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Building reconciliation, one Indigenous-led project at a time
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (566+ words) About 100 kilometres north of Winnipeg, on the eastern shores of Lake Winnipeg, a village is being built where Indigenous girls, women and two-spirit people will be able to heal from the trauma of sexual exploitation within a supportive community guided…...
An aging congregation bets its future on the next generation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (718+ words) A dwindling congregation that owns a red brick church building in South Osborne, Winnipeg has found a creative way to keep its doors open while meeting a vital need in the neighbourhood. If all goes according to plan, the sanctuary…...
This conversation would never have happened online
3+ week, 3+ day ago (602+ words) Last year, when Ontario started to shut down safe consumption sites across Toronto, some fellow community organizers and I hosted a gathering where we discussed the benefits of harm reduction and the most likely side effects of these closures. In…...
Is Gen Z really coming back to church?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (750+ words) Headlines about Gen Z Canadians flocking back to church spread quickly through the mainstream media last fall. But sociologists who follow religious trends say the evidence behind those claims is thinner and more nuanced than reports suggested. The coverage was…...
Should kids under 16 be banned from social media and AI? We asked teens
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (793+ words) What would it mean to log an entire generation off social media and AI? The nationwide debate is evolving quickly from hypothetical to political reality." After Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced plans to make his province the first in Canada…...