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The significance of a papal name lies in its symbolic power and the message it sends about a new pope’s intentions, priorities, and the direction he hopes to set for the Catholic Church.
When a new pope is elected, one of his first acts is to
choose a new name
. It’s a tradition dating back to the early Middle Ages. This name is not required by doctrine but has become a deeply rooted custom.
The chosen name often honours a saint, a previous pope, or a...
May 8, 2025 - 08:00 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can’t pony up the cash – especially those in rural and northern regions.But Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker is going even further, suggesting the federal government should outlaw the practice from “coast to coast.”“I think it should be banned across the country actually,“ he said in a recent interview.
May 8, 2025 - 07:49 | Sharif Hassan | The Globe and Mail
Marner scored the winner in the third period and Woll made 25 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Florida Panthers 4-3 to take a 2-0 lead in the playoff series.
May 8, 2025 - 07:22 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
The agency announced that it plans to recruit one million new donors over the next five years, due to an expected increase in the demand for blood.
May 8, 2025 - 07:20 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Public confidence in vaccines has dipped since COVID’s first surges, the proportion of parents “really against” routine childhood immunizations has grown and one third of Canadians believe the discredited claim that the measles vaccine causes autism, surveys show.
That percolating pushback is contributing to gaps in immunization coverage: only seven out of 10 kids aged seven in Ontario were reported to be fully immunized against measles in the 2023-24 school year. Rates plummeted below 50 per cent in some health units, despite catch-up programs to deal with a backlog of children who...
May 8, 2025 - 07:00 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
But Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker is going even further, suggesting the federal government should outlaw the practice from "coast to coast."
May 8, 2025 - 06:54 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
