Certification hearing for lawsuit involving off reserve Indigenous children in care begins in B.C.
A certification hearing is underway at the Supreme Court of British Columbia on a class…
Kids in Care
Drugs behind deaths of nine Alberta youth in care: Child and Youth Advocate
The office of Alberta’s Child and Youth Advocate has released a report into the deaths…
‘System doesn’t work for us’: Innu Nation readies itself for public inquiry into Innu children in care
After years of delays, inquiry into Innu children in provincial care set to begin in the fall.
Emergency supports extended again for youth transitioning out of care in B.C.
Youth advocate applauds extension, but wants ‘universal and comprehensive’ supports for all youth from care.
Children’s representative in B.C. calls for more supports for youth transitioning from government care
The Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) in B.C. says more supports are needed for…
Hundreds of Indigenous children suspected of dying connected to care in Manitoba over decade
The province doesn’t track the number of Indigenous children dying
Manitoba politician spends 20 years fighting for families who are fighting child welfare
InFocus Jon Gerrard is a pediatrician-turned-politician who has spent much of his 20 years at…
Couple kidnaps kids in care because of pandemic
Infocus A young Manitoba couple facing kidnapping charges for taking off with their infant and…
‘Positively Orwellian’: Manitoba accused of retroactively erasing history of taking cash from kids in care
Legislation buried in Manitoba’s budget bill aims to cut the legs out from under lawsuits…
