In a public letter, Bishop Fred Henry says the plan is "totalitarian" and calls it a "forceful imposition of a particular narrow-minded anti-Catholic ideology."
The odds that the Bank of Canada will lower its key interest rate next week are rising, with some of the country's big banks now predicting a rate cut.
The teachers are appealing a decision by the province's court of appeal, which said the legislation did not violate their rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau said he would strongly support a Bank of Canada recommendation to feature more women on Canadian currency.
Ontario's opposition parties say it's no surprise that Hydro One has to manually read thousands of electricity smart meters because the devices can't get a wireless signal.
An alliance of First Nations is celebrating a British Columbia Supreme Court ruling that it says could set back the Northern Gateway pipeline by years and throw a wrench into another high-profile project review.