The St. George Coptic Orthodox church was engulfed in flames on Monday morning. Firefighters in Surrey, BC arrived at the scene at around 3:30am and were able to stop the spread of the fire to other buildings. However, the church could not be saved.
Canada
SLOBODIAN: Gay Alberta NDP MLA openly mocks believers of God
Edmonton NDP MLA Janis Irwin mocked Jesus and the Bible, used bully tactics, interfered with a citizen’s right to free speech, and encouraged vigilantism against a street preacher.
And she sported a huge grin during a stunning display of reprehensibly rabid intolerance on Friday.
Islamophobia Summit Calls For Transformation Of Canada’s Legal System
The greatest threat to democratic tradition is found when the will of government and the will of the majority are diametrically opposed.
Such is the state of contemporary Canada. Take immigration policy as an example: a Nanos Research Group poll, reported by Bloomberg News, found that only 17% of respondents think the country should accept more immigrants in 2021 than it did in 2020.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ignored public will, and has instead increased immigration quotas to their highest level in history. Such is a set-up for resentment among Canadian-born citizens. An unfortunate by-product is manifest in a substantial rise in acts of racism.
MALCOLM: NDP stunt at Manitoba Legislature was the woke mob personified
Moments after being introduced as Manitoba’s new Indigenous affairs minister, Alan Lagimodiere gets interrupted by Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew. Lagimodiere stares blankly and has no idea what to do.
How Canada intends to achieve its 2030 emissions targets
Canada, the provinces and territories must make real cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions if we are to shake our reputation as a “climate laggard.”
Mary Simon’s lack of French prompts investigation after 400 complaints: watchdog
Canada’s official languages watchdog is opening an investigation after receiving more than 400 complaints in nearly two weeks about the appointment of prominent Inuk leader Mary Simon as governor general.
Simon does not speak French, which is enshrined in the Official Languages Act as one of Canada’s two official languages. She has said she is committed to learning French on the job but was denied the chance to do so while attending a federal day school in her youth.
So there are 400 cranks who “care” about this.
Arrest made in Cambridge mosque vandalism, police say no evidence of Hate Crime
Waterloo Regional Police have charged a man after a mosque was ransacked and vandalized in Cambridge on July 14.
Police said the evidence does not support the inference that the crime was motivated by racial or religious hatred.
The Perp hasn’t been named that I have found. Was it just an incident triggered by mental illness?
Note that this is an Ahmadiyya Mosque, a despised minority sect considered heretics by many Muslims.
Independent MP Wilson-Raybould to release book ahead of election
The book, titled “From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada,” is scheduled for release on Sept. 20 and “urges us to build upon the momentum already gained on the reconciliation journey or else risk hard-won progress being lost,” according to a news release.
Ontario had working prototype for Covid passport system in January
The province developed a functional vaccine passport system that was tested by at least one focus group six months ago, despite Solicitor General Sylvia Jones’s rejection on Wednesday of a mechanism to verify Ontarians’ vaccination status.
Early Music Vancouver offers free concert tickets to all indigenous peoples
“We want to open our doors to indigenous peoples and welcome them to the early music scene both on and off the stage,” Suzie LeBlanc, EMV’s artistic director and executive, said in the statement. “We are committed to connecting more deeply with indigenous communities through action and removing barriers that inhibit sharing our cultures.”
If you thought this crisis was finally over, think again
If you thought this crisis was finally over, think again.
Trudeau has signed an agreement with Pfizer to provide millions of doses of ‘booster vaccines’ to be administered every year until at least 2024. We’re going to have PERMANENT #covid hysteria. pic.twitter.com/Eakj8aAdOB
— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) July 18, 2021
Billions in oil and gas expansion underway – just not in Canada
New oil and gas megaprojects are underway around the world as demand continues to increase, even with the growing role of renewable energy sources.
Can a business ban unvaccinated customers? Here’s what we know
As more Canadians get vaccinated against COVID-19 and society starts its climb back to normal, businesses and institutions are facing a difficult question: are they going to require people to be fully vaccinated before they can walk through the door?
Statistics Canada exploring changes to census to more accurately reflect Canada’s diversity
Statistics Canada says it will consider a change to its data-collecting practices to better account for Canadians who identify as members of multiple visible minorities — people who for years have been grouped into single categories, regardless of their backgrounds.
As Canada Eases COVID-19 Border Restrictions, Advocates Say Refugee Travel ‘Essential’
“Refugee travel is essential, we know that no one chooses to be a refugee,” said Maureen Silcoff, president of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers. “In fact, refugees can enter and quarantine themselves. So that should have been the starting point. “