Child Welfare
First Nation, Yukon strike child welfare agreement
The Yukon’s largest First Nation and the territorial government have started working together on child welfare.
APTN allowed to film human rights case over federal child welfare funding
A decision has finally been reached in a motion to grant APTN National News camera access to a human rights complaint hearing.
Federal Court: Human Rights Tribunal "not fair" in dismissing First Nations child discrimination complaint against Ottawa
The Federal Court issued a stinging rebuke to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Wednesday in a ruling overturning a decision to dismiss a discrimination complaint against the federal Aboriginal Affairs department over its funding to First Nations child and welfare services.
Alberta gives children who die in care adult caskets to save cash
A whistleblower has come forward with allegations that Alberta government has been scrimping on costs for the funerals of kids who die while in care.
Sask children ‘at risk’ of ‘violence’ in foster homes: report
Saskatchewan’s children’s advocate has released a progress report on the state of foster care homes.
