The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled Mayor of Saguenay Jean Tremblay cannot recite a prayer ahead of municipal council meetings You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

A decades-old tradition at Calgary City Hall has officially come to an end. In an 11-4 vote, councillors decided they will not longer begin each meeting with a short prayer. The decision follows a ...

A group of British Columbia humanists, atheists and agnostics is calling out the City of Winnipeg for its practice of beginning its council meetings with prayers in a new report, released on Monday.

Adding a prayer would involve the council approving a resolution in a vote adapting a new policy to insert invocation onto a ...

For almost four decades, nearly every Edmonton city council has started the same way: an opening prayer. That tradition might soon change, with city staff expected to ask councillors to take a break ...

Cheektowaga Town Board meetings may become more contemplative, profound and even pious starting next week. It's not that board members have become more religious or devout or will expand their ...

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in a high-profile Quebec fight over whether a municipal council can open its meetings with a prayer. The suit pits atheist Alain Simoneau and a ...