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At a press conference held May 3, Conservative MPP Jeff Yurek announced that the Conservatives are prepared to introduce a private member's bill to protect conscience rights for doctors and health workers.

Conservative MPP Yurek keeps up fight for conscience rights with bill

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The Ontario Liberals’ rejection of amendments to its assisted suicide legislation leaves MPP Jeff Yurek “very disappointed” but not defeated as the Conservative prepares to introduce a private member’s bill to protect conscience rights for doctors and health care workers.

Syrian refugees arrive from Beirut at a hotel in Mississauga, Ontario, Dec. 10, 2015. The Archdiocese of Toronto and many other organizations across the country have been forced to suspend new applications for sponsor refugees for the rest of 2017 due to persistent backlogs in government processing.

Refugee sponsors put on hold by quota

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The Office for Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto has been forced to suspend all new applications to sponsor refugees for the rest of this year due to persistent backlogs in government processing.

Canadian bishops say they will be re-consecrating Canada to Mary on July 1 to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation.

Catholic bishops to re-consecrate Canada to Mary on July 1

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OTTAWA – Catholic bishops will be re-consecrating Canada to Mary on July 1 to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation.

Ontario government's new budget released April 27 has given the province's faith communities plenty to chew on.

Ontario budget offers encouraging signs for faith groups

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A balanced budget with investments sprinkled across education, health care and welfare — including the surprise pharmacare program for anyone 24 and younger — has given faith communities in Ontario plenty to chew on.

Ajok Uogu feeds her 2-year old daughter, Awok, a nutritional supplement April 26 in St. Daniel Comboni Catholic Hospital in Wau, South Sudan. Drought and armed conflict have pushed tens of thousands of Wau-area residents out of their homes, away from their farms and unable to adequately feed themselves.

Canadian Christian leaders make urgent appeal to help South Sudan

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OTTAWA – Canada’s Catholic bishops have joined other Christian leaders in making an urgent appeal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to help South Sudan.

Saskatchewan Premiere Brad Wall says he will invoke the notwithstanding classes of the Charter of Rights to override a court ruling that threatened cause layoffs and possible Catholic school closure in the province.

Saskatchewan Premier overrides court ruling on Catholic school funding

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REGINA, Sask. – In a victory for Catholic education, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said he will invoke the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights to override a court ruling that threatened to cause layoffs and possible Catholic school closures in the province.

Campaign Life's Conservative Leadership Voter's Guide released April 26, urges voters to only support former MP Pierre Lemieux, left, or MP Brad Trost.

Campaign Life Coalition ‘disqualifies’ all but two Tory leadership hopefuls

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OTTAWA – Campaign Life Coalition has “disqualified” all but two Conservative leadership candidates, a move that has drawn fire from other pro-life activists.

Four Canadian religious leaders, including CCCB president Bishop Douglas Crosby of Hamilton, are urging the federal government to develop a national palliative care strategy.

Religious leaders call for national palliative care strategy

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Four Canadian religious leaders, including the head of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, are urging the federal government to develop a “well-funded, national initiative to improve palliative care access and quality.”

Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast and New Evangelization Summit organizer Michael Dopp at the first Summit in 2015.

New Evangelization Summit sets an inspiring tone

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OTTAWA – “Inspiration” is an word often heard around the New Evangelization Summit and it has plenty to draw on for this year’s edition May 12-13 in Ottawa.

Ontario doctors are fine-tuning its policy against 'cherry picking' of patients to prevent further alienation of the sick and the poor.

Poor still face obstacles in medical arena, say experts

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TORONTO – Helping poor people is a lousy business model.

Canada's immigration minister Ahmed Hussen says his department is working closely with Canadian Sonsorship Agreement Holders to speed up the bureaucratic application process for refugee sponsors.

Immigration minister vows faster processing times for refugees

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The problem of long processing times for refugees to Canada will be fixed by 2019, promises Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen.

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