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Genital mutilation allegation in Quebec City unfounded, youth protection saysA medical evaluation of the two-year-old girl found normal physical development without any abnormalities and that her psychomotor development exceeded expectations for her age.HealthMay 12, 2023
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Alleged toddler genital mutilation case investigation opened by Quebec rights commissionLa Tribune reported Wednesday that a daycare worker in the Quebec City region discovered while changing a girl's diaper that her clitoris had been removed.CrimeMay 4, 2023
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Quebec police suspect domestic violence, femicide after 2 dead, 1 seriously hurt in Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-LacThe SQ said police found the body of a woman in her 30s, an injured man in his 70s, two uninjured children, and an injured 42-year-old man who later died in hospital.CrimeAug 18, 2022
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Mom of slain Quebec boys seeking compensation over alleged youth protection failuresIn a lawyer's letter, Émilie Arsenault accuses Quebec's youth protection service of failing to act despite it being allegedly contacted three times prior to her children's deaths.CrimeApr 25, 2022
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Montreal youth protection program dealing with increase in demand, lack of staff: reportThe report from Quebec's directors of youth protection said 741 children are currently stuck on the youth protection wait-list in Montreal.CanadaSep 22, 2021
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Quebec’s youth protection system needs ‘severe shift’ to help vulnerable children, inquiry findsThe review, which was launched in October 2019, was prompted by the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby who had been followed by youth protection services.CanadaMay 3, 2021
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Death of 2 youth protection workers in Montreal prompts investigationSonia Bélanger, the head of the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, gave her condolences to the victims' relatives and to the teams 'who are affected by this tragedy.'CanadaFeb 10, 2021
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Quebec inquiry proposes creation of national director to oversee youth protection systemThe final report is now scheduled for April 30, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaNov 30, 2020
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Quebec commission on youth protection system delays final report by five monthsThe commission blamed the delay on 'colossal' analytical work and on 'organizational challenges' linked to the novel coronavirus pandemic.CanadaOct 21, 2020
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Quebec invests $90M to bolster youth protection measuresThe investment follows recommendations from a commission looking into the management of Quebec's youth protection system.CanadaJul 1, 2020
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