Kerri Irvin-Ross

• Social campaign aimed at keeping Manitoba youth out of gangs

  Manitoba law enforcement organizations are hoping a social media video campaign will help keep young people across the province out of gangs.

  Crime

  Jul 26, 2023
  
• Manitoba watchdog concerned about growing trend of youth suicide

  Manitoba's children's advocate is expressing concern over a growing trend in youth suicides.

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2015
  
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• Backlog of adoption records for Manitoba adoptees

  Manitobans who have waited decades for their adoption information are being forced to wait even longer.

  Oct 2, 2015
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• Child advocate fasts outside legislature in Winnipeg

  The advocate for First Nations children in Manitoba has set up large teepees in the shadow of the legislature and is fasting to draw attention to the province's "broken" child-welfare system.

  Sep 22, 2015
• Foster kids in Manitoba not considered ‘human:’ advocate

  Manitoba's new First Nations family advocate says Manitoba doesn't treat children in care and their families as "human."

  Jun 9, 2015
• Hotels might still be used to house Manitoba foster kids

  The Manitoba government will continue to use hotel rooms as emergency placements for kids in the child welfare system beyond a promised June 1 deadline.

  Canada

  May 28, 2015
• CFS agencies must follow hotel ban: Manitoba’s family services minister

  Manitoba's family services minister says child welfare agencies must follow a ban on housing foster children in hotels or risk being taken over by the province.

  May 21, 2015
• Steve Ashton returns to Manitoba cabinet, rebel 5 still out

  Greg Selinger brought Steve Ashton back into cabinet following his attempt to unseat the Manitoba premier in a leadership race, but Theresa Oswald is still out.

  Politics

  Apr 29, 2015
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• Manitoba family services minister warned about jail time for CFS kids

  Manitoba's family services minister says she was warned a while ago that kids in care were being kept in jail longer than necessary.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2015
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• Family of teen assaulted while in Manitoba CFS care has questions

  The family of a 15-year-old Winnipeg girl who was seriously assaulted while in government care says she was a talented musician who needed extra support.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2015