Alberta preliminary hearing begins for 2 accused in Serenity’s death
A preliminary hearing begins Tuesday for two people charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life in the 2014 death of four-year-old Serenity. Continue reading
Danielle Larivee
Alberta introduces legislation to better protect children in government care
Alberta is proposing legislation that would see First Nations notified if social workers were thinking of removing an Indigenous child from a family’s care. Continue reading
Alberta children’s services minister receives traditional Blackfoot name from Piikani Nation
The designation of a Blackfoot name is one of the highest honours a person can receive in First Nations culture, and on Thursday Alberta’s minister of child services received one during a traditional ceremony. Continue reading
Alberta premier shuffles cabinet: outgoing minister’s portfolios split up
Premier Rachel Notley made changes to her cabinet Monday to fill positions previously held by Stephanie McLean, who announced last month she wouldn’t seek re-election. Continue reading
Survivors meet at Edmonton Indigenous school for Alberta consultations on ’60s Scoop
Alberta is holding its final consultation with Indigenous people today before it crafts an apology for the ’60s Scoop. Continue reading
Childcare pilot program having impact in southern Alberta: childcare centre
By Malika Karim Video Journalist
Alberta’s NDP government is looking to have 100 Early Learning and Child Care Centres in communities across the province, saying 13 more centres in southern Alberta have applied to be part of its childcare pilot program. Continue reading
Serenity’s mother at Alberta legislature as UCP reintroduces child welfare bill
The 2014 death of a child named Serenity has put child welfare in the spotlight in Alberta and on Tuesday, with Serenity’s mother at the legislature, the United Conservatives reintroduced a private member’s bill that would make it mandatory for any adult to report to police when they believe a child is in need of intervention. Continue reading
Danielle Larivee visits Hillhurst Sunnyside Daycare offering $25-a-day child-care program
Minister of Children’s Services Danielle Larivee visited one of the five Calgary locations participating in a $25-a-day childcare program on Wednesday. Continue reading
Alberta cabinet minister cites limitations in child care death probe
Alberta’s children’s services minister, facing demands she break up a family under investigation in a child’s death, says she doesn’t have blanket power to take children away from their biological parents. Continue reading
Alberta faces renewed questions on safety of kids in government care
Opposition leaders say Alberta’s children’s services minister should resign over reports that biological children are still living in a home under investigation in the death of a child in kinship care. Continue reading