Category Archives: Social
Alberta doctors call for more drug-use sites to reduce strain on acute-care resources
A group of Edmonton physicians says the Alberta government's overhaul of harm reduction supports for people who use drugs is needlessly straining acute-care resources as COVID-19 demands grow. Members of the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association's op...
Feds need to put more cash into long-term care to legislate safety: experts
OTTAWA — Experts warn the Liberals’ promise to legislate safety in long-term care will have to come with more money if new national care standards are going to fix what’s broken in the system. The COVID-19 pandemic shone a glaring spotlight
Prince George bylaw targeting homeless people ‘scapegoats’ the poor, says expert
PRINCE GEORGE — A northern British Columbia city is enacting new restrictions meant to erase the homeless from its core, intensifying the grief that COVID-19 and the overdose crisis have already inflicted on those with nowhere to live, an expert
Fortin’s lawyers give Crown documents in military officer’s sex assault case
A lawyer for Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin revealed in court on Monday that the senior military officer's legal team has given the Crown documents they believe are pertinent to their client's sexual assault case. Lawyer Philippe Morneau did not reveal the natu...
200 Afghans, including female students and dancers, make daring overland escape
OTTAWA — Dozens of female Afghan students have escaped the Taliban with the help of a Toronto-based charity and are heading to Saskatoon after a daring land journey lasting weeks. Nearly 100 girls have managed to flee to Pakistan with their
Improving Quebec’s relations with Indigenous people will take a long time: minister
Quebec's Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenière says the provincial government is working to improve services for Indigenous people, but he concedes it will take a long time. Lafrenière made the comments today in Quebec City, two years after retire...
Former defence chief Jonathan Vance’s case adjourned to October
OTTAWA — Former defence chief Jonathan Vance's obstruction of justice case has been adjourned till next month after its first, brief, virtual courtroom proceeding. Military police charged the former Canadian Armed Forces commander, who was not present ...
B.C. Lions to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Sept. 24 game
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions are trying to raise awareness about the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30. The CFL team's vice-president, George Chayka, says players will wear orange tape when they face the Saskatchewan Roughriders...
Pandemic recovery for Indigenous tourism will be slow, says report
VANCOUVER — The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada is making a bleak prediction about its members' ability to rapidly recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The association says even with the very best travel conditions, Indigenous tourism operation...
Courses to prevent office harassment mandatory for new MPs by end of year
OTTAWA — Newly elected MPs will be required to take a training course to prevent sexual harassment in their offices. The awareness course will educate new MPs on what counts as harassment — and how to take steps to prevent it. The