Muslims in Toronto & worldwide celebrate Eid
Muslims in Toronto and around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Thursday, the official end of the holy month of Ramadan. The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) is holding its 27th annual event at the...
View Article‘Charter of Quebec Values’ will unite province: Marois
Pauline Marois says the Parti Quebecois’ planned “Charter of Quebec Values,” which would include a ban on religious headwear for public employees, will be a uniting force for the province. In her first...
View ArticleOntario Liberal speaks out against Quebec charter
Political debate is heating up again over Quebec’s controversial “values charter” that would restrict religious clothing and symbols. An Ontario Liberal backbencher is tabling a symbolic motion today...
View ArticleReligious minorities face fight-or-flight choice as Quebec values charter...
The choices for Quebec’s observant religious minorities now seem to boil down to fight or flight with the release of details of Quebec’s proposed charter of values. It bans religious symbols from the...
View ArticleParti Quebecois values charter gets a boost, with help of Liberal Muslim MNA
In a political boost to Quebec’s controversial values charter, the only Muslim woman in the provincial legislature has broken ranks with her Liberal party’s steadfast opposition to the plan. Fatima...
View ArticleWednesday marks first night of Hanukkah
Wednesday marks the beginning of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. For the first time in over a hundred years, the eight-day holiday will overlap with American Thanksgiving, which is Thursday....
View ArticleReligious freedom chief backs diplomats, aims to make Canada a rights leader
Canada’s first religious freedom ambassador says his job advancing and promoting religious liberty around the globe has an equally important role: to support Canadian diplomats as they work abroad....
View ArticleYork U sides with student who didn’t want to work with women
Federal MPs of all political stripes took Toronto’s York University to task Tuesday for siding with a male student who requested that he be excused from participating in a group project with women. The...
View ArticleChristmas by the numbers
More than two-thirds of Canadians say they’re Christian, according to a survey by Statistics Canada. So the holy day is one that’s celebrated in many homes and communities across the country and around...
View ArticleNew sex-ed curriculum could challenge TCDSB
The Toronto Catholic District School Board is facing a big challenge when it comes to the new sex-ed curriculum introduced by the provincial government. The board will have to abide by a curriculum...
View ArticleMuslims in Toronto & worldwide celebrate Eid
Muslims in Toronto and around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Thursday, the official end of the holy month of Ramadan. The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) is holding its 27th annual event at the...
View Article‘Charter of Quebec Values’ will unite province: Marois
Pauline Marois says the Parti Quebecois’ planned “Charter of Quebec Values,” which would include a ban on religious headwear for public employees, will be a uniting force for the province. In her first...
View ArticleOntario Liberal speaks out against Quebec charter
Political debate is heating up again over Quebec’s controversial “values charter” that would restrict religious clothing and symbols. An Ontario Liberal backbencher is tabling a symbolic motion today...
View ArticleReligious minorities face fight-or-flight choice as Quebec values charter...
The choices for Quebec’s observant religious minorities now seem to boil down to fight or flight with the release of details of Quebec’s proposed charter of values. It bans religious symbols from the...
View ArticleParti Quebecois values charter gets a boost, with help of Liberal Muslim MNA
In a political boost to Quebec’s controversial values charter, the only Muslim woman in the provincial legislature has broken ranks with her Liberal party’s steadfast opposition to the plan. Fatima...
View ArticleWednesday marks first night of Hanukkah
Wednesday marks the beginning of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. For the first time in over a hundred years, the eight-day holiday will overlap with American Thanksgiving, which is Thursday....
View ArticleReligious freedom chief backs diplomats, aims to make Canada a rights leader
Canada’s first religious freedom ambassador says his job advancing and promoting religious liberty around the globe has an equally important role: to support Canadian diplomats as they work abroad....
View ArticleYork U sides with student who didn’t want to work with women
Federal MPs of all political stripes took Toronto’s York University to task Tuesday for siding with a male student who requested that he be excused from participating in a group project with women. The...
View ArticleChristmas by the numbers
More than two-thirds of Canadians say they’re Christian, according to a survey by Statistics Canada. So the holy day is one that’s celebrated in many homes and communities across the country and around...
View ArticleNew sex-ed curriculum could challenge TCDSB
The Toronto Catholic District School Board is facing a big challenge when it comes to the new sex-ed curriculum introduced by the provincial government. The board will have to abide by a curriculum...
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