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By a majority 5-4 vote, Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, proceeded out of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on March 11 and was reported back to the House of Commons.

The B.C. government says it plans to introduce legislation creating protest buffer zones around schools and places of worship.

Canadian Christian clergy and church leaders estimate approximately 20 per cent of their congregants are experiencing social isolation and loneliness, a new study shows.

A new survey of Ontario Catholic teachers reveals alarming levels of workplace violence and harassment, with nine in 10 having experienced or witnessed some form of either in the past year.

In a 186-144 vote, the House of Commons today closed debate on the controversial Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, opening the door to remove the good faith religious speech protections in the Criminal Code.

With Canada on the precipice of surpassing 100,000 euthanasia deaths in the coming weeks, the federal government has revived the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) on March 10.

Campaign Life Coalition had its day in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on March 5 to contest a decision by the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS) to prohibit the display of certain protest signs on Parliament Hill.

Young Catholics discerning a career in medicine face not only long years of training, but also the challenge of navigating a health-care culture that often demands ideological conformity.

Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish’s annual Lenten retreat from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST on March 7, is a call to the well.