Category Archives: Social
Children and youth with special needs ‘left out’ of pandemic response: B.C. watchdog
VANCOUVER — Victoria O'Connor says she's reached a breaking point while constantly managing and advocating for the supports she needs for her twin sons, who are non-verbal and have been diagnosed with autism. "We are very much a family in crisis,"
Liberals table bill to implement UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA — The Liberal government introduced long-awaited legislation Thursday to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which Justice Minister David Lametti described as a significant step forward on the path to re...
B.C. records 12 more COVID-19 deaths as top doctor warns against non-essential travel
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 cases have levelled off in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions, but they've been rising in the North, Interior and to a lesser extent on Vancouver Island. Dr. Bonnie Henry said Wednesda...
RCMP must take ‘drastic actions’ to restore confidence: former Supreme Court justice
OTTAWA — The author of a report that found a toxic, misogynistic culture in the RCMP says the police force must take some "drastic actions" right away to restore confidence. Former Supreme Court justice Michel Bastarache told a House of Commons
Bill to implement UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on the way
OTTAWA, Kan. — The federal government is expected to introduce a bill Thursday aimed at ensuring the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.The bill is expected to echo a
Refugee advocates criticize Canada’s decision to resume deportations during COVID-19
MONTREAL — Refugee advocates are criticizing Canada's decision to resume deportations before the country irons out the details of a program to grant permanent residency to asylum-seekers who have been working in the health-care system during the COVID-...
Boil-water advisories at First Nations communities to remain past March 2021: feds
OTTAWA — The federal government says it will not meet a marquee pledge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lift all boil-water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021. Indigenous Services Canada says at least 22 long-term water advisories...
Liberals take step on national child-care system, promise plan coming in 2021 budget
OTTAWA — The federal government is proposing millions of dollars in new spending as a down payment on a planned national child-care system that the Liberals say will be outlined in next spring's budget. As a start, the Liberals are proposing
Study suggests pandemic-induced recession could impact paternity leave take-up rates
OTTAWA — New research suggests a bump in the number of fathers who planned to take time off with a new baby under a nascent national leave program could be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been just over a
Sen. Murray Sinclair, former head of TRC, set to leave the upper chamber next January
OTTAWA — Sen. Murray Sinclair is planning to leave the upper chamber at the end of January. The Manitoba senator says he wants to spend more time writing a memoir and to focus on his work as a legal mentor on
