Sep 4 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Georgina Martin says she is still searching for answers about the treatment of her mother. Martin was born at the Coqualeetza Indian Hospital in British Columbia after her mother was confined there with tuberculosis. Martin grew up with her gr...
Sep 4 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Georgina Martin says she is still searching for answers about the treatment of her mother. Martin was born at the Coqualeetza Indian Hospital in British Columbia after her mother was confined there with tuberculosis. Martin grew up with her gr...
Aug 31 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez broke his silence on Wednesday over his department's funding of an agency whose senior consultant posted a series of tweets about "Jewish white supremacists," more than a week after the government cut off the money. "Racism in any form has no place in Canada. I condemn the disgusting antisemitic […]
Aug 31 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez broke his silence on Wednesday over his department's funding of an agency whose senior consultant posted a series of tweets about "Jewish white supremacists," more than a week after the government cut off the money. "Racism in any form has no place in Canada. I condemn the disgusting antisemitic […]
Aug 31 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Elizabeth May launched her bid to reclaim the leadership of the federal Green Party on Wednesday saying she wanted to rebuild the party and turn it into an influential political force, including on fighting climate change. May, who quit as leader of the Greens in 2019, is running on a joint ticket with […]
Aug 30 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government is conducting a "complete review" of funding to an anti-racism group whose senior consultant sent a series of tweets about "Jewish white supremacists," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. The government has put a stop to all funding to the Community Media Advocacy Centre and is putting in place procedures […]
Aug 30 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government is conducting a "complete review" of funding to an anti-racism group whose senior consultant sent a series of tweets about "Jewish white supremacists," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. The government has put a stop to all funding to the Community Media Advocacy Centre and is putting in place procedures […]
Aug 28 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled what it described as a historic first on Sunday as it announced a five-year, $100 million plan to support LGBTQ, two-spirit and intersex communities across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the strategy, dubbed "Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan," at a news conference ahead of the pride […]
Aug 28 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled what it described as a historic first on Sunday as it announced a five-year, $100 million plan to support LGBTQ, two-spirit and intersex communities across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the strategy, dubbed "Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan," at a news conference ahead of the pride […]
Aug 25 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada has sanctioned a Russian woman whom the foreign affairs minister's office alleges is the architect of a scheme to abduct thousands of Ukrainian children and facilitate their adoption into Russian homes. The federal government has imposed sanctions on Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's children's rights commissioner, who has been accused by Ukraine of organizing […]
Aug 25 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada has sanctioned a Russian woman whom the foreign affairs minister's office alleges is the architect of a scheme to abduct thousands of Ukrainian children and facilitate their adoption into Russian homes. The federal government has imposed sanctions on Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's children's rights commissioner, who has been accused by Ukraine of organizing […]
Aug 23 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Ukraine's ambassador to Canada says her country is investigating more than 28,000 suspected war crimes, including the killing of 373 children by Russian forces. Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv says the crimes being documented and probed, with help from Canadian investigators, include the kidnapping of children taken to Russia, and the murder of fleeing civilians. […]
Aug 22 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen has ordered the government to cut funding to an anti-racism initiative over "reprehensible and vile" tweets by a senior consultant on the project. Hussen announced Monday that the initiative run by the Community Media Advocacy Centre — which received more than $133,000 from the Heritage Department — has been […]
Aug 22 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen has ordered the government to cut funding to an anti-racism initiative over "reprehensible and vile" tweets by a senior consultant on the project. Hussen announced Monday that the initiative run by the Community Media Advocacy Centre — which received more than $133,000 from the Heritage Department — has been […]
Aug 19 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal diversity minister says he's taking action over "disturbing" tweets by a senior consultant on an anti-racism project that received $133,000 from his department. Ahmed Hussen has asked Canadian Heritage to “look closely at the situation" after what he called “unacceptable behaviour” by Laith Marouf, a senior consultant involved in the government-funded […]