In Vancouver, the Catholic school board has
created a policy for dealing with transgender children after one family pulled their child
out of a lower mainland Catholic school and filed a human rights complaint.
The dioceses of Edmonton and Mackenzie - Fort Smith have
signed a covenant of cooperation, inspired by John Paul II.
In Winnipeg, the Jesuit Centre for Catholic Studies got a big boost thanks to
a major donation to St. Paul's College. The gift will help further develop the Jesuit centre.
Can you imagine paying $25.14 for a 295ml container of orange juice? (think of the size of a can of juice concentrate). That's reality for families in Canada's north. The
Vincentians are now working to bring food security to northern residents.