Category Archives: Social
Reconciliation Day not holiday because Quebec needs more productivity: Legault
Quebec Premier François Legault says the province cannot afford to make the national day honouring victims and survivors of residential schools a statutory holiday. Legault told reporters today the province needs more "productivity," in response to que...
Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan puts names to 300 of 751 unmarked graves
COWESSESS FIRST NATION — Carol Lavallee spent Thursday afternoon at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan listening to members of Cowessess First Nation sing, dance and pray. More than 60 years ago, she would have
Planned recruiting ads aimed at women as military struggles with sexual misconduct
OTTAWA — An expert on sexual misconduct says it would be dishonest for the Department of National Defence to promote the military as a positive place for women to work in a coming campaign after widespread reports to the contrary. The
Métis National Council elects first new president in 18 years
SASKATOON — The Métis National Council has elected its first new leader in nearly two decades. "Today we begin a new era — one of accountability, transparency and governing on behalf of the entire Métis Nation," Cassidy Caron said Thursday after
Atlantic Canada observes first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
HALIFAX — The provinces of Atlantic Canada honoured the first annual National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Thursday with a series of events and programs across the region. Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King joined Lt.-Gov. Antoinette Perry, Se...
‘Reconciliation demands honesty and transparency,’ says chief of B.C. First Nation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Indigenous people have had enough apologies and want action from the Catholic Church and federal government, says the chief of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation in British Columbia. As the country marked its first National Day fo...
Ontario marks inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
TORONTO, Kan. — For residential school survivor James Bird, the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation represented an incredible moment to work toward healing, but he wanted Canadians to remember why it was being marked. "Let us never forget,...
Beth MacLean, who won human rights case for people with disabilities, dies at age 50
HALIFAX — Beth MacLean, a Nova Scotia woman with intellectual disabilities who won a landmark human rights case forcing the province to provide her with a home in the community, has died. An obituary says the 50-year-old died peacefully on Sept.
‘The pain is still there’: Canada marks first Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, dozens of hand drummers formed a circle around a powwow arbour at Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Nation in British Columbia and they sang loud and proud. When the clock struck 2:14 p.m. Thursday,
Truth and Reconciliation Day personal for new Governor General Mary May Simon
OTTAWA — Governor General Mary May Simon had some very personal reflections Wednesday on the eve of Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As the daughter of a white father and Inuk mother, May Simon said in a statement
