Child Welfare
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Ontario child-welfare groups housing kids in offices, trailers under probeThe Ontario ombudsman is opening an investigation into safety concerns about the practice of child-welfare agencies housing young children and teens in motels and hotels.CanadaSep 5
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B.C. child welfare system facing workload, staffing crisis: reportThe representative for children in British Columbia says the provincial child welfare system is either in a state of crisis or close to it with understaffing and unmanageable workloads.Jul 23
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Child welfare resolutions barred from upcoming AFN assemblyIn emails to a chairperson with Squamish Nation, the AFN said all resolutions on child welfare were being bumped to a special chiefs assembly this fall.CanadaJun 27
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Cowichan Tribes retake control of child welfare in agreement with B.C., fedsThe new law creates a Cowichan child and family services authority for Cowichan citizens and aims to keep children in their community surrounded by their family and culture.PerspectivesJun 24
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Alberta judge urges cross-boundary alerts after Calgary teen died from neglectThe judge said Alberta officials weren’t aware of the danger posed to Radita because the B.C. case file had been closed.CrimeMar 25
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Staff sound alarm over at-risk teens being “scooped” in group home dispute"We've had suicide attempts, AWOLs, drug use. Destabilization all around the unknown. It's very heartbreaking to see," Adara Curtis, an employee at one of the homes said.PerspectivesMar 15
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Sts’ailes ‘disappointed’ but won’t let Ottawa’s delay hinder child, family services planSts'ailes has inked their signatures on a co-ordination agreement but are still waiting for B.C. and Canada to sign. They say the lack of signatures won't stop their progress.CanadaFeb 16
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Maskwacis, Alta. Chiefs celebrate Supreme Court ruling on Indigenous child welfare lawFirst Nations Chiefs in Maskwacis, Alta., about 90 kilometres south of Edmonton, gathered Saturday morning to celebrate with a victory song.CanadaFeb 10
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Manitoba Métis Federation applauds Supreme Court ruling on child welfareCanada's highest court upheld the entirety of Ottawa's 2019 act, which affirmed that Indigenous Peoples have an inherent right of self-government.PoliticsFeb 9
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B.C. court overturns human rights ruling awarding Indigenous mother $150K for discriminationA B.C. court has overturned a human rights tribunal that awarded an Afro-Indigenous mother $150,000 for discrimination.CanadaJan 29
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