Child Welfare
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Proposed class-action suit alleges abuse at hands of Quebec youth protection servicesLawyers representing Inuit children in Quebec are trying to launch a class-action lawsuit against the government, alleging abuse and discrimination by youth protection servicesCanada8 hours
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$23B First Nations child welfare settlement gets human rights tribunal approvalThe Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved the agreement for First Nations children, youth and families harmed by Ottawa's underfunding of child welfare services.CanadaJul 26
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Ontario proposing fines of $250K for anyone caught breaking child-protection lawsOntario is proposing to increase fines for individuals convicted of breaking child-welfare laws from $1,000 per day of non-compliance to a maximum court-imposed fine of $250,000.InvestigationsJul 18
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Family and Children’s Services staff in Lanark, Leeds & Grenville go on strikeChildren's aid workers in several eastern Ontario communities went on strike Wednesday morning after an agreement could not reached between the union and the employer.CanadaJul 12
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Tribunal ruling of discrimination against Indigenous B.C. mom faces court challengeThe Afro-Indigenous mother, referred to as RR because she still has under-aged children, lost custody of her four children for nearly three years starting in 2016.PoliticsJun 26
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Revised Indigenous child-welfare settlement going back to Canadian Human Rights TribunalThe deal includes an additional $3 billion that includes compensation for 13,000 more children and other amendments that both sides are hoping will satisfy the tribunal's concerns.CanadaApr 5
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11-year-old dead by suicide, one of 13 who’ve died in Alberta child welfare system so far this yearCritics of the child apprehension industry say keeping track of deaths and serious injury in the system is pointless if accountability doesn't follow.CanadaMar 29
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Alberta teen’s fatality inquiry to find solutions to protect children at risk: judgeThe inquiry has been adjourned until April 19.CanadaMar 23
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Saskatchewan First Nation says B.C. willing to keep talking to resolve concernThe First Nation released a statement one day after a news conference in Vancouver that outlined its first steps to control its own child welfare services.PoliticsMar 22
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B.C. child welfare official testifies at inquiry into teen’s death in CalgaryThe boy died of bacterial sepsis in May 2013, which was brought on by complications from untreated diabetes and starvation.CanadaMar 21
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