Child Death

• 11-year-old boy in Colorado charged with murdering 5-year-old brother

  The victim was a kindergarten student in a Denver school, but because both the victim and the suspect are minors, investigators have not shared further details.

  Crime

  Mar 19
  
• Barrie child found dead in home remembered as ‘very nice kid’ by neighbours

  Barrie Police, responded to a call for a wellness check at a house on Bayview Avenue near Little Avenue around 3 p.m. on Wednesday and found a deceased child in the home. 

  Crime

  Jan 1
  
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• Barrie police investigating after 10-year-old child found dead in home

  Police say they responded to a call for a well-being check at a house on Wednesday afternoon where a 10-year-old child was found dead.

  Crime

  Jan 1
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• 2 charged in death of child in Ontario’s Muskoka Region

  Two people have been arrested in the death of a child in Ontario more than two years ago.

  Canada

  May 22, 2025
• Number of kids who died under Ontario’s care network reaches new high

  Internal government data tracks the number of children who died in care, with an open social work file or a case that had closed within a single year.

  Politics

  May 22, 2025
• Father of children found allegedly abandoned in Kingston speaks out

  The two children, an infant and a four-year-old boy, were allegedly abandoned inside an apartment building in Kingston on May 31, according to police.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2024
• B.C. couple sentenced to 15 years in 6-year-old boy’s abuse death

  With credit for time served, Rykel Frank (née Charleson), the boy’s biological mother, and Mitchell Frank, her partner, will each serve just over 12 years behind bars.

  Crime

  May 16, 2024
• Winnipeg police charge mother in overdose death of one-year-old infant

  Winnipeg police say in December 2022, the mother of Romeo Stewart called 911 after he became unresponsive at her home on Sherbrook Street. She has now been charged.

  Crime

  Mar 30, 2024
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• ‘Young child’ dies after falling through ice near Williams Lake

  Police said a UTV was travelling on Tyee Lake but broke through the ice and that a 'young child' died.

  Crime

  Mar 25, 2024
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• B.C. reports 4th death of child under 10 linked to influenza

  Influenza-related deaths refer to fatalities where flu was a contributing factor, but may not be the primary cause of death.

  Health

  Jan 25, 2024