Category Archives: Social
Ahead of federal spending update, cities make plea to Liberals for more housing cash
OTTAWA — The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are asking the federal government to add billions in extra spending on poverty-reduction measures to stamp out homelessness in their communities as part of an economic recovery from COVID-19. The gro...
Feds commit $61 million to help Indigenous communities in Manitoba fight COVID-19
Ottawa will immediately provide more than $61 million to help Indigenous communities in Manitoba fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a move that Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said was prompted by the province's alarming rise in cases. "When we see ...
Civil rights group says N.B. must let Indigenous students from Quebec enter province
FREDERICTON — A civil rights group is calling on New Brunswick to allow Indigenous students living in a Quebec border region to cross into the province to go to school. New Brunswick's COVID-19 travel restrictions single out First Nations students and
Yukon bans therapy meant to change sexual orientation or gender identity
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's government has passed a law banning the discredited practice of conversion therapy. The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Protection Act would make it a crime to force children or adults to undergo therapy with the intent of a...
Horgan’s policies will need a post-pandemic lens, experts say
VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan cemented a majority government in British Columbia, but escalating COVID-19 cases threaten to take plans out of his hands. The final count of mail-in and absentee ballots on Sunday gave the New Democrats 57 of 87
Eastern Ontario reeve seeks to change road name derogatory to Indigenous women
OTTAWA — The council of Beckwith Township near Ottawa is proposing to change the name of a private road that includes a derogatory term for Indigenous women after months of controversy and over the objections of the road owners.Reeve Richard
Manitoba government orders probe following surge of COVID-19 deaths at care homes
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government promised an independent investigation Sunday into two private long-term care homes in Winnipeg that have seen outbreaks of COVID-19, one of which had to call paramedics to help deal with sick and dying residents. Heal...
Five ways Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election could affect Canada
OTTAWA — The election of Democrat Joe Biden as the next president of the United States is expected to have wide-ranging implications for Canadian politics and policy. Here are five areas to watch. EnvironmentThe day after the election, the United Stat...
Black Canadians fought racism, discrimination to serve in Second World War
OTTAWA — When one starts asking questions about the experience of Black Canadians during the Second World War, it doesn’t take long to land on the name Allan Bundy. That’s because at a time when the Canadian Armed Forces is promising
Black Canadians fought racism, discrimination to serve in Second World War
OTTAWA — When one starts asking questions about the experience of Black Canadians during the Second World War, it doesn’t take long to land on the name Allan Bundy. That’s because at a time when the Canadian Armed Forces is promising
