Category Archives: Social
Quebec drops section of assisted-death bill to ensure it gets adopted quickly
QUEBEC — The Quebec government is removing a section of its end-of-life care bill that would have allowed quadriplegics and people with cerebral palsy to receive an assisted death. Health Minister Christian Dubé told reporters Thursday he is making the...
Trudeau cancels appearance at event in B.C. after protesters hurl racial slurs
SURREY, B.C. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to cancel plans to attend a fundraising dinner on Tuesday evening after two speakers at the event said protesters hurled racial slurs at the mostly South Asian attendees entering a convention
‘It all comes back to lodging’: electrician says lack of housing slows construction
KUUJJUAQ, Que. — Daniel Gabois would usually be out hunting this time of year. Flocks of Canada geese have started to appear overhead in their V-formations, returning to nesting grounds in the northern Quebec region of Nunavik. That's the signal for
Military members urged to contact Habitat for Humanity amid housing crisis
OTTAWA — An email encouraging members of the Canadian Armed Forces to consider contacting Habitat for Humanity if they can’t find affordable housing is casting a spotlight on a growing challenge facing many military personnel and their families. The em...
Ontario party leaders reaffirm pledges for residential school burial searches
Ontario's four main party leaders are reaffirming commitments to search for burial sites at the province's former residential schools for Indigenous students one year after ground-penetrating radar unearthed what are believed to be the graves of 215 ch...
A year of trauma, catharsis and finally peace for some survivors of Kamloops school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The nightmares started last May, said Harvey McLeod, chief of the Upper Nicola Indian Band and a survivor of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. They tormented McLeod for months after the discovery of 215 suspected unmarked ...
Lawsuit alleges Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer raped off-duty colleague
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer has launched a civil suit against the province, alleging she was raped by a colleague in 2014 after he offered her a ride home from a night of drinking. The statement of
After N.B. police killing of Indigenous woman, chiefs demand systemic racism inquiry
FREDERICTON — The results of the recent coroner's inquest into the police killing of an Indigenous woman in New Brunswick demonstrate the urgent need for an Indigenous-led inquiry into systemic racism, according to the six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nati...
Prince Charles and Camilla wrap Canadian tour, but calls for reconciliation continue
YELLOWKNIFE — The Dene drum dance features the rhythmic pounding of caribou hide drums, singing, and dancers moving in a clockwise circle following the sun. In the 220-person Northwest Territories community of Dettah on Thursday, the drum dance also f...
B.C. First Nation to start new radar search near former Kamloops residential school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The B.C. First Nation whose discovery of unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential school sparked a national reckoning over Canada's treatment of Indigenous Peoples says it's planning a new search. The T'kemlups te Secwepe...