Category Archives: Social
Syrian refugees overcoming war memories brought back by COVID-19
OTTAWA — Five years after the first of them arrived in Canada, tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have had to adapt to COVID-19 lockdowns that brought back the memories of war horrors and upset the lives they had begun
Over 41,000 children living in poverty in Nova Scotia, and numbers rising, says study
HALIFAX — A newly released study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says more than 41,000 children in Nova Scotia live in poverty, and the numbers have been rising. Using the latest available data from 2018, the 2020 Report Card
Program to give residency to ‘guardian angel’ asylum-seekers to open next week
OTTAWA — Some asylum-seekers who toiled on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis earlier this year will be able to apply for permanent residency in Canada beginning Dec. 14. The federal government announced the program for the "guardian angels" worki...
Ontario reports 1,890 new COVID-19 cases and 28 new deaths from the virus
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,890 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 28 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 517 cases are in Toronto, 471 in Peel Region and 187 in York Region. In the province's long-term
N.S. single mothers describe the dilemma of families seeking safe, low-cost housing
HALIFAX — Single mother Harley Newell faces a harsh choice: either battle to remain in an apartment in need of repairs or pursue the faint hope of finding publicly subsidized housing in a small Nova Scotia town. The 29-year-old single mother
Conservatives prepared to debate assisted-dying bill around the clock: O’Toole
OTTAWA — Many people will suffer needlessly if Conservatives continue filibustering a bill on medically assisted dying beyond a court-imposed deadline of Dec. 18, Justice Minister David Lametti said Tuesday. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole had served ...
Canada ‘must build back better’ for Indigenous People after COVID-19: Bellegarde
OTTAWA — Canada must invest in closing the gap for Indigenous people as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the outgoing head of the Assembly of First Nations said Tuesday. "That gap amplifies every threat and every harm from this pandemic,
Anti-Black racism case against school board heading to Quebec rights tribunal
MONTREAL — A Quebec mother and her two children have been awarded $65,000 by the province's Human Rights Commission, which found against a Montreal-area school board over allegations of racism, aggression and failure to provide a racism-free school env...
Speakers’ Spotlight threatened after being caught up in WE affair: co-founder
OTTAWA — A small business that used to book speaking engagements for Justin Trudeau and his family has been caught in the partisan crossfire of the WE Charity affair. Martin Perelmuter, who co-founded Speakers' Spotlight 25 years ago with his wife,
Liberals set to kick-start talks on new child-care system and funding, Hussen says
OTTAWA — Two key federal cabinet ministers marked the anniversary of a landmark report on women's issues in Canada with a political push for a national daycare system, encouraging provinces and MPs to not stand in the way of the
