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Thursday November 24, 2011
Bountiful • FLDS • Polygamy • RNB's Religion News Blog: 
A judge in British Columbia has decided that Canada’s ban of polygamy does not violate the country’s Charter of Rights. B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman issued his decision Wednesday, saying that while the ban does indeed violate the freedom-of-religion rights of those practising polygamy, polygamy brings such harm to women and children that they outweigh those rights.
Monday September 26, 2011
Bountiful • FLDS • Polygamy • RNB's Religion News Blog: 
A polygamous sect in Bountiful, B.C. under scrutiny for its treatment of women has used its young men and women as a cheap source of labour, according to court documents and a former church member. Dozens of young people – some from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints sect in Bountiful but others from the United States – were sent to Sundre, Alta. to work for a post, timber and logging operation.
Sunday July 6, 2008
Ahmadiyya • Islam: Canada’s largest mosque was officially dedicated Saturday by an estimated crowd of 5,000 people that included religious leaders, Canada’s two top politicians and throngs of faithful.
Thursday July 3, 2008
Bountiful • FLDS • Polygamy • Winston Blackmore: The B.C., Canada, government is sending $100 to every man, woman and child in the province as part of a climate-change program.
As a result, prominent polygamist Winston Blackmore and his family could receive more than $10,000 this month from the B.C. government in so-called dividend cheques.
As a result, prominent polygamist Winston Blackmore and his family could receive more than $10,000 this month from the B.C. government in so-called dividend cheques.
Monday June 16, 2008
Bountiful • FLDS • Polygamy: The special prosecutor looking into polygamy in British Columbia says he intends to ask the RCMP to reopen their investigation into the polygamous religious community at Bountiful to find out whether men in authority fathered children with underage girls.
Monday April 28, 2008
FLDS • Polygamy: Tucked away in the shadow of fortress-like mountains of southeast British Columbia, the town of Bountiful has managed to somehow avoid the wrath of Canadian law for over 50 years despite openly practising polygamy.
Saturday April 26, 2008
FLDS • Polygamy: Outside scrutiny of what was already one of Canada’s most controversial communities has intensified since authorities in Texas raided a sister sect of polygamists in that state.
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