Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, Canada, has chosen to financially support a research facility looking for a coronavirus vaccine, led by the immunologist Wilfred Jefferies at the Michael Smith Laboratories of the University of British Columbia.
A new Canadian bill threatens to jail parents who attempt to discourage and change their child’s unwanted same-sex attractions or gender identity.
Canadians are utilizing social media to spread care and hope to their communities through a movement called #Caremongering.
Around 40 faculty and staff members at a Canadian university are requesting an apology from campus administrators after the university hosted a screening of the pro-life movie, Unplanned.
According to a Canadian Judge, a school did not violate students' religious freedom when it required them to observe, and in some cases participate in, an Indigenous elder's smudging ritual during a school assembly.
The Church of Atheism of Central Canada previously had been denied charitable tax status as a religion by Canada's Minister of National Revenue. The Church of Atheism then appealed, claiming a violation of their rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Canada’s version of the Bill of Rights.
LGBT activists in Canada are preparing to protest the opening of a new Chick-fil-A.
The parents of a 6-year-old Canadian girl have filed a lawsuit against the school board, principal and teacher after their daughter was allegedly taught that “there’s no such thing as girls and boys.”
Six years ago, Sean Tagert of British Columbia was diagnosed with ALS, better known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.”
An ALS diagnosis is essentially a death sentence. There is no known cure. People with ALS eventually lose control over most of the muscles in their bodies–including the ones that enable them to breathe.
Despite his grim diagnosis, Tagert decided to live as long as he could for the sake of his son, who was six-years old at the time. For five years, he advocated on behalf of ALS patients and became a symbol of someone who refused to give up.
Then, last month, Tagert informed his friends he had decided to opt for physician-assisted suicide under Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying law.
In many U.S. cities, the opening of a new Chick-fil-A is met with long lines for chicken sandwiches and waffle fries. In Canada’s largest city, though, the grand opening of a Chick-fil-A last week was met with protestors calling for a boycott.
