Commissioner Floyd Tidd offers condolences on behalf of the Canada and Bermuda Territory, and The Salvation Army around the world, after mass shooting in Nova Scotia.

 

The overwhelming response from the International day of prayer encourages us to continue praying for the global coronavirus pandemic. "People are still on the front lines, while others are unsure, uncertain and afraid. Let's continue to pray and anticipate God's response," General Brian Peddle urges Salvationists.

"Today, as a province, we grieve together, we find strength in each other, and we will overcome this together." Read the full letter from The Salvation Army's Maritime Division to Nova Scotians. 

General Brian Peddle is asking Christians to pray about the coronavirus pandemic with urgency.

In their Easter message to Salvationists, Commissioners Floyd and Tracey Tidd, territorial leaders, remind us that Christ is with us in these difficult times: "Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows" (Isaiah 53:4). And thankfully, that is not the end of the story. "The empty tomb is a testimony to the power of God. It reminds us

The Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador is thanking The Salvation Army for "the outpouring of support" to the province during the coronavirus pandemic. This includes an operation serving hot meals to truckers in Port aux Basques, Newfoundland.

The Salvation Army is grateful to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Government of Canada for $5 million in funding as part of a $100 million investment to help organizations improve access to food for Canadians facing social, economic, and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In keeping with Ontario provincial directives and public health requirements in response to the COVID-19 crisis, Commissioning 2020 in Toronto has been cancelled.

For the first time in its more than 100 years of camping ministry, The Salvation Army has decided to cancel its 2020 summer residential camping program due to COVID-19. 

The Army's sacrificial service as they work long hours to provide necessities to the vulnerable is being commended by Colonel Daniel Kasuso, Territorial Commander, South Africa.