Mayor resigns over cross controversy
TWILLINGATE, NL-Controversy surrounding the erection of a white cross overlooking Twillingate harbour in Newfoundland has led to the resignation of town mayor Danny Bath, deputy mayor Elizabeth Jenkins and two other town councillors...More

Ossuary owner speaks out
TEL AVIV-The owner of the James Ossuary, Oded Golan, says he's not a forger. Golan defended his reputation in a telephone interview from his home in Tel Aviv July 31, saying, "I've never faked anything. I've never forged anything. I've never offered anything that I thought is fake to anyone in the world...More

Missionary arrested in Lebanon
CALGARY, AB-A Calgary-based, freelance missionary who represents The Cedars of Lebanon Reforestation Project (CLRP) was scheduled to reappear before a Lebanese military tribunal August 20 on charges of "collaborating with the enemy."...More

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Visa denials cast shadow on international gathering
WINNIPEG, MB-Coloured silk scarves draped over empty chairs bore silent witness to dozens of missing delegates during the Tenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)...

Teacher challenges guilty verdict
VANCOUVER, BC-All parties involved in Chris Kempling's court appeal of his conviction by the British Columbia College of Teachers (BCCT) of "conduct unbecoming" agree there is no evidence he ever brought his faith-based views on homosexuality into the classroom or into a counselling session.
Kempling, who teaches at a secondary school in Quesnel, is seeking to overturn the college's decision...

Alpha conference breaks record
TORONTO, ON-With the launch of a new national Alpha initiative just weeks away, more than 2,000 people gathered to hear words of wisdom on sharing Christ with their friends from the program's founders, held at Agincourt Pentecostal Church August 1 and 2....

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