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Supreme Court of Canada granted Trinity Western University leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal’s ruling maintained the Law Society of Upper Canada’s decision to refuse accreditation to graduates of the school’s proposed law school.

Supreme Court to hear Trinity Western University's religious freedom case

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OTTAWA – Trinity Western University will have an opportunity to defend its religious freedom and pro-traditional marriage community covenant before the Supreme Court of Canada.

The top three preferred candidates in the Conservative leadership as ranked by pro-life group Right Now are former M.P. Pierre Lemieux, left, M.P. Andrew Sheer, centre, and M.P. Brad Trost.

Pro-life group Right Now ranks Conservative hopefuls

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OTTAWA – A new pro-life group believes Conservative leadership candidates must have more than proper pro-life credentials. Candidates must also have the ability to form a government.

Jortany Martienz, a Grade 5 student from St. Joseph Catholic School in the Leslieville neighbourhood, participates in an event at his school's Northern Spirit Games Feb. 27.

Toronto Catholic board's Northern Spirit Games was a day of learning and fun

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By hosting the Northern Spirit Games, Toronto's Catholic school board is giving students more than just a taste of traditional play for the day.

Betsy and Frankie Andreu, pictured, had testified against Lance Armstrong of doping in 2005.

Betsy Andreu's faith won out in Lance Armstrong’s cycling doping scandal

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Betsy Andreu has two prayer cards — one for St. Padre Pio and one for St. Therese of Lisieux. They are crumpled and worn, but each crease is a souvenir of a time when she was tested by the world.

Viola Desmond was finally pardoned for her one cent tax evasion from 1946 sixty-four years later.

Life’s rear view mirror offers valuable lessons

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“Better late than never” offers consolation for those who are patient, and a poor excuse for those who are delinquent. When it comes to apologies, however, “the sooner the better” is much preferred.

In trying to kick their habit, addicts need to focus on their physical and mental health, but there’s no escaping the need to deal with their spiritual health as well.

Faith offers a path for recovery from drug addiction

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When Max began sticking a needle into his arm to escape emotional discomfort last summer, he knew his addiction to opioids had crossed a line and only faith in a higher power could bring him back.

A woman and her family from Sudan is taken into custody by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer after arriving Feb.12 by taxi and walking across the U.S.-Canada border into Quebec.

Churches ramp up pressure to suspend Safe Third Country Agreement

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As the flood of refugees slipping across the Canada-U.S. border continues, churches are stepping up their calls for the government to suspend Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States.

The Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition is demanding an immediate $1 billion infusion to increase welfare cheques in the next provincial budget.

Billion or Bust campaign to increase welfare heats up at Queen’s Park

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With an earlier-than-usual budget coming down at Queen’s Park Feb. 25, the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition is demanding billions to help the poor rise to full participation in society.

Dying with Dignity CEO Shanaaz Gokool says the recent study study claiming assisted suicide will save health system millions is ‘incredibly premature.’

Economics can’t drive choices, says Dying with Dignity

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Palliative care is a human right and should be available to all Canadians and end-of-life choices should not be driven by economics, Dying With Dignity CEO Shanaaz Gokool has told The Catholic Register.

A new paper from the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians says a fully-funded palliative care plan saves money.

A fully-funded palliative plan saves money, report says

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Timely, fully-funded and widely available palliative care could save Canada’s health care system between $7,000 and $8,000 per patient, claims a new paper from the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians.

Dr. Jose Pereira, a palliative care expert, said palliative care should be introduced much earlier in a patient’s care.

Palliative care is about living, not dying, says expert

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OTTAWA – Palliative care is about living and celebrating life and should begin much earlier than a during a patient’s last days and weeks of life, palliative care physician Dr. Jose Pereira said Feb. 18.

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