Category Archives: Social
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...
Female service members blast military police over sexual misconduct investigations
OTTAWA — Female service members and veterans came out swinging at Canada's military police on Tuesday as they related their own individual experiences after having come forward to report a sexual crime or misconduct. The women, who were testifying befo...
Federal Budget 2021: Liberals pledge $30B for child care with eye to reducing fees
OTTAWA — The federal government is diving into the deep end of child care, promising billions in new spending for provinces to create spaces and drive down fees. The Liberals' 2021 budget doesn’t commit or estimate how many new spaces could
Expectations high as Trudeau Liberals get ready to unveil first pandemic budget
OTTAWA — The Liberals will look to thread an economic needle with Monday's budget, while dealing with a minority Parliament where the document's defeat would topple the government. It has been more than two years — and two throne speeches —
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, Lake Babine Nation get funding from B.C. government
VICTORIA — The B.C. government has reached an agreement to give Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs $7.2 million in funding to support the implementation of their rights and title. The government says in a statement the three-year funding will support the c...
Pact allowing Canada to return asylum claimants to U.S. is constitutional: court
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has found that a pact between Ottawa and Washington to turn back asylum-seekers entering Canada from the United States does not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. A three-judge panel ruled unanimously Thurs...
‘Nothing to be envious about:’ Experts caution against following U.S. lead on COVID
Canadians may be looking with envy at the United States as it lifts COVID-19 restrictions and distributes vaccinations, but experts say key indicators show there’s no reason to covet our southern neighbour’s pandemic response. “The final chapter in the...
‘Nothing to be envious about:’ Experts caution against following U.S. lead on COVID
Canadians may be looking with envy at the United States as it lifts COVID-19 restrictions and distributes vaccinations, but experts say key indicators show there’s no reason to covet our southern neighbour’s pandemic response. “The final chapter in the...
‘Nothing to be envious about:’ Experts caution against following U.S. lead on COVID
Canadians may be looking with envy at the United States as it lifts COVID-19 restrictions and distributes vaccinations, but experts say key indicators show there’s no reason to covet our southern neighbour’s pandemic response. “The final chapter in the...
Charities hope Liberals’ budget lends helping hand as sector eyes long recovery
OTTAWA — Canada's charities are hoping the Liberals extend them a helping hand in net week's budget as the sector faces the possibility of a prolonged road to recovery, even after the economy reopens. Charities and non-profits have been hit hard
