Li Jianfeng, a former senior judge in China, has been granted political asylum in Canada in a coordinated effort by led by China Aid. He arrived in Vancouver on the evening of September 23. Li was imprisoned for more than…
This week the Canadian Chinese Alliance Churches Association is hosting Joint Mission Convention 2015 in Surrey: Dr. A.B. Simpson, founder of C&MA [Christian and Missionary Alliance], upheld missions as the backbone of the movement building up the life and characters of…
A law school that doesn’t exist yet has already been blacklisted by the law societies of Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia. Each had voted to bar its graduates from practicing law in their province. It’s not because the proposed…
“Voices Together is coming together with the help of seven working groups led by a core team of local pastors. On Canada Day, July 1, from 5 pm in the Pacific Coliseum, we are expecting a great congregation of about…
Shad will take over as the new host of Q on CBC Radio next week (April 20). His arrival is a good news story, both for him and for CBC. He is already a successful musician, winning a Juno Award for best…
A new exhibit at the Vancouver Maritime Museum highlights the heroic efforts of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara to save the lives of Jewish refugees during the Second World War. Invisible Threads: Life Saving Sugihara Visas and the Journey to Vancouver…
Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom took part in Our Whole Society at UBC Robson Square late last month. Andrew Bennett ably explained his mandate to promote religious freedom in the face of “barbaric persecution” by ISIS/ISIL and in many other…
“What does it mean to build a ‘whole society?’ What is the purpose of secularism, and what are its limits? How can we re-conceptualize the role of religion in Canadian public life? What is the role of religion and spirituality…
During an interview last summer, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was asked which three people, from all of history, he would most like to sit with for a coffee. One of his choices was James Hudson Taylor: “I’d love to…
Update: Iraqi Christians in Metro Vancouver are again asking the local community to join them in fasting and praying for the persecuted in Iraq on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery, from 11 am to 2 pm this Saturday…