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Anti-hate bill draws doubts from religious communities

Sean Frankling — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:30:28 +0000

Several religious groups and civil liberties organizations are expressing concerns about Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, which the House of Commons passed in its third and final vote on March 25.

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Canadian Anglicans prepare to weigh in on Nairobi-Cairo Proposals

Sean Frankling — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:20:28 +0000

The Anglican Church of Canada has convened a panel of clergy and bishops to study a pair of proposed reforms to the structure of the worldwide Anglican Communion, known as the Nairobi-Cairo Proposals.

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Campus ministry helps students find connection and purpose

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:02:15 +0000

The Anglican Journal reached out to Anglican chaplains and students at universities across Canada, who highlighted the ability of campus ministry to provide fellowship and meaning for students at a transitional time in their lives.

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Companions of Jerusalem raise $125,000 to train pediatric rehabilitation doctor

Matthew Puddister — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:50:40 +0000

Looking to help children in Gaza, the Canadian Companions of Jerusalem reached their fundraising goal in just seven months for a rehabilitation pediatrician at the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre.

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Northern Ontario Anglicans ‘just keep giving’ as homelessness crisis looms

Sean Frankling — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:42:56 +0000

Peggy Morrison began working at the Open Arms Café at the North Bay, Ont. parish of St. John the Divine about 14 years ago, inspired by a recurrent dream she believed was God’s call toward work in homelessness and poverty outreach.

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‘Something holy is happening here’: Episcopalians mobilize against ICE raids in the United States

Matthew Puddister — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:46:18 +0000

Two stories are playing out in the United States amid ongoing raids by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeting alleged illegal immigrants, according to bishops and clergy of The Episcopal Church who have participated in mobilizations across the country in response.

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Diocese of Niagara begins disability theology work

Sean Frankling — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:00:33 +0000

A study group in the diocese of Niagara seeks to initiate a conversation about disability and belonging in the diocese, which proponents say can begin a transformation in the way people with disabilities relate to the church.

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Arctic cathedral’s tax bill paid, exemption restored

Sean Frankling — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:39:40 +0000

St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit has paid a tax bill, which had previously threatened the cathedral’s financial stability, with the help of several parishes from across the diocese of the Arctic and elsewhere in Canada, diocesan Bishop Alexander Pryor says.

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Western Arctic church replanting project seeks to rebuild congregations, strengthen local leaders

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:59:06 +0000

The Rev. Whitney DeWare’s first mission trip to Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., drove home for her the sense felt by many Christians in the Western Arctic that the church has abandoned or forgotten about them, she says. But it also showed her the enthusiasm with which they responded when visiting clergy reached back out to them.

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Primate speaks out on plight of Palestinian Christians after Holy Land visit

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:55:09 +0000

Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, visited the Anglican diocese of Jerusalem from Jan. 8 to 17.

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