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Toronto Cardinal says churches must be treated fairly in lockdown

Father Peter Turrone leads a Palm Sunday mass to an empty church at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church on April 5, 2020, in Toronto, Canada. | Cole Burston/Getty Images The head of the Archdiocese of Toronto has demanded that Ontario province stop imposing stricter guidelines on houses of worship than secular entities. Cardinal Thomas Collins sent out a call to action last week denouncing how the government has imposed stricter limits on houses of worship for in-person gatherings than secular businesses. Collins gave an example of a movie production crew that was allowed to have around 50 people filming in a church basement hall while a funeral at the same facility was limited to 10 attendees.

Toronto Cardinal says churches must be treated fairly in lockdown

Toronto church loses interim injunction over religious gatherings under COVID-19 lockdown

Toronto church loses interim injunction over religious gatherings under COVID-19 lockdown by News Staff Last Updated Dec 19, 2020 at 12:27 pm EDT The pastor of Toronto church challenging provincial orders that limit gatherings for religious services as unconstitutional says a decision Friday to deny an interim injunction is a “partial victory and a partial loss.” Pastor Peter Youngren of the Toronto International Celebration Church filed an application earlier this month, arguing the provincial order limiting in-person services to no more than 10 people violates religious freedoms and does not represent a tailored response to the current COVID-19 crisis. Youngren said he is not a COVID-19 denier but pointed out limiting his 1,100 seat auditorium to a maximum attendance of 10 “doesn’t seem equitable” when non-essential businesses are entitled to operate at 50 per cent capacity.

Success and Failure in Court Challenges Mounted Against COVID Restrictions

Success and Failure in Court Challenges Mounted Against COVID Restrictions Restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 in various provinces have led some business, churches, and individuals who see the measures as unfair to resort to legal action, with mixed results. In Ontario, Canadian Appliance Source challenged the COVID-19 restrictions that have closed seven of its locations in Vaughn, York, and Toronto, but it had its case dismissed by the Ontario Superior Court. The major appliance chain had argued that it should qualify to remain open as a hardware store, since appliances fall under the definition of hardware, or “equipment used in a house,” and since provincial lockdown rules allow big box stores to stay open that are considered hardware stores and that also sell appliances. However, Justice Paul M. Perell ruled that there is “no ambiguity” in the definition of a hardware store.

Canadian church sues province over 10-person worship limit

Peter Youngren, founding pastor of Toronto International Celebration Church, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in a photo uploaded to Facebook on Nov. 2, 2020. | Facebook/Celebration Church Toronto A Canadian church has filed suit against a provincial government over a rule that prohibits gatherings of more than 10 people, arguing that it interferes with their religious freedom. Toronto International Celebration Church announced the lawsuit in a press release, having filed the complaint on Tuesday in the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. At issue was a lockdown rule, implemented in November, that bans churches from having more than 10 people in attendance at worship services, weddings and funerals, even while secular places like big box stores and film studios can have 50% capacity inside their facilities.

Canada's Crackdown: Manitoba Church Fined $32K for Drive-In Worship, Toronto Church Fights 10-Person Cap

12-10-2020 Multiple religious freedom battles are unfolding right now in Canada, and it's all about harsh COVID restrictions against the right to worship. A church in Toronto, Canada is speaking out against the province of Ontario's COVID-19 health regulations and has filed a constitutional challenge. The Canadian Press reports the Toronto International Celebration Church says in court documents that it's challenging the provincial health guideline that puts a cap on weddings, funerals, and religious services to 10 or fewer people. STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FREE CBN NEWS APP  Meanwhile, a Manitoba court ruled against a Winnipeg church, saying it will not be exempt from public health orders and will not be allowed to hold drive-in worship services.

Toronto church forced to reduce 1,100 person capacity down to 10 during COVID lockdown files constitutional challenge

Newswatch COVID-19 Digest: Thursday December 10, 2020

Here are the latest local, regional and national headlines on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for Thursday, December 10, 2020: There have been 132,800 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Ontario, an increase of 1,890 (or 1.4 per cent) from the previous day. There are 112,875 people recovered from the virus while 3,836 people have died. The number of Ontario people tested is 6,714,333 of which 54,613 have pending results. Canada’s coronavirus case total is 435,330. The country has 12,983 deaths from the virus – one in the Yukon, 559 in British Columbia, 653 in Alberta, 71 in Saskatchewan, 438 in Manitoba, 3,836 in Ontario, 7,349 in Quebec, seven in New Brunswick, four in Newfoundland & Labrador and 65 in Nova Scotia.

Toronto church files constitutional challenge over COVID-19 restrictions

A church in Toronto's northeast corner has filed a constitutional challenge over Ontario's COVID-19 health regulations.