Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, the first woman to have the job by Mardi Tindal She grew up in the United Church and found it again when her children were young, becoming solidly involved with her congregation
Civil disobedience isn’t easy to rule out when the planet is at risk by Mardi Tindal Former Moderator Mardi Tindal is trying to discern how she relates to being arrested for the sake of the environment
Indigenous mothers and culture destroyed when children were stolen by Julie McGonegal Residential schools also denied women the chance to pass along language and traditions, but few stories chart this maternal loss
Residential school survivors’ scars bleed into following generations by Pieta Woolley The arrogant colonial practice left families broken, communities shattered and dreams extinguished for generations
Pipeline proposed for Kitimat, B.C. would ferry bitumen to Asia by Will Braun Many Indigenous communities are opposed to Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline, including the Haisla who are at ground zero, the western terminus
New information suggests abuse in residential schools was far worse than anyone imagined by Richard Wright An adjudication process set up to compensate residential school survivors has been flooded with thousands of new claims.
The Salvadoran civil war has left citizens searching for peace by Tim Johnson People are trying to move on 20 years after a brutal civil war tore communities apart
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem brings insights into Middle East issues by Sherry Ann Chapman Writer Sherry Ann Chapman spent three months in East Jerusalem and the West Bank last year, learning first-hand what it means to
Rev. Bruce Sanguin brings an athlete’s intensity to his spiritual questing by David Wilson The United Church minister is busy reconciling traditional theological thinking with science and the universe's natural mysticism
Religious differences can sever children from their parents, with pain by Anne Bokma Breaking free from strict religious teachings of childhood can mean freedom, but also the loss of family relationships