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Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte said he became a priest “because I wanted to work among the poor and the underprivileged, not because I wanted to wear fancy robes.”

Church mourns loss of ‘a simple priest’

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MONTREAL - He was a cardinal with a common touch, a street-smart Montrealer who used the media effectively, peppered sermons with references to his beloved Montreal Canadiens, returned his Order of Canada on principle and humbly served his community at soup kitchens and blood donor clinics.

Clergy, laypeople and government officials attended Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte’s funeral at a packed three-hour service at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral April 17.

Hundreds of clergy, laity mourn Turcotte, 'cardinal of the working people'

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MONTREAL - It was dignified and unpretentious, a funeral fit for Montreal's popular Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte.

Montreal archbishop Christian Lepine pays his respects at the foot of Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte’s bier April 16.

Crowd gathers early to pay final respects to Cardinal Turcotte

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MONTREAL - At dawn April 16, before the doors had even opened at 7 a.m., a small crowd and three television crews had already gathered outside Mary Queen of the World Cathedral to pay their respects to Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte.

Saguenay Mayor Jean Tremblay allowed a Catholic prayer to be said before council meetings.

Supreme Court rules against prayer at Saguenay council meetings

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OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada ruled April 15 that Saguenay council must stop praying before meetings and pay damages to an atheist who launched a complaint in the matter.

Ottawa Senators’ goalie Andrew Hammond, the “Hamburglar.”

Fatherly advice spurs Sens’ coach’s faith in the Hamburglar

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In professional hockey, fans call for the coach’s head during a losing streak. When Ottawa Senators head coach Dave Cameron faced this dilemma in February, he received winning advice from his parish priest.

A fire struck Greek Orthodox church Koimisis Tis Theotokou in Montreal April 13, Easter Monday for the Orthodox Church.

Montreal Greek Orthodox 'jewel' destroyed in Easter fire

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MONTREAL - “Something died in all of us today,” said Montreal city councillor Mary Deros as she surveyed the burned-out shell of Koimisis Tis Theotokou Church.

Around 2,500 people protested at Queen’s Park in Toronto and at Victoria Park in London, Ont., April 14, according to estimates by the Canadian Press. The protestors demanded that Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Liberal government withdraw a revised sex-ed curriculum slated to be taught in September.

Thousands join protest against sex-ed curriculum

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Demanding that parents be properly consulted, an estimated 2,500 people held loud protests in Toronto and London April 14 against Ontario's new sex-ed curriculum.

Fifty-three religious groups have signed a letter urging the Canadian government to take a stronger stance on climate change by adopting policies like a national carbon tax or a cap and trade policy.

Put a price on carbon to fight climate change, religious investors tell finance minister

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OTTAWA - Religious congregations and faith groups from across Canada have urged Canada’s finance minister to put a price on carbon emissions to combat climate change.

Almost three-quarters of Canadians believe the Ten Commandments still apply in this day and age, including more than half of the people who reject religion, though a recent study shows more than 50 per cent of Canadians believe right or wrong is a matter of personal opinion.

Right and wrong — who knows the difference?

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Right and wrong are not black and white for Canadians. There’s at least 50 shades of grey in the answers Canadians gave the non-profit Angus Reid Institute to questions about morality and ethics.

A public education campaign is being run in Toronto this summer coinciding with the Pan Am Games. Religious sisters are a driving force behind the campaign.

The ugly side of the Pan Am Games

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TORONTO - The Pan Am Games will be a big deal for Toronto. They will cost $1.4 billion. With less than 100 days to go, more than 350,000 tickets have been sold. With athletes coming from 41 countries, it’s bigger than the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver — the largest multi-sport event ever held on Canadian soil.

Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, retired archbishop of Montreal, died April 8 at age 78 at Marie-Clarac Hospital in Montreal.

Cardinal Turcotte remembered for his 'joie de vivre'

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Hours after his death April 8, Montreal Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte was praised by Quebec City Cardinal Gérald Cyprian Lacroix and the emeritus archbishop of Quebec, Maurice Couture, for his "joie de vivre" and for a communication style that invited open dialogue.

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