Category Archives: Social
Discussions to resolve B.C. pipeline blockade have reached a pivotal point: Miller
OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says all parties are at a "critical junction" in the discussions toward a resolution on the blockade set up at the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline in British Columbia. Miller adds that it is...
Alberta premier snipes at Trudeau as province signs on to $10-day child-care deal
EDMONTON — Alberta has signed on to Ottawa’s $10-a-day child-care program, but not before Premier Jason Kenney dismissed the federal contribution as recycled provincial money and accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of playing favourites. “This agreem...
Ontario assisting about a dozen long-term care homes as first-dose deadline hits
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Fewer than a dozen nursing homes needed staffing help from the Ontario government on Monday as the deadline for workers to get a first COVID-19 vaccine dose came due, according to the minister of long-term care. "We are
Rosanne Casimir re-elected as chief of Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Members of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation near Kamloops, B.C., have re-elected Rosanne Casimir to another three-year term as chief. Casimir ran for the first time three years ago and was officially re-elected Saturday night, e...
Documents detail impacts of federal aid on benefits for seniors, families
OTTAWA — Internal government documents are providing the clearest picture yet of the impact that emergency aid is having on federal support to low-income seniors and families. Thousands of benefit recipients have seen a decline in the value of payments...
Ontario extends deadline for long-term care staff to be fully vaccinated
TORONTO — Ontario has pushed back the deadline for long-term care workers to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 but approximately 95 per cent of staff have already taken both shots, the province said Friday. Monday was the original deadline set for
‘Step up or shut up’: Alberta mayor frustrated over lack of help with homeless
WETASKIWIN, Alta. — A central Alberta city has taken another step to secure warming shelters for vulnerable individuals living in tents in an open field, but its mayor says they need some help. Up to 60 people have been sleeping in
Ottawa to allow return of Canadian who spent years in Syrian prison camps: Justice
OTTAWA — The lawyer for a Canadian woman who spent two years in Syrian prison camps said Friday he's trying to help get her home from Iraq after Ottawa agreed to give her an emergency travel document. Lawyer Paul Champ said
Afghan refugees in GTA frustrated by multiple, abrupt moves between hotels
TORONTO — Sayed Enaiatullah Najafizada and his wife are frustrated. The Afghan refugees are facing the prospect of being moved between hotels in the Greater Toronto Area for the fourth time since arriving in Canada this summer. They're among nearly 4...
Hajdu looking at ‘realistic timeline’ to end First Nations boil-water advisories
OTTAWA — Canada's new minister of Indigenous services says she's considering what the new timeline should be to lift remaining long-term drinking-water advisories on First Nations. Patty Hajdu enters the role with 43 advisories still in place in 31 dif...