Historic Saskatchewan church reduced to ashes in suspected arson—another casualty in Canada’s church burning crisis

Subhead:Over 100 churches have been burned or vandalized in Canada since 2021.#

A historic church near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, has been reduced to ashes in a suspicious fire, adding to the bigoted trend of church burnings across Canada. The Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, a 114-year-old structure known as “The Polish Church,” stood as a landmark in the Claytonville District of Garden River.

The fire broke out late Friday night, leaving nothing but charred remains. 

Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, better known to many locals as The Polish Church, had stood since 1910 in the Claytonville District of Garden River.#Saskhttps://t.co/IltmEc22Sj

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