DOWNLOADCanada Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shares top stories highlighting the events that made the news in 2024.
DOWNLOAD“Canadian Consul General Tours Latter-day Saint Welfare Operations”
Sylvain Fabi, the consul general of Canada for the U.S. Mountain West Region, toured the Church’s welfare operations on January 22 and 23, 2024. This marked his second trip to the Church’s global headquarters.
DOWNLOAD“Food and Faith: World Interfaith Harmony Week Celebrations”
Food and faith were the focus of several World Interfaith Harmony Week celebrations that took place across Canada in the first week of February 2024. Church members participated, organized and worked alongside other faith communities to mark this annual celebration.
DOWNLOAD“Hundreds of Young Latter-day Saints Answer a Call to JustServe in Alberta”
Over the course of one remarkable hour, several hundred young adult Church members assembled 1,000 emergency hygiene kits for donation to the Salvation Army. The kits were assembled during the JustServe community service activities of a province-wide young single adult conference held at the Edmonton Convention Centre.
DOWNLOAD“Donation Helps Reduce Social Inequalities for Children and Pregnant Women in Montreal”
La Maison Bleue, a non-profit organization helping children and pregnant women living in circumstances of vulnerability, received a $100,000 contribution from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to purchase medical equipment and furniture for a new clinic opening in Montreal North. The mission of La Maison Bleue is to reduce social inequalities by helping pregnant women who are at risk and by promoting and fostering the optimal development of children until the age of 5.
“Former Canada Prime Minister Harper Visits Church Headquarters”
Former Canada prime minister Stephen Harper visited the Church’s world headquarters on May 23, 2024. Harper was in Salt Lake City, Utah, to speak at the Crossroads of the World International Trade Summit and took the opportunity to learn more about the Church.
“Telling the Stories of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia”
Someone once described 92-year-old Betty Rhodenizer of Nova Scotia as a genealogy guru. When it comes to genealogy, anyone seeking information, guidance, mentoring or expertise about the Foreign Protestants who arrived in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, in the mid-1700s might find this to be true.
DOWNLOAD“Church Contributes $2 Million to Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank”
With one in 10 Torontonians now relying on food banks, the Church donated $2 million to Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank (DBFB). CEO Neil Hetherington made the announcement on July 29, 2024, at an event hosted by the DBFB.
DOWNLOAD“Historic Black Cemetery Has New Grave Markers”
A historic Black cemetery in Campsie, Alberta, saw the installation of permanent granite markers over 13 graves due to a project initiated in 2022 by Church members. Sixteen individuals, including four with family buried in the cemetery, were in attendance at the Bethel Baptist Cemetery as the markers were placed on July 12, 2024.
DOWNLOAD“JustServe Helps Co-ordinate Jasper Wildfire Response”
When wildfires drove Jasper, Alberta, residents from their community in July 2024, people around Alberta and across Canada wanted to help. JustServe specialists quickly identified organizations assisting evacuees and connected those organizations with individuals, families, businesses and faith communities desiring to give aid.
“Vancouver Latter-day Saints Organize Community Blood Drive”
Abby Kennedy, a member of the Church, receives weekly lifesaving blood infusions. She views the first-time blood donation drive with her congregation and Canadian Blood Services as an important way of giving back and a significant step toward saving lives locally and nationwide.
DOWNLOAD“Youth Group Cleans Veterans’ Headstones Ahead of Remembrance Day”
A group of about 50 Latter-day Saint youth gathered in late October 2024 to mark Remembrance Day by giving back to veterans of the First World War. The youth, ages 11 to 17, cleaned the headstones of veterans at the Regina Cemetery’s Field of Honour.
DOWNLOAD“Donation Brings Privacy and Dignity to Montreal-Area Shelter”
The Old Brewery Mission (OBM), one of Canada’s oldest and largest homeless shelters, recently inaugurated new living spaces at its men’s shelter due to a $1 million donation from the Church. The renovation project was part of the OBM’s vision to phase out dormitories at its facilities, transforming them into semi-private rooms, or chambrettes in French.