Category Archives: Social
NWT joins nine provinces and Yukon in new $10-a-day national child care plan
OTTAWA — The federal government has agreed to a $51-million deal to slash child care fees and add 300 new spaces in the Northwest Territories. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Caroline Cochrane finalized the deal in a meeting Wednesday in
Blood service recommends Health Canada end gay blood donation ban
OTTAWA — Canadian Blood Services on Wednesday recommended an end to the ban on sexually active gay men donating blood in a submission to Health Canada. It submitted a proposal, backed by research, suggesting that donor screening focus on high-risk beha...
National modelling suggests Canada’s opioid overdose crisis could worsen through 2022
OTTAWA — The latest data from a federal special advisory committee on opioid overdoses shows that opioid-related deaths could remain high and even increase in the next six months. In a statement released today, co-chairs Dr. Theresa Tam and Dr. Jennife...
National modelling suggests Canada’s opioid overdose crisis could worsen through 2022
OTTAWA — The latest data from a federal special advisory committee on opioid overdoses shows that opioid-related deaths could remain high and even increase in the next six months. In a statement released today, co-chairs Dr. Theresa Tam and Dr. Jennife...
Cowessess First Nation to receive federal cash to help identify 751 unmarked graves
COWESSESS FIRST NATION — The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan is starting to put names to unmarked graves discovered at a former residential school site and the federal government says it will help fund the effort. About $703,000 over three year...
Military preparing to act quickly on Arbour’s plan to fight sex misconduct: minister
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand says she is preparing the military to act quickly on retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour’s recommendations for eliminating sexual misconduct from the ranks, which could come as early as the spring. Those pr...
Discovery of unmarked graves selected as Canada’s news story of the year: CP poll
VICTORIA — The discovery of unmarked graves at a former residential school in the B.C. Interior and the countrywide awakening it set off have been chosen as Canada’s news story of the year by editors in newsrooms across the country.
Ontario to accept 100 immigrants after each invests $200,000 in local companies
TORONTO — Ontario is planning to accept 100 immigrants in the next two years under a program allowing foreign entrepreneurs to apply for immigration to the province after they invest a minimum of $200,000 in its economy. Labour Minister Monte McNaught...
Ottawa to include $40B in fiscal update to cover compensation for First Nations kids
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is preparing to spend $40 billion to compensate First Nations children harmed by Ottawa's underfunding of child and family services on reserve, as well as on reforming the current system. Crown-Indigenous Relations Mini...
Ottawa delivers long-awaited apology to victims of military sex misconduct
OTTAWA — The federal government sought to emerge from a dark period in the Canadian Armed Forces’ legacy on Monday as political and military leaders delivered a long-awaited apology to victims of military sexual misconduct. Streamed online from Nationa...