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 According to the United Nations, last year was one of the worst for children living in conflict.

For example, the UN verified more child casualties of war in Ukraine during the first nine months of 2024 than in all of 2023 combined.

"The needs are unbelievable and astounding when you hear the stories of people on the ground in Ukraine," Keys for Kids’ Greg Yoder says.

Leif Ekblad, a 20-year-old goalie from North Dakota, has quickly become a standout member of the Winkler Flyers since joining the team on December 17, just before Christmas break.

Though a late addition, Ekblad’s presence in net has been welcome in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.

In November, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announced that starting this month, churches in the country would be expected to pay taxes. The announcement caused apprehension among religious leaders, prompting the country’s tax agency, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, to clarify that the new tax would apply only to churches’ trading income, not tithes and offerings.

Michael W. Smith is smiling from ear to ear after meeting the newest addition to his family.

Over the weekend, his daughter Anna Van Rennes gave birth to a baby girl. 

Chris Pratt returned to his house for the first time since the California wildfires broke out earlier this month. 

Chris, his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger and their three children, including their newborn Ford Fitzgerald Schwarzenegger Pratt, were forced to evacuate when the fire broke out in the Pacific Palisades.

Growing up, Jinger Duggar Vuolo was surrounded by television cameras. For 17 years, Vuolo was part of TLC's reality television shows, 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On. 

Today, Jinger is a mother of two, soon to be three and an author of two books, My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear and the soon-to-be-released, People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations. 

An up-and-coming Christian singer is gearing up for his debut album release. 

Dwsyn's Closer to Your Heart was released today and he is excited to hear what listeners think of the project. "There's one cover on the album of "This is how I Thank the Lord." It's a popular song that most people know and I put a dance spin on it, and I think it's really cool," Dwsyn said.

An up-and-coming Christian singer is gearing up for his debut album release. 

Dwsyn's Closer to Your Heart was released today and he is excited to hear what listeners think of the project. "There's one cover on the album of "This is how I Thank the Lord." It's a popular song that most people know and I put a dance spin on it, and I think it's really cool," Dwsyn said.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a challenge of Quebec's secularism law, setting up a final legal battle between the provincial government and minority and civil rights groups that say the legislation is discriminatory and unconstitutional.

The country's top court announced Thursday morning it has granted leave to appeal to several groups that oppose the law, which prohibits civil servants in positions of authority, including teachers and police officers, from wearing religious symbols on the job.

A defrocked Catholic priest pleaded guilty Thursday to indecent assaults against seven children decades ago in Nunavut.

Court heard Eric Dejaeger committed the offences between 1978 and 1982 at or near the hamlet of Igloolik. Six of the children were girls and one a boy. 

Prosecutor Emma Baasch described each of the assaults in graphic detail in the Nunavut Court of Justice.

In some cases, it began with the priest offering the children candy. Court heard Dejaeger gave a picture of Jesus to one girl to colour before taking her on his lap and assaulting her.