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A 21-year-old who escaped from Afghanistan is setting up ways to help the people still living in poverty in his war-torn homeland.

A 21-year-old who escaped from Afghanistan is setting up ways to help the people still living in poverty in his war-torn homeland.

There are many activities and events in the Greater New Milford area over the coming...

There are many news and events taking place in the greater New Milford area.

It's Ottawa's first major holiday weekend with almost no restrictions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but from Easter masses to Ramadan celebrations, several communities are still taking extra precautions.

An Afghan refugee is making a new life for himself in New Milford. His family is still in...

Cumberland churchs drive-in services packing them in Ottawas St. Faustina church hasnt let COVID-19  — or the frigid winter temperatures — stop it from holding mass and serving the holy communion to parishioners during the pandemic. Social Sharing CBC News · Each Sunday service can accommodate up to 55 cars.(Radio-Canada) An Ottawa church hasnt let COVID-19  — or the frigid winter temperatures — stop it from holding mass and serving the holy communion to parishioners during t...

Author of the article: Todd Hambleton Publishing date: Feb 01, 2021  •  February 1, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  Rev. Louis Groetelaars, inside his "COVID Chapel, before the 9 a.m. mass on Sunday morning at St. Andrews Catholic Church. Photo on Sunday, January 31, 2021, in St. Andrews West, Ont. Todd Hambleton/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Photo by Todd Hambleton /Todd Hambleton/Standard-Freeholder Article content ST. ANDREWS WEST — It’s -21 C at 8:35 a.m., a...

Drive-in Mass a hit at Ottawa-area parish January 6, 2021 OTTAWA -- In a small parish on the outskirts of the nation’s capital, the new year is starting like 2020 ended — with a close eye on the weather forecast. The question each week for Fr. Gerard Monaghan and the faithful of St. Faustina Parish in Cumberland is: how’s the weather and will it allow for the parish to hold an outdoor, in-person, drive-in Mass on the weekend? “You do have to keep an eye on the weather, but so far the...