Category Archives: Social
B.C. targets homelessness with funds for youth in care, complex-care housing
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is expanding supports for former youth in care and complex-care housing as part of an approach that it says targets the root causes of homelessness. Several cabinet ministers gathered for a news conference Thu...
Canada’s emergency refugee program could accommodate millions of Ukrainians: minister
OTTAWA — Canada has designed a system with the potential to welcome millions of Ukrainians fleeing war to Canada, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Thursday, as the government opened applications. The program, which marks a major departure from Can...
Indigenous mother proposes class-action lawsuit on birth alerts in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — An Indigenous woman whose newborn was taken by police and social workers shown in a video broadcast live on social media has proposed a class-action lawsuit against the Manitoba government. The woman says in a statement of claim filed
Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General requested briefing on the Indian Act
OTTAWA — Canada's first Indigenous Governor General, within months of being appointed to the role, requested government officials outline what departments were doing to allow First Nations to move away from the Indian Act. Mary Simon, an Inuk leader, ...
‘Death trap’: Front-line workers warn of drug overdoses rising on and off the streets
A father's hope turned to pain in less than 24 hours after his son entered a residential drug treatment facility and fatally overdosed. "Our son died in a place that was supposed to be safe," Ray Corbiere told The Canadian Press.
B.C. provincial data show 23,000 people experienced homelessness in 2019
VICTORIA — British Columbia's housing minister says a new method for collecting data on homelessness is the first of its kind in Canada and will help the province improve how it tackles the issue. David Eby said Wednesday the government used
N.L. looks to rename Colonial Building in St. John’s as part of reconciliation effort
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As Newfoundland and Labrador considers a name change for its historic Colonial Building in downtown St. John’s, an Indigenous leader in the province says it’s an opportunity to revisit the province’s Confederation with Canada. Chief ...
More Canadians opting for fertility treatment during pandemic: doctors, advocate
More women have undergone fertility treatment during the pandemic, especially if they've been working from home and haven't had to disclose their health challenges to an employer, says the head of a national advocacy group. Carolynn Dubé, executive dir...
Four recommendations given to BC Housing to improve space for women, children
VICTORIA — B.C.'s auditor general says the provincial housing agency should ensure rooms it finds for women and children fleeing violence are held exclusively for their use. In an audit of BC Housing's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, auditor general...
N.L. expects $70-million windfall from surging oil prices, hikes supports for seniors
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's finance minister says her department expects about $70 million more oil revenue than forecast this fiscal year, and some of the cash will be used to help vulnerable residents cope with soaring fuel
