Category Archives: Politics
Federal corrections must improve workplace for parole officers’ mental health: report
OTTAWA — A new report calls on federal corrections to ease caseloads, improve workplace policies and give added resources to parole officers in order to mitigate current strains on their mental health. The report, led by public safety expert Rosemary R...
A timeline of events since the finding of unmarked graves in Kamloops last May
VANCOUVER — The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc announced in May last year that the remains of as many as 215 children were found using ground-penetrating radar around the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia’s Interior. Since then, man...
Ontario child-care sector skeptical rebates will start in May as government announced
TORONTO — When Ontario signed a deal with the federal government to introduce $10-a-day child care, the province said parents would start seeing rebates in May – but with the program still in its early stages, the sector says that's
Loblaw to adopt Ukrainian spelling of chicken Kyiv for frozen dish
One of Canada’s largest supermarket chains is taking a small but meaningful step to signal its support for Ukraine as the country defends itself against Russia's invasion. Loblaw will change the name of its frozen President’s Choice-brand chicken Kiev,...
Canadians in the dark about how their data is collected and used, report finds
OTTAWA — A new report says digital technology has become so widespread at such a rapid pace that Canadians have little idea what information is being collected about them or how it is used. The report by David Lyon, former director
Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 18
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Hamilton: Makes an announcement. 11 a.m. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Kingston: Announces a plan for prescription drug costs. 9:30 ...
Unmarked graves finding triggered Canada’s year of reckoning over residential schools
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Percy Casper, 73, spent 10 years as a child at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. He has spent the past year grieving. A member of the Bonaparte Indian Band near Cache Creek, B.C., Casper
‘It’s the only option’: Some Finnish people in Canada in favour of NATO bid
Some Finnish people living in Canada say they support Finland's recent historic decision to seek NATO membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Finnish parliament resoundingly rubber-stamped the government's decision to seek membership on Tue...
Prince Charles urges Canada to act on climate as Ukraine war hastens need for change
OTTAWA — The Russian invasion of Ukraine has hastened the urgent need to transition to a green economy, Prince Charles said Wednesday during a whirlwind tour of Canada’s capital, where he also met with displaced Ukrainians and lit candles in
‘Not adequate support:’ Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to step down as UCP leader
Premier Jason Kenney threw Alberta politics into a tailspin Wednesday when he narrowly won a United Conservative Party leadership review vote only to announce he was quitting the top job anyway. To gasps of surprise from a few hundred supporters at
