Unpublished Newswire

B.C. legislation intended to protect vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect lacks transparency, oversight and adequate safeguards, allowing some health agencies to detain people without legal authority to do so or due regard to their procedural rights, according to a new report from the province’s Human Rights Commissioner.Kasari Govender led an inquiry into detentions under the Adult Guardianship Act and found that these practices have had a disproportionate impact on seniors, homeless people and people living with disabilities, including those with mental-health and substance-use...

The City of Ottawa is conducting public consultations on six separate commemorative naming proposals to: Name the board room at Sandy Hill Community Centre, located at 250 Somerset Street East, to Alicia Natividad Board Room. Rename the skateboard park at 4101 Innovation Drive to Blair Aiken Skateboard Park. Name the meeting hall at Rockcliffe Park Community Centre, located at 380 Springfield Road, to the Jane Dobell Meeting Hall. Name the pavilion at A.Y. Jackson Park, located at 1102 Bridge Street, to the Larry Ellis Pavilion. Rename the skateboard park at 1490 Youville Drive to...