Category Archives: Social
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...
Dropping First Nations COVID-19 infections brings hope Omicron wave has passed
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says the number of COVID-19 infections in First Nations communities has begun to decline, bringing hope that the worst of the Omicron wave has passed. Hajdu says she understands why Indigenous leaders ...
Indigenous and Black federal inmates see more use of force: correctional investigator
OTTAWA — Indigenous and Black federal inmates in Canada experience more use of force than any other racial group, the country's correctional investigator reported on Thursday. Leticia Gutierrez, senior policy adviser in the investigator's office, said ...
Poll: Nearly 30% of Canadians say it’s time to ‘learn to live’ with COVID-19
A new poll suggests almost 30 per cent of Canadians believe it's time to lift pandemic restrictions and "learn to live" with the COVID-19 virus, while more than 40 per cent want measures to ease carefully. Public health experts said Thursday