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Candace Derksen’s disappearance not only sparked a community search, but was the catalyst for a national organization. It was started by Candace’s mother, Wilma, and Child Find has evolved over the years into the well-known Canadian Centre for Child Protection. The organization now has a new groundbreaking tool to help kids.

As the retrial of Mark Grant gets underway, Candace Derksen’s family sits down for a candid one-one-one with Global News. While trying to process the thought of yet another trial into the murder of Candance and another outcome they have no control over.

A new space for victims going through the court system is now a reality. Candace House, named for Candace Derksen, is now open.

Candace Derksen was just 13 years old when she went missing. It was weeks before her body was discovered frozen in a shed. The trial for the man accused is now in its second time and Candace’s family continues to try moving forward. Her mother, Wilma, is using words to help share her story of...

A well-known advocate for the families of victims of violent crime in Manitoba has died. Cliff Derksen, who founded Candace House along with his wife Wilma, died Sunday, according to a note posted on the charity’s website Wednesday.

Wilma and Cliff Derksen have spent 34 years living and reliving the murder of their daughter Candace. Now, more than 3 decades later, they are helping other families through the worst times of their lives.

The Derksen family is breathing a sigh of relief Friday after a Manitoba judge decided to admit crucial DNA evidence in the Mark Grant retrial. Global’s Brittany Greenslade reports.

While it’s been 32 years since Candace Derksen was killed, her memory is still fresh and very vivid in both parents minds. Her parents, Wilma and Cliff, say the memory of Candace is still very much alive.

A breakdown of the decades long case into the murder of Candace Derksen. Mark Edward Grant will be tried again for the murder on January 16.

October 30 Manitoba’s Court of Appeal overturned the second degree murder conviction against the man accused of killing Candace Derksen and has ordered a new trial. Tamara Forlanski reports.

Wilma Derksen talks about her surprise after the Supreme Court decision ordering a new trial for Mark Grant, the man convicted of killing her daughter, Candace Derksen.

Wilma and Cliff Derksen have spent 34 years living and reliving the murder of their daughter Candace. Now, more than 3 decades later, they are helping other families through the worst times of their lives.

A judge has acquitted Mark Edward Grant in the second degree murder of Candace Derksen. Grant, the Manitoba man accused of killing Derksen in 1984, was in court to hear the decision Wednesday. Grant, 53, has been in jail since he was arrested in 2007 in connection to the young girl’s death. Global’s Brittany Greenslade...

Wilma and Cliff Derksen open the door to the newly opened Candace House, a space named for their daughter, designed to support victims and families dealing with the court system in Winnipeg.

Wilma and Cliff Derksen, parents of Winnipeg teen Candace Derksen who died after being abducted in 1984, said their years of challenge dealing with the courts inspired them to create a space for others.

On Monday, Mark Grant will stand trial, for the second time, for the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Candace Derksen. Her parents, Wilma and Cliff talk with Global News about the upcoming trial.