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FaithNews
Catholic News Service
"Assisted suicide stands in stark contrast" to the care that hospices offer, and none should be compelled to provide it.
A silver mine of Potosi, Bolivia. iStock photo.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Dean Dettloff
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops praised the new ombudsperson office, noting it “has called attention to concerns and complaints involving Canadian-based and/or Canadian-registered companies which operate in other countries."
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
As same-sex marriage becomes more mainstream, the church holds the line on L.G.B.T. issues.
Hortons hears a Fight for $15. Photo courtesy of Denise Martins
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Dean Dettloff
It will come as no surprise that Canadian economists are divided on the benefits of raising the minimum wage, but proponents say the hike is desperately needed following decades of wage stagnation that has led many Canadians to take on significant debt.
Homeless in Toronto, 2016. iStock photo
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Dean Dettloff
Word of homeless people being turned away from shelters during the cold snap did reach Toronto’s ombudsman office, and an investigation into shelter space and access to it has been initiated.
Pro-life supporters carry a banner during the annual National March for Life in 2016 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. Pro-life advocates are making plans to address a new law in Ontario that will create "bubble zones" around abortion facilities in in Ottawa and likely force the march to find a new route. (CNS photo/Art Babych)
Politics & SocietyNews
Deborah Gyapong - Catholic News Service
The new law, which takes effect Feb. 1, establishes a 50-meter, no-protest zone around eight abortion facilities in Ontario.