Category Archives: Social
Picard re-elected as chief of Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador for 11th term
MONTREAL — Ghislain Picard has been elected to an 11th mandate as chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador. In an election today, Picard captured 74 per cent of the votes, beating out former Kanesatake Mohawk grand chief Serge Simon
Funds for memorial to 22 mass shooting victims in N.S. shifts to municipal leadership
HALIFAX — Funds for a memorial to the victims of Nova Scotia's mass shooting are being shifted to a municipal government trust, while some communities and families have been pursuing their own fundraising efforts. The permanent memorial project was ini...
B.C. First Nation finds 93 possible burial sites at former residential school
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A First Nation in British Columbia says a preliminary geophysical investigation has identified 93 "reflections" that could indicate the number of children buried around the site of a former residential school. Chief Willie Sellars...
Kids’ vaccine rate still low despite rampant spread of Omicron variant
OTTAWA — The timing of the Omicron outbreak in Canada may have hurt the uptake of pediatric vaccines at a time when kids need them most. Child-sized doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine were approved for children aged five to 11 on
Nunavut signs $10-a-day child-care deal with federal government
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut has become the latest jurisdiction to sign onto the federal government's $10-a-day child-care program. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the deal of $66-million over five years Monday with Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok ...
How a golf game led to talks between the military and sex misconduct survivors
OTTAWA — Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Craig Baines admits he made a mistake by golfing with retired general Jonathan Vance last summer while the former chief of the defence staff was being investigated for alleged sexual misconduct. But i...
Second death of Montreal homeless person this month as shelters fight cold, pandemic
MONTREAL — A second person experiencing homelessness in Montreal has died this month after being found outside in frigid temperatures, authorities said Friday. The chief executive officer of local non-profit Welcome Hall Mission identified the woman as...
Omicron wave of COVID-19 could be flattening on First Nations, says top doctor
OTTAWA — The top doctor for Indigenous Services Canada says he's cautiously optimistic the Omicron-driven wave of the pandemic may be flattening across First Nations. Dr. Tom Wong, the department's chief public health officer, says for this to happen ...
Spike in deaths causes Yukon to declare overdose emergency
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government has declared a substance-use health emergency after toxic drugs pushed overdose deaths to new peaks. Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee said Thursday the drugs are killing people and creating a mental health crisis in ...
Ottawa inks deal to share more residential school records with reconciliation centre
OTTAWA — Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced Thursday Ottawa has entered into an agreement with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to hand over thousands more records on residential schools that the federal ...