Category Archives: Social
‘Heartbreaking’: Outreach group says conditions in Alberta homeless camp worsen
Time is running out for a central Alberta city to secure warming shelters for vulnerable individuals living in tattered tents in an open field unprotected from frigid winds and, soon, snow. Up to 60 people have been sleeping in the homeless
Murray Sinclair to chair negotiations on federal compensation for First Nations kids
OTTAWA — The former chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada will aid talks between the federal government and child-welfare advocates in hopes of securing an agreement to compensate First Nations children. The Liberal government ...
Over 1,500 toxic illicit drug deaths in B.C. in first nine months of 2021: coroner
VICTORIA — British Columbia has set another record for illicit drug deaths, reaching a new high for the first nine months of this year, but the situation is "not without hope," a provincial health official says. The latest numbers from B.C.'s
Nunavut MP Lori Idlout to take oath in Inuktitut, in ceremony lit by seal-oil lamps
OTTAWA — Lori Idlout, the new MP for Nunavut, is to be sworn in as an MP in Inuktitut, her mother tongue. The House of Commons is paying for translation services for the formal ceremony, which will take place virtually Thursday
Alberta NDP Opposition wants immediate funding for daycare operators during COVID-19
EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition says the province needs to dip into surplus budget funds to allow child-care program operators to keep their doors open during the pandemic. NDP critic Rakhi Pancholi estimates the Children's Services Department has abou...
Mayor says ‘unreal’ lineups at Alberta border crossing as restrictions lifted
COUTTS, Alta. — The mayor of a village in southern Alberta says the sun rose above the longest row of vehicles the border community had ever seen Monday a few hours after the Canada-United States border restrictions were eased. The port
Federal leaders remember sacrifices, injustices endured by Indigenous veterans
OTTAWA — Federal leaders marked the sacrifices of Indigenous veterans on Monday, as well as the discrimination they faced after returning from war. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says all flags on federal government buildings, including the Peace Tower ...
The Burden: The toll of veterans’ injuries on families and caregivers
OTTAWA — Christine Shepherd has been explaining her ongoing fight with Veterans Affairs Canada for about 20 minutes when her voice breaks and the tears start to flow. She has just said she feels the department only sees forms, not
A look at the challenging task of Counting Canada’s homeless veterans
Accurate data about the number of homeless veterans in Canada remains elusive, but various studies have been conducted in recent years to try to get a handle on the situation. One report from Employment and Social Development Canada says 1.8 per
The Streets: Ottawa faces calls to step up on veteran homelessness
OTTAWA — Dan Campbell and Benjamin Van Eck were fast friends while serving in 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. The pair were “Stuck at the hip,” as Campbell describes it, during months of training and a deployment to Afghanistan in