Category Archives: Social
Help heal Indigenous residential school trauma, public safety minister tells RCMP
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is directing the head of the RCMP to work closely with Indigenous communities to address the traumatic legacy of residential schools. In a new mandate letter issued to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, Mend...
Some cities will not halve child-care fees by end of year, study finds
OTTAWA — The federal government’s highly touted national child-care program aims to make care more affordable for parents, but a new study suggests just how much fees are reduced will depend on where they live. The study by the Canadian Centre
‘The land is my therapy’: healing centre encourages reconnecting with Inuit identity
KUUJJUAQ, Que. — On the shore of a still-frozen lake in front of a traditional Inuit dwelling with the spring sun melting the snow underfoot, the Governor General met eight women who are reconnecting with their Inuit roots as they
Weather, eased COVID-19 restrictions fuel spike in irregular Canada-U.S. migration
WASHINGTON — Warmer weather and fading fears about COVID-19 have immigration experts warning of more irregular efforts to cross the Canada-U.S. border — and not only in one direction. While Canada has for years been a destination for desperate asylum
Ontario PCs promise to boost disability support payment rates by five per cent
TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservatives promised Monday to increase disability support payment rates by five per cent, if re-elected, a pledge that was not in their recent budget that is serving as their platform. PC Leader Doug Ford did not make...
‘Welcome home, Mary’: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon begins tour of Nunavik
KUUJJUAQ, Que. — Mary Simon faced some tough questions in three languages Monday from students at the Jaanimmarik School in Kuujjuaq, a community in northern Quebec. They asked about her favourite memories growing up in Nunavik (fishing, hunting and be...
Defence document filed: Manitoba Métis Federation says lawsuit allegations ‘baseless’
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Métis Federation and its president are denying allegations of financial irregularities and questionable contracts made in a lawsuit filed by the Métis National Council. The federation and president David Chartrand, former vice-p...
Governor General Mary Simon to visit hometown while touring Nunavik
OTTAWA — Canada's first Indigenous Governor General is making a visit to a number of remote northern Quebec communities, including her own hometown. Mary Simon will make stops next week in Kuujjuaq, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kangiqsujuaq and Inukjuak. The fi...
Alghabra says logistical challenges delaying charter flights for Ukrainian refugees
OTTAWA — Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says Canadian airlines are standing by to help bring charter flights of Ukrainian refugees to Canada as soon as some logistical hurdles are overcome. More than five million Ukrainians fled their home country to...
Indigenous people experiencing homelessness in Montreal a ‘humanitarian crisis’
Montreal's ombudswoman described homelessness experienced by Indigenous people in the city as a "humanitarian crisis" in a report released Wednesday. Nadine Mailloux conducted a six-month investigation into the living conditions of homeless Indigenous ...