Foster Care
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2 women sexually assaulted by foster father to sue child protection services: lawyerThe foster father, Éric Jean, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in November after he pleaded guilty to assaulting both girls.CrimeApr 25
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‘A lovely kid’: Investigation launched after 6-year-old dies in B.C. foster careThe family of Oliver Ratchford said he was found face-down in a pond on Feb. 26. They said he was playing unsupervised and fell in.CrimeFeb 29
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Charges laid in death of 5-year-old boy in foster care: Alberta RCMPA 47-year-old man from Leduc County has been charged with manslaughter after a five-year-old boy died at a rural home south of Edmonton in June 2022.CrimeNov 14, 2023
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All former youth in care in B.C. now eligible for education tuition waiversThe ombudsperson has released a report calling on B.C. to compensate a woman who left government care at 17 years old to live with her aunt, but was denied post-secondary funding.EducationSep 14, 2023
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Family and Children’s Services staff in Lanark, Leeds & Grenville go on strikeChildren's aid workers in several eastern Ontario communities went on strike Wednesday morning after an agreement could not reached between the union and the employer.CanadaJul 12, 2023
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Hamilton SPCA seeks more pet fosters with recent influx of dogs, catsThe Hamilton-Burlington SPCA is looking for temporary foster homes to provide opportunities for animals to decompress and learn social skills amid tight quarters at the shelter.CanadaJun 28, 2023
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Father convicted in death of malnourished Calgary teen must wait to speak at inquiryCourt heard the boy was hospitalized twice due to malnutrition and taken into foster care before later being returned to his parents, who moved to Calgary in 2008.CanadaApr 19, 2023
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Foster kids of all ages get free tuition in B.C.The British Columbia government is opening to all ages its tuition waiver for those who were in foster care in the province.EducationMar 14, 2023
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All Métis residential school survivors must be recognized, MNC president saysToday, some schools that harmed Métis students are still not recognized by governments as residential schools, according to Caron.CanadaJan 8, 2023
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‘Like a zombie’: Ontario group home chain accused of overmedicating kids in careFormer workers and youth who lived at a large chain of group homes say they were overmedicated, a Global News investigation has found.InvestigationsNov 22, 2022
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