The bishop of Ukrainian Catholics in this area has been chosen as leader of the church across Canada. Canadian Catholic News reported November 8 (the day of his installation in Winnipeg): The world’s largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world welcomed…
Two local people connected with A Rocha Canada are taking part in COP31, the UN Climate Change Conference running from November 9 – 20 in Antalya, Türkiye. According to the UN Climate Change site, COP31 . . . . .…
“This is freedom. We have everything a human being needs to be alive. Education, work, food, health care.” – Mohammed Kasem, a refugee welcomed by his sponsorship group with support from MCC BC The Rohingya are one of Myanmar’s ethnic…
The Liberal government continues its slide down the slippery slope of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) – though their progress has been slowed, somewhat, by widespread resistance to their planned expansion of MAiD for people with mental illness alone. First…
Less than a year ago, I posted an article about Amanda Burrows, describing how the leader of First United Church in the Downtown Eastside was aiming to run against Ken Sim for Mayor of Vancouver. But politics is an unpredictable…
This is my fourth local books round-up of 2026, covering 11 recent books from the Christian community. As always, there is a wide range of topics. The write-ups are primarily from Amazon and publisher / author sites. Jens Zimmermann: What…
When you look at Servan managing his own tailoring business in the Valley Fair Shopping Mall on Lougheed, you might not think of him as a refugee sponsored by Ridge Church. You might not readily label Harpreet at Subway, or…