Church wins tax dispute
WINNIPEG, MB-A Winnipeg church won a legal battle in January that could have seen local churches pay more in taxes. The conflict concerned two unoccupied floors of the Winnipeg Centre Vineyard's four-storey building on Main Street. The top two floors of the sprawling 100-year-old building currently store furniture, work materials and clothing...More

Christian station announces layoffs
WINNIPEG, MB-For the first time in its 27-year history, Trinity Television has had to lay off employees to offset financial problems associated with starting a new Christian television station. The company recently laid off 20 per cent of its workforce to cut increasing costs of launching NOWTV in Manitoba...More

Ontario introduces institute to uphold Shariah law
"Have we lost our minds?" cries a Canadian Christian columnist. That's precisely the question echoing in the minds of many concerning the introduction of Muslim Shariah law in Ontario. Where is all this headed? Perplexity is rampant, and answers scarce...More

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Anglican parishoners defy head bishop
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC-New Westminster Anglican bishop Michael Ingham's decision five months ago to take direct control of the dissident, pastor-less parish of St. Martin's has only made matters worse, says a long-time member. In September, Ingham invoked Canon 15, a rarely used church law that allows a bishop to assume control of a parish in "pastoral crisis." The bishop appointed his own wardens and brought his treasurer in. It also meant firing the church's popular youth pastor and the loss of several families...

Little church broadcasts big vision
AYLESFORD, NS-The only church-owned and operated Christian radio station in Nova Scotia officially goes on the air February 1. Aylesford Community Baptist Church recently became the first church in Nova Scotia to obtain a CRTC FM radio license. Valley Christian Radio, to be known as "The Valley's Good News Station," CVCR 101.1 FM, will broadcast from a studio housed in the church...

Seminarians screened for HIV
Montreal, QC-Men who apply to the Grand Séminaire de Montréal to study for the Catholic priesthood will be tested for HIV, starting in the fall of this year. The announcement sparked a reaction from the gay community and some human rights activists...

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