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Royal Canadian Navy to replace ‘seaman’ in rank titles with gender-neutral term

OTTAWA — The Canadian military's sailors and the public will have a chance to weigh in as the Royal Canadian Navy moves to drop the term "seaman" when referring to its most junior sailors and replace it with something more

Ontario scrapping birth alerts across the province starting in October

TORONTO — A system that disproportionately targets racialized and Indigenous families by alerting authorities about the pending birth of children believed to be at risk will cease in Ontario later this year, the provincial government said Tuesday as it...

Feds should have put $912M into Canada Summer Jobs program: Opposition

OTTAWA — Federal opposition parties are demanding to know why the Liberal government created a $900-million program to help students find volunteer positions rather than putting the much-needed funds into an existing summer jobs program. The call for a...

B.C. Indigenous communities closed during pandemic but at economic cost

Indigenous bands along the west coast of British Columbia say their borders will remain closed to tourists and non-residents, despite the economic impact, as they work to raise awareness about the threat COVID-19 poses to their communities. T...

Ontario anticipates Stage 3 of its pandemic plan as concerns rise in Quebec

A lot of businesses across Ontario are eagerly awaiting an announcement today from the provincial government. With recent data indicating a gradual but steady decline in Ontario's COVID-19 caseload Premier Doug Ford is expected to unveil the next ...

Embattled Canadian Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg has history of controversy

WINNIPEG — Wanda Robson smiled wide as she clutched a $10 bill with a familiar face on the side — her sister, Viola Desmond, a Black woman and  civil rights pioneer. It was a momentous day in front of media inside

Policing programs reinforce existing system: critics

When Alain Babineau was a police academy cadet nearly 30 years ago, the education his cohort received on diversity and racism amounted to a few basic lectures with little in terms of practical application, the former RCMP and Ontario Provincial

WE details thousands in fees for Trudeaus as volunteers await revamped program

OTTAWA — The WE organization has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees to members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's family, it acknowledged Thursday, as organizations that need volunteers awaited word of the future of a $900-million p...

Doctors, nurses urged to provide info on racism in B.C. emergency rooms

VICTORIA — A former judge investigating allegations of racism towards Indigenous people in British Columbia's health-care system is calling on patients, families, doctors and nurses to come forward with their stories. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond ...

B.C. crosses 3,000 mark for COVID-19 cases; records three more deaths

VICTORIA — British Columbia crossed the 3,000 mark for cases of COVID-19 as health officials reported 18 new infections and three more deaths on Wednesday. The total number of cases stood at 3,008. There have been a total of 186 deaths. Health off...

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