Childcare
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Retirement, savings take a hit among parents struggling with child-care costsCost of living pressures are mounting on Canadian couples with kids as around half (50.5 per cent) said they’ve made financial trade-offs to have kids, a new survey shows.MoneyMay 21
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Manitoba Indigenous moms dealing with child welfare face high mortality rates: reportIndigenous mothers who have their children removed by Manitoba’s Child and Family Services have an increased risk in premature death, a new study suggests.CanadaJan 22
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Trent University study says Peterborough parents ‘struggling to hang on’A study out of Trent University says parents in Peterborough are 'struggling to hang on' as they attempt to keep their families connected with one another and the community.HealthNov 10, 2025
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The countdown ‘is on’ for $10-a-day childcare in SaskatchewanChildcare providers are urging the provincial government to sign an extension on the $10-a-day deal with the federal government.CanadaSep 29, 2025
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Sunshine Coast parents feel ‘absolutely abandoned’ by sudden child care program closuresDonna Lynden said she learned the news in an email just five weeks before the program's end. Adding insult to injury, it was her first day back at work after maternity leave.Sep 8, 2025
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Families, child-care workers call on Saskatchewan government to sign dealThe Saskatchewan NDP was joined by families and child-care workers at a rally to call on the Sask. government to sign the agreement to extend the $10-a-day child care deal.CanadaApr 16, 2025
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Families search for child care after BrightPath in West Kelowna announces closureParents are being directed to BrightPath’s other location in Kelowna, but for many, the commute is simply not feasible..CanadaMar 21, 2025
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Funding to rise for Sask. childcare centres serving children with special needsRegulated childcare facilities across Saskatchewan will now receive up to $3,200 per month for every child eligible under the Enhanced Accessibility Grant.CanadaDec 20, 2024
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Toronto daycare rolls back staff wage raises, blames Ontario’s funding modelA large Toronto child-care operator is rolling back raises for staff, laying the blame on how the Ontario government is funding the national $10-a-day program.CanadaJul 4, 2024
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B.C. mother says lack of child care could leave her homelessA single Surrey mother says her inability to find childcare is affecting her ability to work and could ultimately leave her homeless.EducationMay 3, 2024
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