Alberta Human Services

• South Edmonton daycare has licence revoked in wake of allegation of inappropriate child discipline

  The Alberta government says parents with children who attend a south Edmonton daycare have been sent letters advising them the facility has had its licence revoked. The decision comes less than three weeks after Alberta Children's Services launched an investigation into a complaint alleging inappropriate child discipline at the daycare.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2017
  
• Fatality inquiry report into Alberta infant’s death makes no recommendations

  An inquiry report by a provincial court judge into the 2013 death of an infant in foster care made no recommendations as it found the foster parents did nothing wrong in the case. 

  Health

  Jun 1, 2017
  
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• ‘I could have been Serenity’: former Alberta foster child haunted by past in care

  Kane Blacque is a successful and happy 40-year-old, but you would never guess that knowing how cruel his childhood was.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2016
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• Alberta family’s adoption journey: trials, tribulations and ‘a whole lot of joy’

  November is Adoption Awareness Month. In Alberta, the need is greatest for parents willing to give older children or kids with special needs a permanent home.

  Lifestyle

  Nov 17, 2016
• Alberta’s auditor general criticizes how AISH program is managed

  Alberta's auditor general says the government is failing severely handicapped people who cannot earn a living on their own.

  Health

  Nov 7, 2016
• Mother questions bed-sharing death of 6-week-old baby girl in foster care

  A four-day fatality inquiry began Wednesday looking into the death of a six-week-old girl who was found unresponsive in her foster parents' bed in May 2013.

  Health

  Nov 2, 2016
• Children in provincial care need better protection from online sexual exploitation: Alberta advocate

  Alberta's child and youth advocate is calling on the province to improve services to protect children in provincial care from online sexual exploitation.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2016
• Top 5 things to look for in quality child care

  Here's a check list to help parents navigate the emotional minefield of choosing the best child care, whether that means going private or approved.

  Education

  Jun 28, 2016
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• ‘The child was dead, and now is alive’: Parents of Alex Radita told friends of ‘resurrection’

  Emil and Rodica Radita told people in the days around their 15-year-old son's death that the teen had died and come back to life, court heard Friday.

  Crime

  Jun 3, 2016
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• Alex Radita trial: B.C. youth advocate slams sharing of child welfare info between provinces

  When paramedics were called to the home of 15-year-old Alex Radita in 2013, they discovered the body of a teenage boy that was so emaciated “he looked mummified."

  Crime

  Jun 2, 2016