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Calgary in desperate need of culturally supportive foster homes for Indigenous youthThe impact of residential schools created generational trauma, fracturing homes. But a Calgary organization is approaching foster care with a cultural lens on Indigenous youth.FeaturesNov 15, 2022
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Masks, distancing can be difficult for challenged students, says Winnipeg advocateDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, back-to-school has been difficult for most students, but it can be an even bigger challenge for some who live with intellectual, mental or emotional challenges.EducationSep 11, 2020
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77-year-old Alberta ‘baby whisperer’ fosters dozens of children in careThey call him the baby whisperer. Luther Burbank has been a temporary father to 88 children, 66 of whom were babies, over the last 21 years.CanadaJan 21, 2020
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U.S. woman fosters more than 600 children she loved ‘like they were my own’Linda Herring has been a foster parent for nearly five decades, and her own children have followed her example.TrendingJan 14, 2020
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Single father adopts 5 siblings under 5 years old: ‘I wanted to be the difference’"They deserve to be raised as siblings, and that was my fight," Lamont Thomas, a father of 12, said.TrendingOct 28, 2019
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Edmonton man sues province for $11M for alleged sexual abuse while in foster careSteven Morin is suing the province for $11 million for what he says he endured while in government care. His lawsuit outlines four years of abuse.CrimeAug 26, 2019
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Former foster parent charged with multiple sex offences in central OntarioPolice say they began their investigation on Aug. 14 after allegations were reported to officers.CrimeAug 31, 2018
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Children’s Aid Society dealing with ‘critical’ shortage of foster families in HamiltonCurrently, there are 100 children under two years old in CAS foster care in Hamilton.CanadaAug 22, 2018
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Foster families focused on teaching Indigenous heritage to foster childrenIndigenous children make up over 25 per cent of the children in the Canadian Foster Care system. Non-Indigenous foster parents are working to make sure they don't lose their history in the process.CanadaApr 24, 2018
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Winnipeg foster dad charged in death of baby granted bailThe foster parents charged with criminal negligence in the death of a 10 month-old baby boy was released on bail Friday.CrimeSep 29, 2017
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