Foster

• Communities in southern Alberta dealing with influx of abandoned and stray dogs

  An uptick in dogs being abandoned and forgotten in southern Alberta is putting a strain on bylaw officers, shelters and rescue organizations.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2023
  
• Rescue puppy captures hearts in new foster home

  Luca, a blind puppy, was recently taken into foster care after an altercation with a porcupine that forced the removal of one of his eyes.

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2022
  
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• White Collar Crime: How did a B.C. social worker embezzle $460K from the government?

  A social worker in Kelowna defrauded the B.C. government of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and leaked ministry documents outline how he was able to get away with it for years.

  Crime

  Jun 15, 2022
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• Foster Families Month proclaimed in Saskatchewan to help recruit

  October has once again been proclaimed Foster Families Month by the Saskatchewan government to celebrate existing foster care families and encourage new ones.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2021
• Following Mount Saint Vincent University, Memorial offers free tuition to former foster kids

  Memorial University said in a news release it will provide full-time undergraduate tuition for a maximum of four years, and up to eight semesters, for 20 students.

  Education

  Nov 26, 2020
• Lethbridge animal rescue encourages interested quarantiners to adopt

  Windy City Canine Rescue is encouraging people who may have been considering dog adoption to act on it now.

  Mar 24, 2020
• U.S. woman fosters more than 600 children she loved ‘like they were my own’

  Linda Herring has been a foster parent for nearly five decades, and her own children have followed her example.

  Trending

  Jan 14, 2020
• Controversy grows over PEI government’s treatment of long-time foster parents

  They were awarded as outstanding foster parents in New Brunswick but, after moving, and continuing to foster in Prince Edward Island, they say they've been stymied.

  Canada

  May 20, 2019
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• No charges in death of Foster Butler

  Foster Butler, 2, was run over in the driveway of her home on Highway 53 on Christmas day, by a vehicle being driven by her father, Jason. 

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2019
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• In Photos: Beagle-mania takes over Queen Mary Park Community Centre

  Beagle Mania 2018 takes over Edmonton's Queen Mary Park Community Centre.

  Features

  Sep 9, 2018