For decades, peacekeeping has been part of Canada’s identity — internationally and at home.   Through the Cold War years, Canada provide...

Nonprofits need to be ‘part of the conversation’ with Ottawa on trade war’s impacts and their role delivering essential services

“We are not numbers.” That’s what Diaa Ostaz, a reporter in Gaza for a Catholic publication, said earlier this month during a Zoom recording...

Over his 50 years of writing and researching about religion in Canada, Reg Bibby has written books with the titles Fragmented Gods (1987),...

Manitoban Daniel Dacombe is looking forward to the World Humanist Congress in Ottawa. “I’m going to network with other humanists from around...

Steven Spielberg’s new movie “Disclosure Day” opened in theatres on June 12.

A collection of two decades of columns from the Winnipeg Free Press about all kinds of religious faith. John Longhurst's journalistic reflections provoke tho...

Years after infection, many Canadians remain unable to return to the lives they once knew

Seniors and high school students in North Kildonan are growing vegetables and community through a unique indoor gardening project.   It be...

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Why are Canadian evangelicals and Roman Catholics so critical of the government’s decision to remove the “good faith religious belief defe...

Canada has committed to spending five per cent of GDP on defence and security by 2035. Is that a good or bad thing? And if it’s a good...

Canada has committed to spending five per cent of GDP on defence and security by 2035. Is that a good or bad thing? And if it’s a good...

Manitobans and North Dakotans have long enjoyed good relations as neighbours. We share a border, a river and the weather. Grand Forks and ...

Albertans who want to separate from Canada cite various reasons for wanting to leave: Economic unfairness, political alienation from Ottawa,...

Ramadan began last week. It runs until March 19. For Muslims, it’s a sacred time when they pray and fast daily from dawn to sunset, seeking ...

“Having development support our trade is key. We are trying to focus on where there are trade opportunities.”   That’s the message fro...

The winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina are just over half-way over. So maybe it’s a good time to explore the pivotal role religion played in...

Are You Dead? That’s the name of the most popular paid app in China, according to the BBC.   The app is designed for the estimated 200 mil...

The news cycle these days is nuts. Who can keep up? No sooner is there one major breaking story than it is replaced a day later by another...

I was talking to an American friend who, like me, is appalled by the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapo...

We live at a time when some people of faith (mostly conservative Christians) view the current government as anti-religion for various reason...

Religious organizations urge Ottawa to consult them before redefining the limits of protected expression for religious groups

When Dan and Emily Coyne attend Sunday services at their church in Evanston, Il, they bring their Bibles — and their whistles.   The Bible...

It’s called the House of the Risen Son, but everyone in Winnipeg calls it the “Biker church.”  It’s for people who don’t fit into a normal S...

As Global Affairs ponders the future of international assistance during a time of shrinking budgets, Nicolas Moyer, CEO of Cuso Internationa...

Kieran Schellenberg wasn’t just stirring soup at the launch of the Raw Carrot on Thursday — he was mixing up hope and purpose. “It’s dif...

Sixty years ago, Pierre Berton’s book  The Comfortable Pew: A Critical Look at Christianity and the Religious Establishment in the New Age ,...

Canadian relief and development organizations are expressing concern and disappointment with the federal government’s decision to cut the co...

“Budgets are moral documents.” That quote is attributed to Martin Luther King Jr. In fact, King never said that exact phrase. But it is in k...

Everyone can relax now; the federal government is not planning to remove the charitable tax status for churches and other religious groups. ...

During his time as a foreign correspondent and senior reporter with the CBC from the 1980s to early 2000s, Brian Stewart interviewed world...

When psychologist Hillary McBride encountered clients from religious backgrounds who had been hurt by their churches, she found their chal...

In a polarized and divided world, where many may feel lonely and isolated, Paul Jenkinson has a message: “You are not alone. I will listen.”...

If you want to understand many things happening in the world today, you need to check out the religion angle. This is especially true in the...

What does it mean to be a Canadian Muslim? That is the question being asked by Imam Sikander Hashmi, the new executive director of the Canad...

“We May Not Be Big, But We’re Small.”   That was the motto of The Vinyl Cafe, a fictional record store owned by Dave, a character featur...