Religion

• Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ship is struck in the strait after US airstrikes on Iran

  Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday in response to overnight airstrikes by the United States.

  Jun 27
  
• Miller voices support to removing religious exemption for hate speech

  The Bloc Québécois said in a press release Monday the party had the government’s support for an amendment to get rid of the exemption from the Criminal Code.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2025
  
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• SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — People across the country formed long lines for free meals and groceries at food pantries and drive-through giveaways Saturday, after monthly benefits through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, were suddenly cut off because of the ongoing government shutdown.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2025
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• Germany to give more than $1 billion for Holocaust survivors’ home care in 2026

  BERLIN (AP) — The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis said Wednesday that Germany has agreed to extend another $1.076 billion (923.9 million euros) for Holocaust survivors ' home care around the globe for the coming year.

  Health

  Oct 29, 2025
• Girl shot in Minneapolis church returns home from the hospital

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head during a deadly attack at a Minneapolis Catholic church in August was released from the hospital Thursday and greeted with cheers as the police chief paraded her around town in a stretch limousine, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

  Health

  Oct 23, 2025
• Richmound mayor describes aftermath of cult raid

  Sewage water continues to seep into a large puddle near the entrance of a purple school-turned-compound that housed members of a cult in the southwest Saskatchewan village of Richmound for the last two years.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2025
• Pope Francis emerges from convalescence on Easter, draws cheers with popemobile tour

  Pope Francis has sharply cut back his workload as he follows doctors' orders of two months of convalescence and respiratory therapy to improve his lung function.

  World

  Apr 20, 2025
• Louisiana becomes 1st state to require Ten Commandments displays in classrooms

  The GOP-drafted legislation mandates that a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” be required in all public classrooms.

  U.S. News

  Jun 19, 2024
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• Alberta court rejects challenge from law student to Oath of Allegiance to monarchy

  The Edmonton law student, who is an Amritkhari Sikh, said he is only allowed to pledge allegiance to a divine being in the Sikh tradition and not Canada's monarch.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2023
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• B.C. church group stranded amid escalating Israel-Hamas conflict

  A group from a British Columbia church that had been touring historical sites in Israel when Hamas fighters began killing civilians is struggling to find a way home with the confusion of the war and a lack of support from the Canadian government.

  Canada

  Oct 12, 2023