Category Archives: Social
Feds, Indigenous leaders to announce child welfare compensation agreement Tuesday
OTTAWA — An agreement in principle that will see Ottawa pay billions in compensation to First Nations children harmed by an underfunded child welfare system is set to be announced in Ottawa this week. Sources confirmed to The Canadian Press that
Ontario raises maximum allowable rent increase as rent freezes end
TORONTO — Ontario renters may soon be paying more for their accommodations after the province hiked its rent increase guidelines today. The province says it has set its rent increase guideline for 2022 at 1.2 per cent. The guideline is the maximum
Military preparing for promised consultations with sexual misconduct victims
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is preparing for the launch of highly anticipated consultations with thousands of current and former military members and defence officials who experienced inappropriate sexual behaviour. The consultation, known as re...
Group in B.C. looks to build smaller, homelike long-term care units after COVID-19
VANCOUVER — Rows of rooms line a long, narrow hallway where a tall aluminum cart stacked with food trays is parked as staff at the front desk register visitors and offer surgical masks. At the other end, a large TV
B.C. marks two years since passing law to adopt declaration on Indigenous rights
VANCOUVER — British Columbia recently marked two years since passing legislation that requires the province to align its laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, though an Indigenous leader and legal expertsay many ...
Finding unmarked graves put spotlight on reconciliation in 2021
OTTAWA — Murray Sinclair says there was something he found difficult after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its final report into the history and legacy of residential schools. It was the ongoing resistance some people still h...
Canada Child Benefit still needed alongside national daycare system, minister says
OTTAWA — The federal minister in charge of child-care efforts says she still sees a need for the government's cornerstone children's benefit even in a Canada with a national daycare system. Families Minister Karina Gould says the Canada Child Benefit w...
Military sex response centre facing more calls for help after year of allegations
OTTAWA — The head of the response centre for victims of military sexual misconduct says her organization has seen an explosion in requests for assistance since February, with many Armed Forces members “triggered” by allegations of inappropriate behavio...
COVID-19 might have lasting impacts on the way Canada handles immigration: Minister
OTTAWA — The federal immigration minister says some of temporary measures that have helped the government meet its targets this year could be here to stay even after the pandemic ebbs away. During the pandemic, as it became more and more
Canadians looking to privately sponsor Afghan refugees frustrated at process
Zahir Alizai is frustrated. His family fled Afghanistan for neighbouring Pakistan earlier this year and he's been trying for months to bring them to Canada as refugees but his attempts have been unsuccessful. He's one of many Canadians trying to priv...