Category Archives: Social
Feds ‘only part of the puzzle’ in MMIW national action plan: Marc Miller
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the national action plan on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is coming soon — but the federal government is not the only player. A national inquiry delivered its final report in
B.C. human rights commissioner calls for data collection to tackle inequity
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province isn't collecting enough demographic information in order to tackle racism and social inequality. Kasari Govender says use of data about ethnicity, gender and...
Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries
OTTAWA — As fretful Canadian parents mull sending their children to school or opting for at-home learning, poorer countries are coming to grips with no school at all as the only option. Lebanon has become one of the latest countries to
COVID-19 controls tightened as cases rise and possible second wave looms
VICTORIA — The looming prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 this fall has governments cautiously monitoring daily infection rates as economies restart and students return to school. A widespread return of economic and social restri...
Judge drops by protest camp at Saskatchewan legislature that he ruled on last week
REGINA — A Saskatchewan judge who ruled a Metis man could stay on the lawn of the provincial legislature to finish his hunger strike against high suicide rates visited the protester Sunday as the demonstration drew to an end. Court of Queen's...
B.C. approves plastic bylaws in 5 communities, aims for provincial plan
RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia has approved bylaws banning single-use plastics in five communities as it drafts a regulation allowing other local governments to create their own policies without the need for provincial approval. Environmen...
Mayors push Liberals on plan to buy distressed properties for affordable housing
OTTAWA — Federal officials are ironing out the details of a program to help cities buy properties left vacant due to the pandemic so they can quickly create affordable housing. The government has considered the property acquisition program fo...
Saskatchewan court allows teepee protest camp to stay on legislature lawn
REGINA — A Saskatchewan judge has ruled a Metis man can stay on the lawn of the provincial legislature to finish his hunger strike against high suicide rates. The government took Tristen Durocher to court after the 24-year-old start...
WE Charity closing Canadian operations, Kielburger brothers leaving
OTTAWA — WE Charity says it is closing its Canadian operations, blaming COVID-19 and the political fallout from the Liberal government's plan to have it run a multimillion-dollar student-volunteer program for leaving it in financial ruin. Craig an...
Canadians reluctant to remove statues of historical figures now seen as racist: Poll
OTTAWA — A new survey suggests that while Canadians are divided over removing monuments to politicians who harboured racist views or pushed racist policies, many oppose the "spontaneous" toppling of statues of Canada's first prime minister, John A. Mac...
