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Girl born to Shambhala Buddhist royal couple in Halifax

CBC News, August 11, 2010

King and queen of Himalayan kingdom live in the city

Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) -- The queen of the Shambhala Buddhist community gave birth to a baby girl Wednesday morning in Halifax.

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Aldergrove monastery hosts world's largest jade Buddha

By John Bermingham, The Province, August 6, 2010

Aldergrove, BC (Canada) -- More than 100,000 people are expected to converge Sunday on an Aldergrove Buddhist monastery for a glimpse of the world’s largest jade Buddha statue.

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Buddhists welcome new monastery

By Sam Cooper, The Province, July 26, 2010

Resident monks, lamas to teach enlightenment
 
Richmond, Canada
-- Struck by the light reflected from the four-metre-high, gold-plated Shakyamuni Buddha, one might think they were resting in an isolated shrine in the hills of Nepal.

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Thousands greet giant Jade Buddha

By Chris Zdeb, Edmonton Journal July 26, 2010

Carved from single B.C. gemstone, statue tours world promoting universal peace
 
EDMONTON, Canada
-- War, oil spills, earthquakes, tornadoes, disease and nuclear proliferation are the realities of our world today.

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Buddhist organization returns tainted money

by Paul Waldie, Globe and Mail, July 13, 2010

Charity supported by Robert Mander gives back more than $300,000 donated by the suspected fraudster

Toronto, Canada -- A Buddhist organization is giving back more than $300,000 in donations it received from a Toronto businessman who was accused of running an elaborate Ponzi scheme.

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