Death In Care

• ‘Still wondering’: Family of B.C. teen who died in government care demand answers

  Chantelle Williams was in the care of Usma Nuu-chah-nulth Family and Child Services when she was found outside and unresponsive on Jan. 28 in Port Alberni.

  Perspectives

  Apr 2, 2025
  
• ‘The last three months wasn’t good,’ foster parent tells inquest into B.C. Cree teen’s death

  Traevon Desjarlais was found hanging in the closet of his room at his Abbotsford, B.C. group home on Sept. 18, 2020. A foster parent was one of the last people to see him alive.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2022
  
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• Social worker and guardian testifies at inquest into death of Cree teen at Abbotsford group home

  Traevon Desjarlais was found hanging in the closet of his Abbotsford group home on Sept. 18, 2020.

  Crime

  Nov 29, 2022
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• Sister of B.C. woman who died in care wants caregiver’s sentence appealed

  Sharon Bursey said it's too late to save her sister but she's vowing to do whatever she can to prevent others from experiencing such a devastating loss.

  Crime

  Oct 29, 2022
• Caregiver accused of negligence in woman with Down syndrome’s death stands trial in B.C.

  Florence Girard was found dead in the Port Coquitlam home of Astrid Dahl on Oct. 13, 2018, weighing just 56 pounds. 

  Crime

  Apr 6, 2022
• 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.

  Politics

  May 9, 2017