Category Archives: Social
Despite housing crisis, one in five N.L. government units vacant in northern Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Despite homelessness and overcrowding described as a crisis in Labrador, one in five provincial government-run housing units in the region's Inuit communities are sitting empty and awaiting repairs. Some units have been vacant for ne...
Advocates want a feminist spending review as feds insist no social-program cuts
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is insisting that the goal of an upcoming federal spending review is not to slash social programs, while gender-equality advocates want to make sure it is done with women and marginalized people in mind. The federal
First Nation ‘shocked’ by B.C.’s decision not to amend case based on new policy
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for a B.C. First Nation challenging the province in a land rights trial says the government's decision not to adjust the case based on its own new litigation directives "undermines the process of reconciliation." The province ann...
Federal government will let international graduates stay in Canada another 18 months
OTTAWA — International students who've graduated from Canadian post-secondary schools will be able to stay in Canada longer now that the federal government has offered a temporary program to help them qualify for permanent residency. Immigration Minist...
Ontario Liberals pledge to fully cover medication to prevent, treat HIV
TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals are announcing that they would expand universal access to medication to prevent HIV transmission and reduce barriers to gender-affirming surgeries if the party wins the June 2 election. Leader Steven Del Duca made a slate...
Hudson’s Bay Co. calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation
WINNIPEG — North America's oldest company with fur-trading roots is transferring what was one of its flagship stores to a First Nations group in what is being praised as an example of reconciliation in action. Animal pelts, blankets and other items
Manitoba government hasn’t fulfilled reconciliation commitments: auditor
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's auditor general says the province has failed to develop a plan to advance reconciliation efforts despite committing to do so in legislation passed six years ago. Tyson Shtykalo says the Progressive Conservative government has not ...
Military officer retires, heads to Ukraine amid sex misconduct investigation
OTTAWA — A senior leader in the Canadian Armed Forces has retired and travelled to Ukraine to help defend the country from Russia’s invasion while still under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. The Department of National Defence confirmed Thu...
Former The Bay store in downtown Winnipeg to be given to Indigenous group
WINNIPEG — One of the landmark stores formerly run by the Hudson's Bay Co. is about to undergo a major transformation in the name of reconciliation with Indigenous people. The company's six-storey, 655,000-square-foot building in downtown Winnipeg is b...
Inuit group, federal government endorse new policy to guide Inuit-Crown relations
OTTAWA — Inuit leaders have endorsed what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described as a potentially transformative policy for people in the North. After an Inuit-Crown partnership committee meeting in the national capital Thursday, Trudeau announced the...