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Author Archives: John Longhurst
John Longhurst is a freelance religion and development aid reporter and columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press. He has been involved in journalism and communications for over 40 years, including as president of Canadian Church Press. In 2021, he received the Manitoba Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Inter-Religious Understanding for his work at the Free Press. In 2024, he was named a member of the Order of Canada.
Posted inDevelopment Aid
Muslim aid groups squeezed by Canada’s anti-terror financing rules: report
A new report says Canada’s anti-terror financing rules are pushing Muslim aid groups to end or cut back on operations in high-risk regions
Posted inCommunity
‘Every hand goes up’: How charities are rethinking their strategy and vision
From closing the awareness gap to exploring impact investing, two sector leaders map out new paths for generosity
Posted inReligion
World Humanist Congress comes to Ottawa — after U.S. plans fall through
Organizers moved the event to Canada over fears the American political climate could deter international attendees
Posted inReligion
Churches that ran residential schools help fund new reconciliation centre
Anglican, Presbyterian and United churches donate $1.5 million toward a new home for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Posted inCommunity
Canada’s culture of generosity dries up
A culture of generosity is not being passed on to younger generations — with big implications for charities
Posted inCommunity
The ‘precarity mindset’: Why fewer Canadians are giving to charities
A growing sense of economic ‘precarity’ is reshaping how and whether Canadians donate
Posted inCommunity
One idea, two crises: Pairing jobless grads with lonely seniors
Edmonton’s Mima Mahmood is piloting a project to pair underemployed university graduates with isolated seniors
Posted inDevelopment Aid
Ottawa to match individual donations to Venezuela crisis
Canadian government to match donations for Venezuelan earthquake victims made to Humanitarian Coalition and Red Cross
Posted inDevelopment Aid
Canadian aid groups appeal for aid after Venezuela earthquakes
‘It’s a crisis on top of a crisis, a devastating reality for those who were already living on the edge’