Category Archives: Social
Ottawa appeals court ruling that limits First Nations’ ability to postpone elections
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says his department will appeal a Federal Court ruling that limits First Nations' ability to postpone the election of chiefs and councils during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indigenous Services Canada devel...
Ottawa appeals court ruling that limits First Nations’ ability to postpone elections
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada will appeal a Federal Court ruling that limits First Nations' ability to postpone the election of chiefs and councils during the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said.The department develo...
Flags drop, bells toll as Canadians remember special relationship with Prince Philip
Organizing a royal tour is a demanding task to begin with, but when it involved Prince Philip, his Canadian coordinators knew to expect the unexpected. Philip might eschew a motorcade and insist on walking. He would request local maps that he
Statistics Canada hires locals in First Nations to collect census amid COVID-19
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is hiring local enumerators for the 2021 census in Indigenous, remote and northern communities to avoid outsiders needing to visit during the pandemic. Geoff Bowlby, director general of the census program, says this will help...
NDP convention targets inequality, as contentious planks threaten to steal spotlight
OTTAWA — Inequality took centre stage at the federal NDP policy convention Friday as thousands of New Democrats gathered online to kick off the three-day event. Party members had cast their votes to whittle down hundreds of proposed resolutions into a
Advocates demand sweeping changes to military complaints process for sexual violence
OTTAWA — Advocates are calling for fundamental reforms to the process for reporting sexual violence in the Canadian Armed Forces, deeming decades-old patterns of misconduct a "national embarrassment" amid a broken military justice system. Christine Woo...
Liberals hope for ‘tame’ convention, in contrast to rival parties’ controversies
OTTAWA — Thousands of federal Liberals gathered online Thursday night for the start of a three-day national convention that promises to be downright dull compared to similar events held by the Conservative and New Democratic parties. And that suits Lib...
B.C. and federal governments promise unbroken cell service on ‘Highway of Tears’
The federal and British Columbia governments say seamless cellular coverage will be provided along the Highway of Tears by October 2022. Seventy per cent of Highway 16 already has some coverage, but Lisa Beare, B.C.'s minister of citizens' services, sa...
Alberta First Nations say provincially regulated gambling website unauthorized
CALGARY — Two First Nations are taking the Alberta government and its gaming commission to court over the province's entry into the online gambling sector. Play Alberta, a provincially regulated site launched last fall, offers virtual slots and table g...
Parliamentary budget officer says basic income program could halve poverty rate
OTTAWA — The pressure on the federal Liberal government to introduce a universal basic income ratcheted up a notch Wednesday with a report from the parliamentary budget officer that suggests it could cut poverty rates in Canada by almost half
