Category Archives: Social
Feds move up timeline to repay benefit clawbacks for low-income seniors
OTTAWA — The federal government says it plans to hand out millions in benefits in April to low-income seniors who saw their income top-ups reduced because they received emergency pandemic aid. The government has set aside $742.4 million to help some
Protesters broke through RCMP barricades, causing highway closure near Pacific Border
SURREY, B.C. — The main route to the Pacific Highway border crossing in Surrey was closed Saturday afternoon after protesters opposed to vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 measures broke through RCMP barricades and began driving the wrong way down 176...
‘Should be an alarm bell’: Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations
Monias Fiddler says time is moving slowly for the Sandy Lake First Nation as the community feels the immense weight from the loss of three children in a house fire last month. Grant Meekis, 9; Remi Meekis, 6; and Wilfred Fiddler,
Police in apparent standoff at Windsor bridge as nationwide demonstrations continue
OTTAWA — Police in Windsor, Ont., were locked in an apparent standoff with protesters clogging a key trade artery between the United States and Canada on Saturday, even as demonstrations against COVID-19 public health measures continued in Ottawa and o...
Quebec Court of Appeal upholds majority of federal Indigenous child welfare law
MONTREAL — The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld the majority of a federal law that gives Indigenous governments more control over child welfare. In a 219-page unanimous decision rendered Thursday, the five-member appeals court panel said that most of ...
Experts say journalists face increasing vitriol from distrustful minority at protests
Many journalists who cover charged pandemic protests across Canada are coming under fire themselves for reporting on incidents of hate and misinformation, say experts who warn such attacks threaten a key pillar of democracy. While the verbal, and somet...
Child under 12 in Nova Scotia dies from COVID-19: health officials
HALIFAX — COVID-19 has claimed the life of a young child in Nova Scotia. Health officials confirmed today the victim was between the ages of five and 11, but no other details were released. Premier Tim Houston issued a statement expressing his
NDP’s Black caucus translating community needs into the language of the legislature
Laura Mae Lindo is reminded of the challenges of advocating for the Black community from within a system that has often trampled its rights whenever she steps inside Ontario's legislative chamber. "When I look at the speaker and above his head
Draft standards for LTC building design, infection prevention publicly released
OTTAWA — Experts have released a new set of draft standards for long-term care, this time focused on building design, materials and infection prevention and control. CSA Group, formerly the Canadian Standards Association, developed the draft in paralle...
Concerns about violence make it difficult to know when protests will end: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Government officials invoked stronger measures Friday to stop illegal blockades that were paralyzing the national capital and halting traffic at Canada's busiest border crossing with the United States. The City of Ottawa went to court for an i...
