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In the news today: Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Toronto, Montreal archbishops to hold mass for Pope Francis Canada’s newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon. Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tories expected to release platform as federal election campaign nears its end
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — As the federal election campaign nears its end with less than a week to go before voting day, all federal party leaders are making their last pitches to Canadians on why they deserve their vote. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to unveil his party’s costed platform today, while the Liberals and NDP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Archbishops of Toronto, Montreal to hold mass for Pope Francis
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
TORONTO — Canada’s newest cardinal will lead a mass in honour of Pope Francis this afternoon. Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, will preside at a mass for the repose of the soul of the pontiff at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica before meeting with the media. The Vatican announced yesterday that Francis had died of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Keep the doors open’: Ministers call on next pope to do more for LGBTQ+ people
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
Serge Quevillon made it a point Monday to visit Montreal’s Mary Queen of the World Cathedral to pay respect to Pope Francis. Speaking outside the cathedral, he said he vividly remembers a question the pope was asked in June 2013. “He was asked, ‘What do you think about homosexuality?’ And he gave the nicest, most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury selection set to start in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault trial
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
LONDON — Jury selection is expected to begin today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault early last year in an incident that allegedly took place in London, Ont., in June ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Man of compassion:’ Indigenous leaders, residential school survivors on Pope Francis
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
It’s been nearly three years since Pope Francis travelled to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools. But for some Indigenous survivors, memories of the historic day remain fresh in their minds. “His statements of apology still have a lot of impact to a lot of us residential school survivors,” Piita ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
COLWOOD — The mayor of a Vancouver Island community hiring doctors as city employees says it is “very close” to signing two more physicians for its clinic even as other communities inquire about replicating its model. Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi says the city’s clinic currently has one doctor on staff, another is due to arrive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre vows not to impose a home equity tax as Liberals, NDP talk health care
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on Canadians’ home equity if they’re re-elected as the federal election campaign enters its final week. The last day of advance voting in the general election saw federal leaders scattered across the country, pitching plans on homebuilding and health care. Poilievre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tories focus on homes as Liberals, NDP talk health care in last week of campaign
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — The final week of the federal election campaign kicked off Monday with security officials warning of social media activity targeting a Conservative candidate. Officials with the federal government’s election interference task force, SITE, said Monday they have detected a transnational repression operation targeting Joe Tay, a Conservative candidate opposed to Chinese government policies. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!None of Canada’s five cardinals likely to be next pope, Vatican experts say
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
MONTREAL — A Canadian cardinal was a top contender the last time a new pope was elected, but observers say that’s unlikely to be the case this time around. Canada’s five cardinals all have marks against them, ranging from advanced age to inexperience to allegations of sexual misconduct, according to Vatican experts. “I would be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Humility, compassion and care for others’: What Canadians are saying about Pope Francis’s legacy
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
Canadians are reacting to Pope Francis’s death on Easter Monday, which came more than two months after he was hospitalized for a respiratory infection. Here’s what some notable Canadians have to say. “Pope Francis was a voice of moral clarity, spiritual courage, and boundless compassion. He was in many respects the world’s conscience — never ... Read More »
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