Category Archives: Social
UK government ups pay rise for health staff in England to 3%
LONDON (AP) — The British government has tripled its pay increase offer for more than a million National Health Service employees in England, but unions said the proposed boost was insufficient given an anticipated spike in inflation.
NC medical marijuana bill approved by another Senate panel
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation to legalize marijuana for medical use in North Carolina advanced through another Senate panel on Wednesday.
Former Manitoba cabinet minister says she was offered and rejected appointment
WINNIPEG — A former Manitoba cabinet minister who quit her post in the wake of controversial comments by Premier Brian Pallister says she was offered, and rejected, an appointment to a powerful government committee. Eileen Clarke was listed Tuesday as ...
Feds will fight ‘alarming’ rise in hate crimes, Trudeau tells antisemitism summit
OTTAWA — The federal government will continue rejecting and fighting antisemitism in all its forms as hate-motivated crimes against the Jewish community rise in Canada and around the world, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. Speaking to a na...
B.C. helps fund searches for Indigenous remains
VANCOUVER — The B.C. government says it will provide immediate funding to 21 First Nation communities to help with searches for human remains at former residential schools or hospitals. Murray Rankin, the minister of Indigenous relations and reconcili...
Feds looking into Muslim charities’ concerns: PM
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is "extremely concerned" about recent reports that Muslim charities are being unfairly targeted for federal audits and sanctions. Trudeau told a news conference Tuesday the Liberal government i...
Critics take aim at charitable money sitting in donor funds
Wealthy philanthropists have long enjoyed an advantageous way to give to charity: Using something called a donor-advised fund, they've been able to enjoy tax deductions and investment gains on their donations long before they give the money away.
Climate envoy says US, China must end world’s ‘suicide pact’
LONDON (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry called on China to join America in urgently cutting greenhouse gas emissions and described the international alliances that rebuilt Europe after World War II as a model for fighting e against climate
Funeral held for bystander killed in police pursuit crash
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Friends and family gathered at a Minneapolis church to honor the life of a man killed when a police squad car struck his vehicle while the officer was chasing a robbery suspect.
Delaware lawmaker apologizes for making Asian slur in email
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker in Delaware has apologized for using a racist and sexist slur to refer to sex workers, saying he “dehumanized an entire culture.”
