#BREAKING Two more fires at churches

1. Century-old Catholic church in Morinville, Alberta destroyed by fire
cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

2. RCMP investigating church fire on Sipekne'katik First Nation in Nova Scotia
cbc.ca/news/canada/no…
Another church

Police say fire at Yellowknife Roman Catholic church ‘is suspicious’

cabinradio.ca/66869/news/yel…
Ten churches vandalised in Alberta on Canada Day bbc.com/news/world-us-…
Two more churches in B.C. reported fire incidents early Friday morning following the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools

vancouversun.com/news/local-new…
Another church

Calgary police's arson unit assisting investigation of church fire in southeast Calgary calgaryherald.com/news/local-new…
First Nations leaders and members have repeatedly denounced the vandalism and burning of churches in Canada

Many of the churches were places of worship FN community members and now they've been robed of those as well

globalnews.ca/news/7996421/c…
A request to stop vandalizing churches in Canada from First Nations members.

"If you think you are out there burning churches down on our behalf. It isn't helping. That isn't allyship. It isn't support. It isn't the kind of support we need. What it is - is evil."
One of the vandalized churches is an African Evangelical Church

The congregation was made up entirely of former refugees who fled countries where churches are often vandalised and burned down news.yahoo.com/ten-churches-v…
Melissa Mbarki: This violence must stop. It's only preventing reconciliation

Non-Indigenous women throwing orange paint on churches and tweets to “burn it all down” don’t help First Nations

1/4 of Canada’s Indigenous population is Christian

nationalpost.com/opinion/meliss…
Former Catholic church northwest of Saskatoon burns to the ground

A former Polish Roman Catholic church near Redberry Lake was consumed by flames Thursday afternoon.

thestarphoenix.com/news/local-new…
Rupa Subramanya: Church fires show the left's disgusting propensity to turn a blind eye to violence

A genuine liberal would speak out against all such cases of egregious violence, no matter the justification or the historical wrongs that prompted them
nationalpost.com/opinion/rupa-s…
Church garage damaged in suspicious fire in B.C. Interior, say officials bc.ctvnews.ca/church-garage-…
Fire that broke out Friday evening has destroyed the Catholic church in Kehewin Cree Nation airdrietoday.com/beyond-local/k…
Surrey, B.C., church destroyed in fire; Mounties investigating suspicious circumstances bc.ctvnews.ca/surrey-b-c-chu…
Arson and vandalism continue at Canadian churches as more Indigenous burial sites are revealed americamagazine.org/faith/2021/07/…
Desecration of 48 churches is a national tragedy, yet government seems to care little about Christians

Considering the scale of these events, the reaction has been utterly underwhelming nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-mu…

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751.

⚠️ Disturbing details cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…
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#BREAKING Multiple reports that an envelope containing ricin was sent to the White House from Canada

Public Safey Minister Blair's office says "Canadian law enforcement is working closely with their US counterparts." #cdnpoli

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