Serenity
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Report on Alberta girl’s death highlights need for overhaul of child welfare system: advocatesSome advocates for families say the status quo is not acceptable when it comes to Alberta's child welfare system.CanadaJan 5, 2023
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Fatality inquiry report looking into death of Alberta girl known as Serenity releasedA fatality inquiry looking into the case of an Alberta girl who died while in care has been released, offering recommendations to prevent a similar case from unfolding again.CanadaJan 4, 2023
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Alberta Indigenous kids advocates renew calls for reform following federal child welfare compensationThe historic settlement for First Nations children and their families who have gone through the welfare system is garnering some emotional reaction.FeaturesJan 4, 2022
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Former caregivers of Serenity sue Alberta Senator Paula Simons for $500KSen. Paula Simons is being sued in a defamation lawsuit for $500,000.CrimeSep 24, 2019
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Call for charges to be reinstated against guardians of 4-year-old Serenity as lawsuit winds through the courtsA man and woman had been jointly charged in 2017 with failing to provide the necessaries of life, not in connection with her death, but with the conditions of her care.CanadaAug 17, 2019
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Charges in Serenity case ‘should never have been brought’: lawyerA lawyer for one of two caregivers for a four-year-old Indigenous girl who died says charges should never have been laid against them and a publication ban should be lifted from a report on the child's death.CrimeAug 14, 2019
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Charges stayed against guardians of 4-year-old SerenityCharges against two guardians of Serenity have been stayed. The Crown determined the matter no longer meets the prosecution standard of 'reasonable likelihood of conviction.'CrimeAug 13, 2019
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2 accused in case of 4-year-old Serenity ordered to stand trialTwo guardians charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life in the case of a four-year-old Alberta girl will stand trial.CrimeMar 6, 2019
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Serenity’s mom vows to sit vigil through Alberta court proceedingsThe mother of a four-year-old girl who died in hospital after being placed in kinship care says she will wait outside the courtroom for the next month, awaiting answers in Serenity's death.CrimeFeb 4, 2019
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Alberta preliminary hearing begins for 2 accused in Serenity’s deathA preliminary hearing begins Tuesday for two people charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life in the 2014 death of four-year-old Serenity.CrimeJan 29, 2019
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