Category Archives: Social
‘What about Timber Bay?’ Survivor wants home recognized as residential school
Yvonne Mirasty was nine years old when she was taken. "When my mom got home from work, we were gone." Along with her siblings, Mirasty was placed in the Timber Bay Children's Home, which the Northern Canada Evangelical Mission and later the
Canada’s foreign minister meets counterparts at NATO to ramp up pressure on Moscow
OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign affairs minister met counterparts at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday to co-ordinate continuing efforts to sanction Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Before the meeting, Mélanie Joly said ministers planned to discuss ...
Trudeau heads to Europe to meet allies amid fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to several European capitals to strategize with allies as fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensifies. Trudeau will spend next week in meetings in London and Berlin as well as Riga, Latvia, an...
‘Disheartening’: Alberta government promise to track domestic violence offenders lags
CALGARY — The Alberta government is lagging on a promise to fund electronic monitoring of domestic violence offenders even as other provinces push forward with programs believed to have saved lives. The United Conservative Party's 2019 campaign platfor...
Canada’s Ukraine refugee plan praised, but questions raised about other war escapees
OTTAWA — Canada's decision to welcome an unlimited number of Ukrainians to Canada on a temporary basis marks a positive and hopefully permanent change to the way the country handles major crises around the world, the Canadian Council for Refugees
Trudeau calls for stop to attacks on nuclear plant in Ukraine
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning attacks on a major nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Trudeau said late Thursday that he had spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about "the horrific attacks at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear p...
Canada must be ready to welcome Ukrainians to safety: expert
OTTAWA — Europe is facing a massive new migration crisis because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Canada should prepare to provide asylum to those fleeing the violence, says a Canadian security expert. "This would be a chance for Canada
Mohawk community in Quebec to vote on removing remains of allegedly abusive priest
MONTREAL — The First Nation of Kahnawake south of Montreal will vote next month in a referendum on whether the remains of a Jesuit priest alleged to have committed sexual abuse should be exhumed and removed from the community. Exhumation "was
Ontario New Democrats hope government will support anti-Islamophobia bill
TORONTO — An Opposition bill aimed at fighting Islamophobia and other hate crimes was tabled in Ontario's legislature Wednesday, but it was unclear if it would receive the support of the majority Progressive Conservative government. The bill from the ...
First Nation health ombudsperson’s office to be established in Saskatchewan
SASKATOON — An ombudsperson's office being created in Saskatchewan will be the first in Canada to help address racism against Indigenous people trying to get health-care services. "There has been a long history of negative, and sometimes tragic, intera...
