Category Archives: Social
Feds gave 1,600 veterans priority hiring, but could have been higher: report
OTTAWA — More than 1,600 former Canadian Armed Forces members have benefited from a five-year-old law designed to help them get federal government jobs, according to a new report by Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence. Yet th...
Homeless group departs after weeklong stay on lawn of Moncton, N.B., church
MONCTON, N.B. — The minister of a church in downtown Moncton, N.B., says a weeklong stay by a group of homeless people camped next to the sanctuary quietly came to an end over the weekend. Rev. Chris VanBuskirk said in an
Canadian Space Agency gets its first female president as race for the stars accelerates
OTTAWA — A longtime federal public servant who previously managed billions of dollars in planned military equipment purchases has been tapped to become the Canadian Space Agency's first permanent female president. Lisa Campbell takes over at a time whe...
Canada trails other rich countries in caring for kids: reports
A pair of newly released reports collectively argue Canada was failing to provide healthy, safe childhoods prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, setting kids up to be hit particularly hard by the global outbreak. New rankings from the Canadian chapter of UNI...
New supportive housing coming for homeless in Vancouver, province and city say
VANCOUVER — The B.C. government and City of Vancouver are partnering to build 450 new supportive homes for people experiencing homelessness. Housing Minister Selina Robinson and Mayor Kennedy Stewart announced plans to build 98 temporary modu...
Sites to be commemorated: Residential schools recognized as ‘historic event’
They blighted Indigenous lives for more than a century. Now their creation is being formally recognized as one of the events that helped shape today's Canada. The federal government has put residential schools on the official roster of N...
Calls mount, frustration grows over Trudeau’s promise to help Hong Kong
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is facing increasingly frustrated and worried calls to help people leave Hong Kong for Canada as China continues to crack down on pro-democracy activists in the former British colony. The exasperation follow...
Personal info of kids with disabilities accidentally shared: Manitoba government
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says human error resulted in the personal information of 9,000 children with disabilities being unintentionally shared. The province says the breach occurred on Wednesday when staff from Children's Disability Ser...
Feds creating ‘inventory’ of racial minorities to fill senior public service posts
OTTAWA — The Liberal government wants to create an "inventory" of Black, Indigenous and other racialized people who could play high-ranking roles in the federal public service. It is looking for an executive search firm to create and maintain...
Quebec issues provincewide street check guidelines; rights groups raise concerns
MONTREAL — The Quebec government has issued provincewide guidelines to police forces regarding street checks, but the policy is raising concerns from various rights groups. Quebec's Public Security Department released the guidelines Friday afternoon, i...
