THE Manitoba government is one step closer to replacing the prayer that opens daily sessions of the legislature following a so-called prayer summit Monday. The […]
Tag: Faith
Winnipeg Jewish leaders meet with Trudeau
Concern about rising antisemitism dominated a meeting between representatives from Winnipeg’s Jewish community and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday. The meeting, which was organized […]
Divine inspiration
For years, Winnipeg artists and married couple Angeline and Tony Schellenberg wanted to work together on something that combined their talents — she’s a poet […]
City synagogues among more than 100 Canadian Jewish groups threatened in emails
A Manitoba member of Parliament is condemning a wave of bomb threats that placed Jewish organizations and synagogues across Canada — including in Winnipeg — […]
Mennonite university adds social work program
MANITOBANS who want to study to become social workers have another option in the province through Canadian Mennonite University. The school’s new social work program […]
Caring spirits
“Grief on the go.” That’s how Doug Koop describes his work as a spiritual care provider at Health Sciences Centre. On any given day, Koop, […]
History teacher to develop Holocaust curriculum
A Westwood Collegiate history teacher has been selected by the Manitoba government to help develop a new Holocaust curriculum for the province’s students. Kelly Hiebert, […]
Gail Asper calls on city council to reinstall Ten Commandments monument in Assiniboine park
A prominent local community leader and philanthropist is calling on city council to reinstall a monument of the Ten Commandments in Assiniboine Park. “It embodies […]
Fewer Canadians believe antisemitism, Islamophobia a problem: poll
A decreasing number of Canadians believes antisemitism and Islamophobia are serious problems in this country, a new survey says. In an Angus Reid Institute survey […]
‘We are on the edge of horror’: Canadian Foodgrains Bank calls for ceasefire as famine looms in Gaza
What would you do if your children were starving and there was nothing you could do to help them? That’s the question Andy Harrington, executive […]