Category: news
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NewsSaturday Selection – Oct 12, 2024
Click on the titles for the linked articles… Public school vs. home school The Babylon Bee, helping us tell the difference… Noise cancellation: a remarkable…
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NewsSaturday Selection – Oct 5, 2024
Click on the titles for the linked articles… Christian filmmakers are getting creative… The knock on Christian films has always been two-fold: poor production values,…
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NewsAlberta to help pay for independent school construction
A massive growth in population had Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announce $8.6 billion in funding, over three years, towards building new schools in the province….
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept 28, 2024
Click on the titles for the linked articles… Glen Campbell: I’m not going to miss you Before his death in 2017, Glen Campbell had become…
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NewsAlberta planning to enshrine right to refuse vaccinations
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced in late September that her government is planning to amend and strengthen the Alberta Bill of Rights when the Alberta…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept 21, 2024
Actions speak louder than words During the COVID lockdowns political leaders were caught, with some regularity, violating their own rules, so this just-released clip might…
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NewsThe IVF gendercide
Critics of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) have long warned that the technology could be used to customize children, allowing parents and doctors to effectively play God….
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NewsSports betting explodes across Canada
Since Canada legalized sports betting in 2021, the industry has exploded, and last week the Edmonton Oilers and the Alberta government were just the latest…
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NewsLiberal MP reminds journalist who holds the purse strings
Ongoing funding of Canada’s media by the federal Liberal government appears to be emboldening some government officials to demand favorable reporting. On Sept. 7, Liberal…
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NewsSaturday Selections – September 14, 2024
Why not raise the minimum wage to $100? Transgender thinking has infected economics too, with politicians applying the same wishes-can-reshape-reality thinking as they hike the…
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NewsPresident Trump runs from his pro-life past
Donald Trump once had the distinction of being the most pro-life president in living memory. In his first term in office, he put into place…
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NewsSaturday Selections – September 7, 2024
The importance of “social trust” What can we do when people stop trusting? One common approach is to outsource trust to the government. Get the…
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 31, 2024
Click on the titles to go to the linked articles… Jordan Peterson pressed on whether he is Christian or not (10 min) Jordan Peterson has…
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NewsSt. Catharines drops censorship bylaw
Just three weeks before having to appear in court to defend their bylaw that censored pictures of pre-born children, the city of St. Catharines blinked…
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NewsThe Olympics as Utopian theater
It’s all a show in the city of man. ***** Even after the controversy of a bizarre opening ceremony, the Olympic Games showed why it…
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 24, 2024
Abe Lincoln with a lesson on lying The smartest politicians don’t break promises; like Abe here, they try not to make any promises at all….
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 17, 2024
Click on the titles below to go to the linked articles… The wrong folk think God, the Bible, and Christianity are relevant in the political…
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NewsState-sanctioned murder now the 5th leading cause of death in Canada
State-sanctioned murder, euphemistically called “medical assistance in dying,” has quickly become one of the leading causes of death in Canada, according to a new study…
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 10, 2024
Click on the titles below to go to the linked articles… Red Green’s pit crew “You know when a flatbed gets ahead of you in…
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NewsProstitution laws challenged at Supreme Court of Canada
In 2014 Parliament passed a new prostitution law that ARPA Canada called “the most significant piece of legislation on a social issue passed during the…
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NewsTransmutilation defender comes to regret youthful tattoo
A young lady who goes by the online moniker of “emo hag” was such a fan of the Harry Potter series that she got a…
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NewsReformed book publisher changes hands
Reformed book publisher Paideia Press, which has published over 400 titles since it started in the late 1970’s, has been gifted to the Cántaro Institute….
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Media biasCanada’s news ban one year later
It’s been a year now since Meta banned Canadian news from its Facebook and Instagram platforms, in response to Canada’s 2023 “Online News Act.” This…
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 3, 2024
Click on the titles below to go to the linked articles… Are memories stored in the brain? History shows that the deeper we delve into…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 27, 2024
How questions can help you offer a good answer (7 min) In the New Testament, Jesus asks as many questions as he offers answers. Why?…
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NewsBC finally declares Covid emergency is over
Fired healthcare workers can now apply for work ***** Over four years after declaring a public health emergency over Covid-19, BC’s provincial health officer has…
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NewsFormer cop, coroner and mayor does a 180 on drug policy
It isn’t often that public officials who once championed “progressive” policies admit they were wrong. But it is becoming more common when it comes to…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 20, 2024
Reagan’s deeply personal argument for a Creator (10 min read / 1 min video) It was an analogy he returned to frequently, with students at…
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NewsThe attempted assassination of a President
The roles of divine providence and the human condition **** Saturday marked the end of the longest span between domestic assassination attempts of U.S. presidents…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 13, 2024
Click on the titles below for the linked articles… One thing Trump and Biden agree on: tariffs Both Trump and Biden want to protect American…
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NewsSaturday Selections – July 6, 2024
How social media keeps you poor (10 min) Though the two commentators here aren’t Christian, the warning they offer may help us better resist social…
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NewsNew Brunswick still isn’t banning smartphones in school
According to Paige MacPherson and Alex Whalen of the Fraser Institute, cellphones’ negative impact on students has been especially apparent in New Brunswick. The Maritime…
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NewsYoung men building a home for the Reformed confessions
Some ambitious young men can fix their own vehicles, and others can help frame a home or build an impressive app. But two young men…
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NewsSaturday Selections – June 29, 2024
Click on the titles below for the linked articles… Presidential debate was between a pro-choice candidate and a pro-abortion one Two US presidents debated each…
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News“It’s wrong to mutilate minors,” says governor
Both Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis and Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith have backed bans on transgender “treatments” – breast and genital amputations, puberty blockers, and hormones…
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NewsSaturday Selections – June 22, 2024
What’s wrong with marijuana This is the practical case against marijuana. For the Christian case, check out “Is recreational marijuana sinful?“. Mothers’ milk is amazing…