First Nation, Yukon strike child welfare agreement
The Yukon’s largest First Nation and the territorial government have started working together on child welfare.
Child Welfare
Manitoba court halts inquiry into Phoenix Sinclair's death
The Manitoba Court of Appeal has put a halt to an inquiry exploring the death of five year-old Phoenix Sinclair.
Inquiry will detail short life of Phoenix Sinclair
The Phoenix Sinclair inquiry aims to find out how to improve the child welfare system so tragedies like this never happens again.
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.
Quebec backs customary adoptions
In Quebec, Aboriginal communities are finally getting legal recognition for a long-standing tradition.
Chiefs call for Manitoba's children's advocate to resign
Manitoba’s grand chiefs are calling for the resignation of Manitoba’s children’s advocate.
Youth who emerged from Ontario foster care propose improvements to system
A new report was released Monday on child welfare in Ontario, but with a unique twist.
Federal opposition parties mum on First Nations child welfare court ruling
News that a Federal Court judge is ordering the Human Rights Tribunal to take a look at a discrimination case against Canada may be big news to some, but it seems to the majority it has largely gone unnoticed.
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.
