Opinion Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:20:06 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Pan Am trafficking project a resounding success /item/20722-pan-am-trafficking-project-a-resounding-success /item/20722-pan-am-trafficking-project-a-resounding-success

TORONTO - Organizers of the Gift Box campaign set up during the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games in Toronto to raise awareness of human trafficking have exceeded their expectations, volunteers say.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 15 Aug 2015 11:30:00 -0400
Spirit of fair play /columns/item/20583-spirit-of-fair-play /columns/item/20583-spirit-of-fair-play

Much has been written about the impressive physical legacy the Pan Am Games has generated for Southern Ontario. More than $2 billion was spent on housing, transit and sport facilities that will benefit future generations long after the Pan Am flame is doused.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 16 Jul 2015 08:00:00 -0400
Gift Box will unwrap horrors of trafficking for Pan Ams' visitors /item/20542-gift-box-will-unwrap-horrors-of-trafficking-for-pan-ams-visitors /item/20542-gift-box-will-unwrap-horrors-of-trafficking-for-pan-ams-visitors

TORONTO - With thousands expected in Toronto for the Pan Am Games this summer, Faith Alliance To End Human Trafficking's Gift Box project seeks to share with the city and its guests the horrors of selling souls.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Tue, 07 Jul 2015 11:00:00 -0400
Chaplaincy team ready for Pan Ams /item/20476-chaplaincy-team-ready-for-pan-ams /item/20476-chaplaincy-team-ready-for-pan-ams

TORONTO - Growing up in Venezuela, Fr Eduardo Soto fell in love with the Pan Am Games when his home country hosted the quadrennial event in Caracas in 1983.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 25 Jun 2015 07:00:00 -0400
The ugly side of the Pan Am Games /item/20035-the-ugly-side-of-the-pan-am-games /item/20035-the-ugly-side-of-the-pan-am-games

TORONTO - The Pan Am Games will be a big deal for Toronto. They will cost $1.4 billion. With less than 100 days to go, more than 350,000 tickets have been sold. With athletes coming from 41 countries, itöÏÓãÊÓƵapp bigger than the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver — the largest multi-sport event ever held on Canadian soil.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 12 Apr 2015 11:00:00 -0400
Faith helps martial artist succeed on international stage /item/19873-faith-helps-martial-artist-succeed-on-international-stage /item/19873-faith-helps-martial-artist-succeed-on-international-stage

TORONTO - Having an opportunity to expose Catholic students to the combinination of taekwondo and faith leaves Adam Tomlinson less concerned about securing a spot on Team Canada for this summeröÏÓãÊÓƵapp Pan Am Games.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 15 Mar 2015 08:00:00 -0400