Category Archives: Social
Manitoba’s rollout plan: Younger First Nations people to get vaccine sooner
WINNIPEG — Younger First Nations members will be able to get vaccinated sooner in Manitoba as Indigenous people continue to face more serious health outcomes from COVID-19. People over the age of 80 will be eligible for shots when the next
N.S. pledges homes for people with disabilities but advocate calls pace ‘glacial’
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia says eight small homes for people with disabilities will be completed by spring, but an advocacy group describes the pace of the program as "glacial." The project, first announced in 2017, reflects the Liberal government's commit...
O’Ree’s hockey stick reminds Trudeau daily of the work needed to combat racism
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he keeps a signed hockey stick from "living legend" Willie O'Ree as a constant reminder of the work that remains to combat racism. Trudeau added himself to a long list of people inspired by
Indigenous woman who delivered stillborn baby turned away from B.C. hospital: uncle
KITIMAT, B.C. — The uncle of an Indigenous woman who gave birth to a stillborn baby after allegedly being turned away from a hospital in British Columbia says she is traumatized by the experience of racism. Dustin Gaucher said his 21-year-old
Manitoba to close large institution for people with intellectual disabilities
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — The Manitoba government is shutting down a controversial institution for people with intellectual disabilities that has been in operation for more than a century. The province says the Manitoba Development Centre in Portage l...
No longer sustainable for social media giants to self-police on content: Facebook
OTTAWA — It's no longer sustainable for social media companies to self-police content and time for governments to step in, the head of public policy for Facebook Canada said Friday. That's why the social media giant is welcoming ongoing work by
Victims of mosque attack to be honoured with national day of remembrance, action
OTTAWA — The federal government intends to make Jan. 29 a day to honour victims of the deadly 2017 attack on a Quebec City mosque. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcement Thursday, the day before the fourth anniversary of
COVID-19 vaccine uptake slower in some of Saskatchewan’s far north communities
REGINA — A health official serving Saskatchewan's northernmost communities says there are plans to send any leftover COVID-19 vaccine elsewhere after a slower than expected uptake in vaccinations. Derek Keller, executive director of primary health care...
Opioid deaths highlight need to decriminalize hard-drug possession, police chiefs say
TORONTO — The scourge of overdose deaths underscores the need for Canada to decriminalize simple possession of hard drugs, the head of the national chiefs of police association said on Thursday. In urging action, Bryan Larkin noted that overdose deaths...
Liberal government sings Joe Biden’s praises for cancelling U.S. abortion ‘gag rule’
WASHINGTON — Canada's Liberal government cheered Thursday as President Joe Biden reversed a U.S. policy that denies federal funding to international aid organizations that support abortion. Biden signed a presidential memorandum to rescind the policy ...
