Category Archives: Social
Agriculture Minister Bibeau announces emergency food funding top-up
OTTAWA — The federal government is spending another $30 million to help people at risk of going hungry. The top-up of the Emergency Food Security Fund will provide more money to the charitable sector to help Canadians access needed food services. Agric...
Military faces fresh calls for end of ‘duty to report’ for sexual misconduct
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is facing fresh calls to create an “explicit exception” for victims of sexual misconduct and their confidantes from having to report incidents to their commanders. The request is one of dozens of recommendations conta...
Liberals, Tories co-operate on extending leave for grieving parents
OTTAWA — A Liberal minister struck a last-minute deal with the Conservatives before the holidays to extend bereavement leave for grieving parents who work in federally regulated industries. Tory MP Tom Kmiec, whose daughter Lucy-Rose died at only 39 da...
B.C. brings in more rules to fight the COVID-19 variant Omicron, plans surgery delays
VICTORIA — The rapid growth rate of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in British Columbia has led the province to tighten public health restrictions to limit its spread, says provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. The province also has plans to introdu...
Rising COVID-19 cases lead to stronger measures across Canada to slow spread
Health professionals and provincial governments are drawing up battle plans to curb the spread of COVID-19 by bringing back restrictions, while speeding up booster doses as the highly transmissible Omicron variant washes over the country. As the holid...
Prosecutor expects 29 sex misconduct cases to stay in military justice system
OTTAWA — While military police are working to transfer sexual misconduct investigations to civilian authorities, the Canadian Armed Forces’ top prosecutor says he expects nearly 30 cases in which charges have already been laid will proceed to court mar...
Concerns persist as warming shelter opens near homeless camp in central Alberta city
WETASKIWIN, Alta. — A tent lies mangled on a pile of soot where a fire burned down part of a homeless encampment in a central Alberta city. Marsha Louis, who lives in one of the remaining tents held up by shards
Justin Trudeau shares father’s dislike of clause allowing override of charter rights
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his late father's disdain for the constitutional "notwithstanding clause" and he's not ruling out asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Quebec's pre-emptive use of it to trample the rights of religious
Military aims for victory over misconduct with ‘irreversible’ changes in five years
OTTAWA — The senior officer tasked with changing the Canadian military's culture says while she and her team are already working on initiatives to tackle sexual misconduct and hate in the ranks, victory will look like "irreversible positive changes" wi...
Critics still worried about immigration backlog after feds pledge $85M
OTTAWA — Opposition critics are still skeptical the federal government will be able to quickly plow through the massive backlog in immigration applications after Trudeau's Liberals promised to put $85 million toward that goal. The pandemic put serious ...