Critics say UK government’s new proposals lacks compassion. Home Secretary faces backlash for saying living on street is “life style choice”
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Posted inReligion
Controversial military directive does not ban prayer, as critics charge
A controversial new directive seeks to ensure all Canadians feel included in military ceremonies, no matter their spiritual beliefs. But it does not ban prayer
Posted inCommunity
Palestinian-Canadians flee West Bank, or remain trapped in Gaza
Palestinian-Canadians reflect on their experiences and observations of the Israel-Hamas conflict and how it has affected their families and communities
Posted inHealth
MAID deaths up by 30 per cent in 2022: Health Canada
More than 13,000 Canadians chose MAID in 2022. Of those, 463 were people whose deaths were not reasonably foreseeable, a 100 per cent increase from 2021
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Blue Zone cities: how Vancouver stacks up
Vancouver’s environment makes it easy to choose healthy habits. But its drug crisis suggests o key feature of Blue Zone cities is missing
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Court approves historic Indigenous child welfare settlement
$23 billion to more than 300,000 children and their families, $20 billion to reform the child welfare system in Indigenous communities
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Defeated bill shows ‘absolutely no consensus’ to expand MAID
The Conservatives, NDP, Greens and eight Liberals supported a bill opposing MAID’s expansion to the mentally ill. The bill was narrowly defeated
Posted inCommunity
Could Canadian cities become havens of longevity?
Blue Zone cities have vastly different cultures. Yet, the people in each one live long, healthy lives. What could they possibly have in common?
Posted inCommunity
Old Montreal churches get a second life
100 churches have been redeveloped over the past two decades. Instead of places of worship, they serve as community and business centres
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Catholic women speak up as ‘patriarchal’ Church debates its future
The place of women in the Catholic Church is one of the hot topics at the general assembly of the Synod of Bishops taking place over four weeks