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Fatality inquiry report looking into death of Alberta girl known as Serenity releasedA fatality inquiry looking into the case of an Alberta girl who died while in care has been released, offering recommendations to prevent a similar case from unfolding again.CanadaJan 4, 2023
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Charges in Serenity case ‘should never have been brought’: lawyerA lawyer for one of two caregivers for a four-year-old Indigenous girl who died says charges should never have been laid against them and a publication ban should be lifted from a report on the child's death.CrimeAug 14, 2019
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Charges stayed against guardians of 4-year-old SerenityCharges against two guardians of Serenity have been stayed. The Crown determined the matter no longer meets the prosecution standard of 'reasonable likelihood of conviction.'CrimeAug 13, 2019
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2 accused in case of 4-year-old Serenity ordered to stand trialTwo guardians charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life in the case of a four-year-old Alberta girl will stand trial.CrimeMar 6, 2019
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Serenity’s mother vows to fight for change as caregivers’ case goes to courtLawyers for the two people charged following the 2014 death of Serenity told a Wetaskiwin court on Thursday that they're still trying to sort out some disclosure issues.CrimeJan 4, 2018
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Serenity’s caregivers facing criminal chargeThe caregivers Serenity, of a four-year-old girl who died after being in kinship care in Alberta in 2014, are facing a criminal charge.CanadaOct 6, 2017
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Family of child who died after being in Alberta kinship care says police haven’t spoken to themThe grandfather of a four-year-old girl who died under suspicious circumstances in government care in 2014 says police have yet to ask the family about it.PoliticsMay 17, 2017
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Alberta cabinet minister cites limitations in child care death probeAlberta's children's services minister, facing demands she break up a family under investigation in a child's death, says she doesn't have blanket power to take children away from their biological parents.PoliticsMay 10, 2017
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Alberta faces renewed questions on safety of kids in government careOpposition 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.PoliticsMay 9, 2017
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Alberta’s non-partisan child deaths review panel meets for 1st time WednesdayA panel, tasked with finding ways to improve Alberta's review process when a child in government care dies, convened for the first time Wednesday in a meeting that is open to the public.PoliticsFeb 1, 2017
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