Category Archives: Social
Here are the key players in the military’s sexual misconduct scandal
OTTAWA — Two House of Commons committees continue to probe the Liberal government's handling of sexual misconduct allegations against senior military officers. Here are the key players involved in the scandal: Gen. Jonathan Vance: Former chief of the d...
$18B Indigenous spending in Budget 2021 meant for short-term gaps: Miller
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the 2021 federal budget marks a historic level of investment in Indigenous communities, but he acknowledges much of this spending addresses systemic funding gaps and that longer-term, sustained spe...
B.C. cancels scheduled surgeries in nine hospitals as COVID patient count jumps
VICTORIA — Hundreds of scheduled surgeries in British Columbia have been postponed as the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals reaches a new peak. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Thursday that 1,750 surgeries at nine affected hospitals in the Fras...
Hate crimes jumped 51 per cent in part spurred by pandemic, Toronto police report
TORONTO — Hate crime complaints and arrests in the country's largest city jumped sharply last year, with Jewish and Black people the most common targets, according to an annual police report released on Thursday.The report cites the COVID-19 pandemic f...
Variants surge: Leaders urge Ottawa to beef up restrictions for travellers to Canada
Ontario’s premier got emotional today as he apologized for a mistake and some leaders urged the federal government to tighten restrictions for travellers returning to Canada as rates of COVID-19 variants continue to surge across the country. Doug Ford ...
Variants surge: Leaders urge Ottawa to beef up restrictions for travellers to Canada
Ontario’s premier got emotional today as he apologized for a mistake and some leaders urged the federal government to tighten restrictions for travellers returning to Canada as rates of COVID-19 variants continue to surge across the country. Doug Ford ...
Canada bans flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days; Ford sorry for health orders
Canada will ban all flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days after pressure from provincial leaders who are making tough decisions to tackle surging COVID-19 variant cases at home.Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu said of the people who have
Retaking language test unfair during COVID-19: applicants to new residency pathway
OTTAWA — International graduates and essential workers eligible to apply for permanent residency under a new program say requiring them to retake language proficiency tests is unreasonable, especially during a global pandemic. Akshay Aman, a law clerk ...
Former Trudeau adviser agrees to testify before committee on Vance allegations
OTTAWA — A former adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to face questions from a parliamentary committee about the Liberal government's handling of an allegation of sexual misconduct involving former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance. A n...
What people are saying about the B.C. budget
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government released its budget Tuesday promising to spend billions on pandemic economic recovery. Here is some of the reaction to the budget: “Given the uncertainty around the pandemic it is difficult to forecast exact...
