Children

• Average child care wait 17 months in Manitoba: survey

  Childcare is also increasingly affecting parental employment, with 37 per cent turning down a job and 52 per cent delaying returning to work due to trouble finding child care.

  Canada

  Sep 2
  
• Trudeau says Russia needs to be accountable for ‘genocide’ of taking Ukrainian children

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Russia must be held accountable for taking thousands of Ukrainian children from their homes and trying to erase their Ukrainian identity.

  World

  Jun 16, 2024
  
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• Quebec premier says he’s open to limiting social media use, debates age limits

  Quebec's CAQ party says among proposals it is debating is a call from the party's youth wing to ban social media access for those under the age of 16.

  Canada

  May 26, 2024
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• B.C. program uses video game Minecraft to help children process grief

  An innovative new B.C. program is using the popular video game Minecraft to help children who have suffered a loss process their grief.

  Health

  Apr 30, 2024
• Mental health, lack of services: Sask. children’s advocate highlights challenges

  The Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth highlighted areas where kids were struggling in the province.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2024
• Is fatherhood more appealing than motherhood? What new research shows

  Overall, 51 per cent in the poll of young Americans said they want to enter parenthood, with another 30 per cent unsure, while 18 per cent said they did not want kids.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2024
• Mohawk College, Hamilton Public Library joint study seeks model to aid student-caregivers

  A joint research projects has received a federal grant to develop educational support for post-secondary student caregivers and their dependents.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2023
• Santa brings holiday cheer to sick kids in Kingston, Ont.

  Operation Ho Ho Ho, a collaboration between Kingston General Hospital and the RCAF, continued its annual tradition of bringing gifts and a special guest to kids in pediatric care.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2023
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• Saskatchewan launches new program to expand Child Support Service

  The government of Saskatchewan is launching a new program to expand the Child Support Service aimed to help families by reducing children's exposure to conflict.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2023
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• Children photographed without consent at Lethbridge playgrounds: police

  Lethbridge police are warning the public about a suspicious man after two separate reports of a someone taking photos of children at playgrounds.

  Crime

  Sep 28, 2023