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title : Megachurch Pastor Imprisoned in North Korea Gets Aid From Swedish Ambassador
summary : A senior North Korean Foreign Ministry official just met with a Swedish ambassador to discuss diplomatic access for Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim, a 60-year-old Canadian pastor who was born in South Korea, and who now is being held in a labor camp after being arrested and sentenced by a North Korean court in December 2015, Korean Central News Agency reported.
date : Nov 30, 2016 10:16 AM EST
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title : Cuban Christians Get Million Bibles from Canadian Bible Society, Replacing Scripture Scraps
summary : Canadians make up the majority of foreign visitors to Cuba, and have been cheering for church congregants who are flourishing under difficult conditions on the Caribbean isle. One group decided to do more than just cheer for their fellow Christians. Canadian Bible Society (CBS) representatives plan to provide the Cuban Church, and Cuban Christians, with a million bibles in the next 18 months.
date : Mar 25, 2016 04:28 PM EDT
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title : Assisted Suicide Law Considered In Canada, Christian Doctors Struggling With Conscience
summary : Thousands of Canadian Christian doctors may be forced to execute assisted suicide if a proposed new law passes. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled the country's prohibition on suicide assistance was a breach of an individual's Charter rights. Government representatives have until June to pass new legislation, but a Christian physicians' group is already sounding alarm about the implications of a change in the law.
date : Feb 05, 2016 05:57 PM EST
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title : 'The Prayer' Singer Celine Dion's Husband, René Angélil, Dies After Cancer Battle
summary : René Angélil, aged 73 and husband-manager of award-winning pop singer Celine Dion, died Thursday at her residence in Las Vegas, Nev., after an 18-year fight against throat cancer. The family wishes to mourn in privacy, and some fans wonder if Dion will lean on her devout and conservative Roman Catholic upbringing for comfort. The couple married in 1994 at a lavish wedding in Montreal's Notre Dame Basilica.
date : Jan 15, 2016 02:24 PM EST
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