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‘Breathe life into our own laws’: Visions for the future of Indigenous child welfare in B.C.After years of criticism and overrepresentation of Indigenous youth in care, British Columbia is in the midst of major reform in First Nations, Inuit and Métis child welfare.CanadaJun 16
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Ombudsperson pans B.C.’s failure to pass federal funds to disabled girl’s caregiversIn a report published Tuesday, Jay Chalke found the Ministry of Children and Family Development acted "unjustly" when it did not provide a federal benefit to "the Taylors."PoliticsMay 31
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B.C. to launch ‘circle of care’ for neurodiverse kids but parents have many questionsThe province has given community agencies until July to tender for initial implementation of the program, and contracts are expected to be awarded in the fall.HealthMay 16
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Lawyer for former Kelowna caseworker argues defrauded money would not have gone to youth clientsLast year, Saunders pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000, breach of trust, and using a forged document.CrimeMar 31
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B.C. missing teen not seen since March 15 located safe and sound, police sayPayton MacDonald was last seen on the morning of Tuesday, March 15, with her father entering his van at the foot of Harbour View Road in Ladysmith, police said.CrimeMar 31
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‘At no time did I put any youth in harm’s way,” B.C. social-work fraudster testifies“I can’t speak to my supervisor was thinking or her lack of accountability to know this was a fraudulent document, but this clearly is a fraudulent document.”CrimeMar 25
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Former B.C. Children’s Ministry employee accused of ‘sexual battery’ in civil lawsuitThe plaintiff says Edward Owen Berry was the associate director of programming at Covenant House Vancouver, a shelter for homeless youth where the plaintiff worked.CrimeJan 13
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‘We all stood together’: Gitanmaax Band stops B.C. social worker from seizing youthThe Gitanmaax Band in northern B.C. blocked a social worker from removing a six-year-old girl on Sunday night to reclaim control of child welfare from the province,CanadaOct 18, 2021
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Mother of deceased teen actor Logan Williams says B.C. children’s ministry failed her sonWilliams died of a fentanyl overdose in April 2020 while in the care of B.C.'s Ministry of Children and Family Development.CanadaSep 14, 2021
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‘Heartbreaking’ overdose death of Indigenous teen in B.C. care highlights need for change: report'Skye and her mother deserved much, much better,' Jennifer Charlesworth, B.C.'s representative for children and youth, said.NewsJun 10, 2021
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