Category Archives: Social
Disabled veterans struggle with COVID-19 as Canada prepares to mark Remembrance Day
OTTAWA — Canadians from coast to coast to coast will mark Remembrance Day on Wednesday, once again taking a moment to honour and remember those who offered up their lives to defend Canada, its values and its principles.Yet there is
Human rights museum in Winnipeg releases framework to address racism
WINNIPEG — The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has laid out how it will move forward after allegations of racism, homophobia and censorship. Museum president and CEO Isha Khan says the plan will help create a safe, respectful and
Indigenous moderate livelihood lobster fishery expands in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — The Indigenous moderate livelihood fishery in Nova Scotia has a new participant. The Pictou Landing First Nation this week became the latest Mi'kmaq band to start fishing for lobster outside the federally regulated season. Like the other band...
In blue and red states, milestone wins for LGBTQ candidates
NEW YORK — Across the nation, LGBTQ candidates achieved milestone victories in Tuesday’s election, including the first transgender person elected to a state Senate, and the first openly gay Black men to win seats in Congress. The landmark wins came not...
Delaware elects country’s first transgender state senator
DOVER, Del. — Democrat Sarah McBride won a state Senate race on Tuesday in Delaware, and would become the first openly transgender state senator in the country when sworn in. McBride defeated Republican Steve Washington to win the seat that became
Liberals continue filibuster over WE affair at Commons ethics committee
OTTAWA — The House of Commons ethics committee continues to be stuck on a motion to examine government spending during the COVID-19 pandemic and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s relationship with WE Charity. Liberal MPs occupied most of two hours with r...
Chief of First Nation involved in Nova Scotia lobster fishery dispute re-elected
HALIFAX — A Mi'kmaq chief who has battled for his band's treaty right to fish lobster in southwestern Nova Scotia has been re-elected. It will be a third term for Chief Mike Sack in the community of Sipekne'katik, formerly known
Mural on systemic racism has led to ‘difficult conversations’: Victoria mayor
VICTORIA — Mayor Lisa Helps says the vandalism of art in public places isn't acceptable after a mural in Victoria that has sparked a debate over freedom of expression and systemic racism was defaced on the weekend. The "More Justice, More
Manitoba plans infrastructure protection law, private liquor and education reform
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is planning to prevent blockades of railways, roads and other infrastructure by making them a separate offence under provincial law. The government also revealed plans Monday to amalgamate collective bargaining by tea...
Returning land defenders, new faces take up familiar fight in Caledonia, Ont.
CALEDONIA, Ont. — The more things change in Caledonia, Ont., the more one group of long-standing land defenders says things stay the same. Tense tableaus played out for months in the southwestern Ontario town in 2006 as Indigenous protesters clas...
