Category Archives: Social
Canada launches Aeroplan fund to bring Ukrainians to Canada
OTTAWA — Canadians can now give cash or Aeroplan points to help bring Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia to safety in Canada. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the goal is to pay for flights to bring at least 10,000 Ukrainians
Ottawa funding more searches for unmarked graves at former N.S. residential school
SIPEKNE'KATIK, NOVA SCOTIA — The federal government on Wednesday said it would invest $326,000 to resume ground searches for potential unmarked graves near a former Nova Scotia residential school. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller made th...
Ontario Liberals pledge action on anti-racism, including more diverse police hiring
TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals are making a host of promises today aimed at combatting racism, including creating a new fund to hire police officers from underrepresented communities. Leader Steven Del Duca says if his party is elected June 2 he
‘The way democracy works:’ Alberta town votes against ending century-old alcohol ban
RAYMOND, ALBERTA — The council of a southern Alberta town that has been dry for more than a century has voted against a motion to allow restaurants to serve alcohol. Six out of seven councillors in Raymond, about 240 kilometres south
Ottawa spending $22 million for upgrades to New Brunswick long-term care homes
DALHOUSIE, N.B. — The federal government is investing more than $22 million to improve services for residents of long-term care homes in New Brunswick. The deal signed between the provincial and federal governments was announced today by Prime Ministe...
Alberta harm reduction advocate, drug user challenges government focus on abstinence
CALGARY — It was in a hospital that a Calgary woman says she recalls feeling happy for the very first time as an opioid raced through her body. "When they gave me that IV of hydromorphone, all of the horrible things
Alberta harm reduction advocate, drug user challenges government focus on abstinence
CALGARY — It was in a hospital that a Calgary woman says she recalls feeling happy for the very first time as an opioid raced through her body. "When they gave me that IV of hydromorphone, all of the horrible things
As the Charter turns 40, human rights groups say it hasn’t achieved ‘full potential’
OTTAWA — Canadian human rights organizations say the 40th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is an opportunity to acknowledge its shortcomings and call for change. Sen. Marilou McPhedran, who was involved in campaigning for stronger gen...
Wolastoqey chiefs want return of Indigenous artifacts from New Brunswick Museum
FREDERICTON — The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick want the return of Indigenous artifacts from the New Brunswick Museum. In a statement Thursday, the chiefs called on Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn to begin the process
‘We must do better:’ Nunavut leaders optimistic about housing money from Ottawa
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Leaders in Nunavut say they're happy with territory-specific housing money in the federal budget even though the amount is well below what they say is needed to address a long-standing housing crisis. The Liberal government budget l...