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Christian Canadian Student Allowed to Return to School After Jesus T-Shirt Controversy

By UCN on May 8, 2012 8:43 AM

William and his father John Swinimer leave Forest Heights Community School in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, on Monday, May 7, 2012 wearing his "Life is Wasted Without Jesus" T-shirt. (Mike Dembeck/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

William Swinimer returned to school Monday wearing the same T-shirt that led to his suspension and aroused a debate on religious freedom, but was abruptly pulled from class by his Bible-waving father who said his son would not take part in a discussion on tolerance.

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Ontario Public School Board to Vote on Banning Gideon Bibles

By UCN on April 17, 2012 4:00 PM

Extra security will be on hand when a public school board in southern Ontario takes a final vote tonight on whether to ban free handouts of Gideon Bibles.

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Canadian Churches Expect to See Increase In Attendance for Easter

By UCN on April 7, 2012 4:39 AM

Gladys Barr stops for prayer during a Good Friday walk of the cross in Kanata, Ont. (Julie Oliver, Postmedia News)

Easter church services are expected to draw nearly as many Canadians as the Vancouver 2010 Olympics' opening ceremonies - the second-most watched TV broadcast in this country's history.

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Florida Atheists Scrub Road "In Jest" After Christians Anointed It with Oil

By UCN on March 19, 2012 12:30 PM

County Road 98 in Polk County, Fla., was scrubbed today by a group of atheists who are protesting the "Polk Under Prayer" campaign, supporters of which poured olive oil on the road last year in an anointment ceremony.

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Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille Resigns After Just 4 Months In Office

By UCN on February 25, 2012 1:34 AM

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille participates in a news conference, at the National Press Club on February 8, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America)

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille resigned on Friday after just four months in office, plunging the country into political paralysis in the midst of rebuilding efforts two years after a devastating earthquake.

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Canada's 'Taboo Naughty But Nice Sex Show' Canceled After Opposition from Christians

By UCN on February 12, 2012 6:35 AM

Organizers of the Taboo Naughty But Nice Show decided to cancel its visit to Abbotsford's Tradex on Thursday after opposition from the Christian community and restrictive liquor rules.

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Canadian Businesses Sign Nearly $3 Billion Worth of Deals with China

By UCN on February 12, 2012 6:31 AM

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) is greeted by Chinese President Hu Jintao before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People on February 9, 2012 in Beijing, China. Harper is on a five-day trip to China. (Pool/Getty Images AsiaPac)

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday lauded stronger relations with China after Canadian businesses signed nearly $3 billion worth of deals with Chinese enterprises.

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Canadian Government Says Gay Weddings of Foreigners Are Invalid

By UCN on January 13, 2012 5:19 AM

Thousands of people could be affected as country was one of first to recognize same-sex weddings

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Canadian Government Takes Second Look at Same-sex Divorce Options

By UCN on January 12, 2012 3:47 PM

Gay couples, like this one celebrating at Toronto's Gay Pride Parade in 2003, flocked to Canada to marry after same-sex marriages became legal in Canada. (Kevin Frayer/Canadian Press)

Federal government intervening in cases about validity of same-sex marriages

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Canada to Open Office of Religious Freedom

By UCN on January 6, 2012 3:54 AM

Men light candles during a candlelight vigil in commemoration of assassinated Pakistani Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, in Lahore. (Mohsin Raza/Reuters)

The Harper government is preparing to carve out a new role for Canada as a champion of religious rights abroad, another sign of the Conservative shift in foreign policy and one that has roots in the tragic 2011 assassination of a Pakistani cabinet minister.

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