was regarded as either a badge of national prosperity or symbol of ecological disgrace. The arguments were fierce.

Published in Editorial
July 6, 2015

Pope in Ecuador says countries owe debt to the poor

Pope Francis greets children in traditional dress as he arrives at Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador, July 5. Also pictured is Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, left. The Pope is making an eight-day trip to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay.

QUITO, Ecuador - Although still thousands of miles from his birthplace in Argentina, Pope Francis made a homecoming of sorts July 5 when he landed in Ecuador, greeted by cheering crowds and the sights and sounds of South America.

Published in International
June 6, 2015

Sacred Heart wasn’t always a cottage country church

Sacred Heart Church in Qu'Appelle Valley has a long history. Pastor Fr. Louis Kim Nguyen, left, wil be celebrating the 150th anniversary Mass of Sacred Heart Church in Lebret, Sask., with Regina Archbishop Daniel Bohan on June 7.

LEBRET, Sask. - The glory days of the big stone church at Lebret were decades ago when it was the focal point of a thriving Roman Catholic mission in the heart of the Qu’Appelle Valley northeast of Regina. But Sacred Heart Church is back in the spotlight this year as the oldest Catholic parish in southern Saskatchewan celebrates its 150th anniversary.

Published in Canada