Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register
Choir school navigates shelter issues
Efforts to move the Bond Place emergency shelter located roughly 30 metres from the St. Michael’s Choir School — futile so far — have left concerned parent Jennifer Franssen Keenan demoralized and on the verge of despair.
London teen pushes diverse hockey culture
What began as a class assignment has landed London, Ont., teen Tyrell Campbell a spot on Hockey Canada’s Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Group and caught the eye of National Hockey League officials.
Halifax extends shelter initiative through summer
With an ever-growing housing crisis in Nova Scotia, the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth has extended its emergency shelter initiative.
Bereavement bill passes in Alberta
Employees in Alberta will now be entitled to bereavement leave following any pregnancy that doesn’t end in a live birth, regardless of the reason or timing.
Automotive incentive targets trades shortage
Grade 11 student Robbie Nool has always been fascinated by machines. He’s not sure if he’ll become a mechanic one day but either way will use the skills he’s learning at Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secndary School to have confidence with his own vehicle.
School board under fire over assault on Black girl
An apparent racial assault on a Grade 9 Black girl who was spit on and punched in the face has parents and equity groups fuming at the inaction of Hamilton-Wentworth’s Catholic District School Board.
Students get the conversation on water flowing
For the Diversity Club at Sudbury, Ont’s St. Benedict Catholic School, the conversation on water and what it means in Indigenous cultures began on Earth Day.
Vulnerable falling through MAiD cracks
As the outcry from those who say the life of a loved one was wrongfully extinguished due to blind spots in Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) legislation has grown louder, many are worried that their concerns are falling on deaf ears.
Toronto March shares regrets, truth about abortion
Holding a sign that read “I regret my abortion,” pro-life protester Debbie Fisher sat under a tent, waiting to share her story to a group of hundreds gathered outside of Queen’s Park for the Toronto March for Life rally on March 13.
Ethiopia in crisis: the forgotten war
With much of the world’s focus on the war in Ukraine, Ethiopian Catholic leaders world-wide have been calling on the international community not to forget the thousands of people impacted by conflict in the East African nation’s Tigray region.