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Dissenting Anglicans start new "biblically-based" church
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC-Weary of being caught up in the ongoing conflicts within the Anglican Church of Canada, most of the members of one Lower Mainland parish have walked away from a mortgage-free building and a $600,000 endowment fund to start a new church that meets in a warehouse...More

New organization aims to strengthen Canadian church
SURREY, BC-A new Canadian ministry whose leaders say they hope to promote revival in Canada launched this summer. Calling itself "an international missions organization dedicated to strengthen, equip and encourage national churches around the world," Empower Ministries' mandate includes inspiring and impassioning young Canadian pastors and other church leaders by taking them to "spiritual hot spots" around the globe and exposing them to "international spiritual leadership of the highest calibre"...More

Donation surplus overwhelms thrift store
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE-A Salvation Army thrift store is putting a temporary ban on donations as its storerooms overflow with an abundance of second-hand goods...More

Churches defend refugee rights for sanctuary
MONTREAL, QC-Immigration minister Judy Sgro believes the practice of granting asylum to refugees in churches is undermining the legal immigration and refugee process. In an interview with the Canadian Press published July 25, Sgro asked faith communities to stop the practice. She says some refugees are "using the churches as the back door" into Canada...More

Police investigate sect accused of polygamy
CRESTON, BC-The attorney general of B.C. announced July 23 that his government now has enough information to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation, forced marriage and child abuse at a polygamous religious commune located just a few kilometres from this southern interior city...More