Category Archives: Social
‘We’re getting through this’: Nunavut hamlet fighting COVID-19 and TB at same time
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Eric Lawlor was in a meeting about a tuberculosis outbreak in his community in December when he got a call from Nunavut's top doctor telling him a resident had just tested positive for COVID-19. The mayor of Pangnirtung
B.C. says gender on ID cards can now be changed without doctor’s confirmation
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says gender markers on provincial identification cards can now be changed without the confirmation of a doctor or psychologist. Grace Lore, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, says the change will reduc...
Latest wave of COVID-19 cases may have peaked in parts of B.C., says health officer
VANCOUVER — COVID-19 modelling released by the British Columbia government shows challenging days ahead for the health-care system even though the latest wave propelled by the Omicron variant may have peaked in parts of the province. Provincial health ...
City of Iqaluit confirms trace amounts of fuel found in drinking water
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Iqaluit resident Kinguatsiaq Kinguatsiaq says he smelled fuel in his water a couple of days ago but assumed it must be something else. "I figured I was wrong because I thought the situation had been resolved," he said.
COVID-19 outbreaks at N.S. facilities for people with disabilities not made public
HALIFAX — Citing the privacy of residents, the government of Nova Scotia did not disclose a recent outbreak of COVID-19 at a large facility housing people with intellectual disabilities, to the dismay of disability rights advocates. Documents from the ...
Supreme Court of Canada to review decision on B.C. school trustee’s defamation case
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a defamation lawsuit by a school trustee in Chilliwack, B.C., should proceed against the former president of a teachers union. Trustee Barry Neufeld made negative comments in 2017 about how
Indigenous inmates face high rates of COVID-19 in federal prisons
OTTAWA — Indigenous federal inmates are infected with COVID-19 at disproportionately high rates. Correctional Service Canada said Wednesday that as of Jan. 10, there are 207 active COVID-19 cases among inmates in federal penitentiaries. Of those cases...
Federal support amid COVID-19 outbreak disappointing: Bearskin Lake First Nation
The federal government's response to a COVID-19 outbreak that has infected half the members of a northern Ontario First Nation is disappointing, the chief of the community said on Wednesday. Chief Lefty Kamenawatamin of Bearskin Lake First Nation said...
Mounties urge Supreme Court to allow class action on bullying to proceed
OTTAWA — Mounties waging a class action against the RCMP over bullying and harassment are telling the Supreme Court of Canada to reject a federal move to have the suit thrown out. The lead plaintiffs, veteran RCMP members Geoffrey Greenwood and
Women’s shelters facing staff shortages amid COVID, high rates of gendered violence
OTTAWA — Women's shelter workers are feeling even more pressure as the latest COVID-19 wave hits Canada, fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Lise Martin, executive director of Women's Shelters Canada, said shelters are overwhelmed in p...
