Ontario’s child advocate has 27 on-going investigations into foster homes as province shuts him down
Irwin Elman will be the first and last child advocate in the province.
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Thunder Bay police turn to the province for help to stop gang violence, murders in the city
Thunder Bay police are seeking help from the province to try and slow the…
Foster homes investigated 7 times within a year but Ontario didn’t close them until Tammy Keeash died: court documents
There were at least seven investigations that verified child protection concerns into a company operating…
First Nation leader says it’s time to put Lakehead University issue in the past
(Justice Patrick George Smith) A First Nations leader says it’s time to move on after…
Gladue principles are failing in courts; how will they work in correctional system if ‘enshrined’ in law?
The number of Indigenous people being incarcerated in this country keeps rising. That’s a…
Child killer McClintic removed from healing lodge and is back in prison
(Tori Stafford, 8, was murdered in Woodstock, Ont. in April 2009) Beverly AndrewsAPTN NewsLess than 24-hours…
First Nation politician voted to council in Timmins hopes to bring fresh ideas
When Kristin Murray threw her hat in for the Timmins’ municipal election, she didn’t…
Closing of Victoria Island in Ottawa catches some off guard
Victoria Island is a significant cultural and spiritual place for Indigenous people in the…
Liberal MP says ‘heads need to roll’ if bureaucrats don’t shape up on First Nations education
A debate over First Nations education on-reserve erupted on Parliament Hill this week prompting…