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Jehovah's Witnesses challenge restrictive bylaw

The question of whether a municipality can restrict door-to-door visits by religious groups such as JehovahÕs Witnesses is at the centre of a court challenge in Quebec....More

Evolution disappearing from Canadian schools

Where did we come from? In high schools across Canada over the past decades, the theory of evolution as proposed by Charles Darwin would be the most common one taught, while creationist theory was left for Sunday school....More

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Election could be watershed

The 2000 federal election may be remembered for being the election that secured Prime Minister Jean Chretien's place in the history books with a third straight majority government.
Should the governing Liberals flounder, however, it could instead result in the long-awaited breakthrough for the Western-based Canadian Alliance. Election 2000 could even be remembered as the swan song for the Progressive Conservatives or the New Democrats.
For Canadian Christians worried about abortion, the erosion of the family and the place of faith in Canadian political life, the November 27 vote could also be a watershed election. "This election has the potential to be a turning point [for the Church]," says Justin Cooper, a political scientist and president of Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario....

End of life issues debated

Should the government of Canada legalize physician assisted suicide? Svend Robinson and Paul Chamberlain first debated five years ago at the University of British Columbia....

Former "surfer boy" promotes hope and healing

When Californian Mike Haley walked into his first gay bar at 16, he found instant acceptance with 300 people. "I was the blond, blue-eyed surfer boy." He didn't have to hide who he was anymore....

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