Ethics commissioner Mario Dion accepts that Morneau "genuinely believed" he had paid for the entire cost of two trips he and family members took in 2017 to view WE's humanitarian projects in Ecuador and Kenya.
Federal election during the pandemic would be challenging but feasible: PHAC official
Barbara Raymond, an executive medical adviser at the federal public health agency, told MPs today that two federal byelections in Toronto and recent provincial elections provided valuable experience that would help Elections Canada overcome challenges.
Alarm bells ring over COVID-19 and long-term care; Ontario to release new projections
Six private seniors residences have more than a quarter of residents have active infections, a situation described as "critical."
Inside Ontario's overwhelmed labs: How lingering issues and mistakes caused massive COVID-19 testing backlog
For Sinai, one of the biggest issues was literally just space. The lab wasn’t physically big enough for the job it needed to do. So months before the fall rush, Sinai, along with other big labs, asked the Ontario government for the money it needed to expand. And for months, according to Mazzulli, the province sat on that request.
Advocates call for migrant care worker protections, document alleged pandemic abuses
The report, which was compiled by surveying over 200 migrant care workers across Canada, alleges they have dealt with unpaid wages, long hours of work, and eviction with little legal protection during the pandemic.
Focus on infrastructure, involve community to fix reserve water issues: observers
Training residents to manage First Nation water facilities and ensure distribution systems function properly are examples what can be done to solve the issues such as those at Neskantaga First Nation, experts and Indigenous officials said.
Innovation minister defends 'superclusters' following critical report
The parliamentary budget officer projected only about 4,000 jobs would be created by the $918-million endeavour, which has faced criticism from the Council of Canadian Innovators, which argues the superclusters fail to retain intellectual property developed through public funding.
Report raises 'serious concerns' about progress on prison isolation units: minister
Prisoners transferred to the units are supposed to be allowed out of their cells for four hours each day, with two of those hours engaged in "meaningful human contact."
A preliminary report prepared for the Liberal government on the units says these requirements have seldom been met.
Junior hockey employment lawsuit on thin ice; judges refuse to OK $30-million deal
A $30-million settlement of three class actions over the alleged failure to pay junior hockey players the minimum wage has been thrown into jeopardy after three judges refused to sign off on the agreement.
In their decisions, the judges in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta objected to wording in the settlement they said was too broad and could prevent the players from pressing other legitimate claims.
Alberta union leaders launch protest website against UCP government
Gil McGowan, head of the Alberta Federation of Labour, says Kenney’s United Conservative government is attacking the province's parks, workers, and the public health system.
McGowan appeared at a news conference at an Edmonton hotel this morning and was flanked by other union leaders as they launched a website called standuptokenney.ca
COVID-19 death rates higher in neighbourhoods with more visible minorities: StatCan
The report's authors say it is more evidence that the pandemic is disproportionately affecting visible minorities, who are more likely to live in overcrowded housing and work in jobs that put them more at risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Long-term care cases made up 80 per cent of Canada's COVID-19 deaths in first wave
The COVID-19 spread in Canada's long-term care homes during the first wave of the pandemic left the country with one of the highest death rates among countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.