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  • Land, buildings sought as need for Peterborough County child-care spaces surges
    As of April, there are 3,700 children in Peterborough city and county on a wait-list for a child-care service.
    Canada
    Apr 17
  • Wellington to unveil new centralized portal for families looking for child care
    The Wellington-Guelph Child Care Application and Waitlist is set to launch in April.
    Canada
    Mar 4
  • Quebec bar slams Legault for questioning independence of federally appointed judges
    The comments from the Barreau du Québec follow Legault's statements Thursday accusing the PQ leader of prostrating himself before Ottawa regarding a Court of Appeal decision.
    Politics
    Feb 23
  • Is $10/day child-care at risk of ‘derailment’? Report spurs questions
    A lot of progress has been made since the federal government's $10-a-day child-care plan began rolling out, a new report says. But major roadblocks remain.
    Canada
    6 hours
  • Mental health, lack of services: Sask. children’s advocate highlights challenges
    The Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth highlighted areas where kids were struggling in the province.
    Canada
    Apr 23
  • ‘Her Yes Club,’ created by Bowmanville mom, connects parents with child-care providers
    Local Bowmanville mother creates on-demand tool “Her Yes Club” to help local parents find reliable at-home childcare providers close to home, amid high demand and long-wait lists.
    Tech
    Apr 16
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  • Man accused of luring young girls on Snapchat faces more charges: Edmonton police
    More charges have been laid against a 53-year-old man accused of luring teens on social media, Edmonton police said Friday.
    Crime
    Apr 19
  • 2 women sexually assaulted by foster father to sue child protection services: lawyer
    The foster father, Éric Jean, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in November after he pleaded guilty to assaulting both girls.
    Crime
    Apr 25
  • Alberta health minister confirms capacity strain after neonatal doctors warn of pending crisis
    Adriana LaGrange said the province has 'a bit of strain' in neonatal intensive care unit capacity but no babies have been airlifted out of Alberta for care for seven years.
    Health
    Apr 17
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  • Person with measles visited Edmonton airport, Stollery Children’s Hospital: AHS
    Alberta Health Services is warning people that a person with lab-confirmed measles attended a number of Edmonton-area locations over the past eight days. 
    Health
    Apr 24
  • Children’s Cottage Society opens new Child and Family Centre in northwest Calgary
    The demand for the services offered by the Children's Cottage Society has grown, as families continue to struggle with the growing cost of living.
    Canada
    Apr 3
  • Report looks at health care in rural Saskatchewan
    Suzanne Kuchinka, mayor of the village of Macoun in southeast Saskatchewan, says it's been a struggle for years to keep family doctors because they retire or move elsewhere.
    Health
    Apr 21
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  • Hundreds mourn 16-year-old Halifax homicide victim: ‘The youth are feeling it’
    Ahmad Maher Al Marrach and his family were Syrian refugees who were making a life for themselves in Canada. The 16-year-old was killed outside a city mall on Monday.
    Canada
    Apr 24
  • Since Roe fell, U.S. emergency care refusals for pregnant women have spiked
    Complaints that pregnant women were turned away from U.S. emergency rooms spiked in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, federal documents show.
    U.S. News
    Apr 19
  • Manitoba suspect charged with attempted murder after serious assault in RM of Alexander
    There was a man holding a young child on the scene, authorities said. He was determined to be the suspect, and when RCMP came up to him, he ran into the home with the little one.
    Crime
    Apr 3
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  • Ambitious health, housing overhaul in the works for Portage Place site
    The site of the beleaguered mall is set for an ambitious redevelopment, anchored by the Health-Care Centre of Excellence -- a planned 300,000-square foot, 12-storey tower.
    Canada
    Apr 5
  • Ontario autism supports hard to reach, says mother of special needs daughter
    For one mother living in Napanee, Ont., the process of receiving adequate supports for her daughter diagnosed with autism has been an uphill process.
    Canada
    Mar 30
  • Why Canadians in their prime are a ‘sandwiched’ generation of caregivers
    Six per cent of all Canadians said they were 'sandwich caregiving,' or providing unpaid care to both children and care-dependent adults.
    Economy
    Apr 2
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  • ‘A significant document’: Health care-heavy Manitoba budget released
    Manitoba's 2024 budget has been unveiled, and unsurprisingly, it has a heavy focus on improvements to the province's health-care system.
    Politics
    Apr 2
  • Calgary police warn community of high-risk offender’s release
    Calgary police are releasing information about the relocation of a high-risk offender “in the interest of public safety.”
    Crime
    Mar 27
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