Seton Library News Today

Start of trial of Pastor Derek Reimer for disrupting a Reading With Royalty drag event at a southeast Calgary library.

Drag performers who read stories to children at libraries across Canada have faced an increase in protests calling the events destructive for kids, and in some cases, even threats of violence. But the king and queens say they won't let that stop them, because storytimes are about joy and literacy.

Tough conversations about death — Gordon Petersen says he and his father avoided these until it was too late. He explores that regret in this First Person essay.

Zev Klymochko moved to Calgary in 2000, specifically because of the newly-opened Millennium skatepark. He found identity and purpose through following his passion.

The question “where are you from?” can make a person feel like an outsider. But Bernice Fonseka says she choses to see it as an invitation to tell a story.

Wole Olayinka moved to Calgary from Nigeria and for months, he felt like he was trapped in a bubble. He knew no one and fit nowhere. In this column, he describes how he found a way to belong.

It felt like there were monsters at my door I simply could never understand, writes Calgary resident Bob Chartier of the Alberta election. Then lunch with a stranger brought him hope.

A recent event in Calgary once more illustrates how not to share the Christian Faith. A middle-aged pastor, Derek Reimer, has been charged with disturbance and…

Nathaniel Pawlowski was ticketed Saturday for preaching outside a drag queen story hour for children in Calgary in alleged violation of a bylaw that bans protests outside a library.

A Canadian pastor spent Easter weekend in jail after publicly protesting drag shows for children at public libraries in Calgary, Alberta, marking his third arrest in five weeks.