Category Archives: Social
Montreal restaurateurs ‘in shock’ after provincial government orders 28-day closure
Montreal restaurateurs say they don't understand why the provincial government is ordering their businesses to close even though there have been no COVID-19 outbreaks tied to the city's famed restaurant industry. On Monday, authorities moved Montreal a...
Veterans Affairs could clear application backlog in a year if it hired hundreds: PBO
OTTAWA — Veterans Affairs Canada can clear its backlog of disability benefit applications in a year if it hires nearly 400 more people, says the parliamentary budget office. The number of pending applications for benefits had reached almost 50,000 by t...
Speakers acknowledge criticism during police and peace officer memorial services
Annual ceremonies across Canada held Sunday to honour police and peace officers who died in the line of duty acknowledged challenges members have endured from the global pandemic, with some speakers also defending officers from the criti...
First Nations police services look to throne speech pledge for higher, stable funding
OTTAWA — The Rama Police Service, which serves the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, does not have dedicated funding for forensic and crime investigation units, or to provide aid to victims. Rama Police Chief Jerel Swamp said the force provides front-lin...
Allegations of sexual harassment in Manitoba civil service substantiated: report
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says there’s been an increase in investigations into sexual harassment complaints made by civil service employees and 20 allegations have been substantiated. A report for 2019-2020 says those cases resulted in discipl...
Gap in early death rates between rich and poor growing: research
Poor Canadians stand a greater chance of dying early than the well off and that gap has been growing for decades, says a detailed new analysis. The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, found the chances of dying
Cities in U.S. erupt in protest as Breonna Taylor decision inflames racial divide
WASHINGTON, Wash. — America's streets are again pulsing with anger and frustration, this time over the deadly police shooting of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor ⏤ and a survey suggests the racial reckoning appears more popular in Canada than in the United
Throne speech promises on tackling systemic racism earn mixed reactions
OTTAWA — Direct talk in the Liberal government's throne speech about the problem of systemic racism is a welcome break with the past but needs to be followed by rapid action, advocates on the issue say. "This is the first positive,
New Democrat, Green alliance fractures on the B.C. election campaign trail
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — The gap between the NDP and its former Green allies widened Thursday, as the focus of their campaigns shifted from the necessity of a snap election to child care. NDP Leader John Horgan recommitted to bring
With throne speech pledge, Liberals signal new approach on child care
OTTAWA — It was in a recent meeting with child-care experts that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made some heads turn. For years, advocates of broader federal involvement in a provincially regulated sector have been used to hearing questions about f...
