MCFD

• ‘Still wondering’: Family of B.C. teen who died in government care demand answers

  Chantelle Williams was in the care of Usma Nuu-chah-nulth Family and Child Services when she was found outside and unresponsive on Jan. 28 in Port Alberni.

  Perspectives

  Apr 2, 2025
  
• ‘It should not be this hard’: B.C. adoptive family pleads for support for 8-year-old

  "I begged for respite. I begged for special needs support. I've begged for people to come into the home to help strategize too. I've begged for a break."

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2024
  
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• 5-week-old baby’s death in B.C. government care prompts investigation

  Shortly after giving birth, his mother Chyanna Baker was visited by social workers on suspicion of drug use, though she says she had been sober since learning she was pregnant.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2024
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• Youth confinement ’cause for embarrassment,’ B.C. ombudsperson says

  B.C.'s ombudsperson says the Ministry of Children and Family Development should be embarrassed by its neglect toward reducing the practice of isolating youth in custody.

  Politics

  Apr 23, 2024
• Help for B.C. kids with special needs put off as government delays: Advocate

  The report says services and supports for families of children with disabilities are under-resourced, difficult to navigate, and "filled with closed doors."

  Politics

  Nov 9, 2023
• Kelowna woman sues province, B.C. case worker for breach of trust

  Melanie Hatton alleges a B.C. case worker had a romantic relationship with Hatton's then-husband, Jeffrey MacLean, as he was being investigated on allegations of abuse.

  Crime

  Oct 20, 2023
• First Nation Leadership council calls for reversal of Kelowna fraudster parole decision

  News that a Kelowna fraudster has been given day parole has appalled members of the First Nation Leadership Council, who are calling for an immediate reversal of the decision. 

  Crime

  Oct 18, 2023
• All former youth in care in B.C. now eligible for education tuition waivers

  The 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.

  Education

  Sep 14, 2023
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• Children’s ministry refuses to compensate youth it misinformed: B.C. ombudsperson

  The Ministry of Children and Family Development rejects three of the report's five recommendations, which is troubling to the ombudsperson.

  Politics

  Sep 6, 2023
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• ‘He was a fighter’: Father of boy who died in horrific foster home abuse demands accountability

  A B.C. father whose son died in a horrific case of foster care abuse is calling for greater accountability in the child welfare system as he remembers his son.

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2023