Category Archives: Social
Supreme Court to examine First Nation’s residency rule for council members
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will review a rule that requires members of a tiny First Nation in the Arctic Circle to live in the community if they want to serve on its council. Cindy Dickson has been fighting
Bereavement day for drug-related deaths may soon be recognized in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government signalled a new openness to safe consumption sites for drug users Thursday and supported an opposition call for an official day to recognize the impact of drug overdoses on families and communities. Sarah Guillemard, ...
Inuit organization develops shared plan with Mounties to improve relationship
The national organization representing Inuit has developed a plan with Mounties to help improve their relationship. Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, said his people have long faced discrimination, neglect and violence within the crimin...
Census data on Canada’s transgender and non-binary population: By the numbers
For the first time, Statistics Canada differentiated between "sex at birth" and "gender" in the 2021 census. Here are some key figures from Wednesday's release of the results. — 1 in 300 Canadians over the age of 15 — 100,815 people
Conservatives call on RCMP to take another look into Trudeau’s 2016 Aga Khan trip
OTTAWA — Opposition Conservatives are asking the RCMP to pursue a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's trip to the Aga Khan's private island six years ago, saying there's new evidence. The Bahamian vacation Trudeau and his family...
New census data offers snapshot of Canada’s transgender population for first time
TORONTO — Census data released Wednesday offers an unprecedented snapshot of Canada's transgender population, showing 0.33 per cent of residents identify as a gender that differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. The data collected during last...
Conservatives demand to know if prime minister used ‘loophole’ to avoid fraud charges
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still being dogged by questions about family vacations six years ago at the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas. In question period Tuesday, interim Opposition leader Candice Bergen demanded to know if he...
B.C. First Nation has proposed $135M settlement after 160-year battle with Canada
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia First Nation has reached a proposed $135-million settlement with the federal government, 160 years after settlers began taking over its village lands. Chief Willie Sellars of the Williams Lake First Nation said a legal ba...
P.E.I. affordable housing project gets $7.9 million from federal government
CHARLOTTETOWN — The federal government is investing about $7.9 million for affordable housing in Charlottetown for people with mental health or addiction issues. Charlottetown member of Parliament Sean Casey announced the funding today alongside Prince...
Ontario Liberals promise to boost provincial top up to Old Age Security
MARKHAM, Ont. — Ontario's Liberals are promising to increase the amount low-income seniors receive from the province as a top up to federal Old Age Security payments if they form government this spring. The party says that if elected June 2,
