Former caregivers of Serenity sue Alberta Senator Paula Simons for $500K
Sen. Paula Simons is being sued in a defamation lawsuit for $500,000. Continue reading
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Call for charges to be reinstated against guardians of 4-year-old Serenity as lawsuit winds through the courts
By Julia Wong Digital Broadcast Journalist
A man and woman had been jointly charged in 2017 with failing to provide the necessaries of life, not in connection with her death, but with the conditions of her care. Continue reading
Charges in Serenity case ‘should never have been brought’: lawyer
A 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. Continue reading
Charges stayed against guardians of 4-year-old Serenity
Charges against two guardians of Serenity have been stayed. The Crown determined the matter no longer meets the prosecution standard of ‘reasonable likelihood of conviction.’ Continue reading
2 accused in case of 4-year-old Serenity ordered to stand trial
Two guardians charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life in the case of a four-year-old Alberta girl will stand trial. Continue reading
Serenity’s mom vows to sit vigil through Alberta court proceedings
By Sarah Ryan Reporter
The mother of a four-year-old girl who died in hospital after being placed in kinship care says she will wait outside the courtroom for the next month, awaiting answers in Serenity’s death. Continue reading
Alberta preliminary hearing begins for 2 accused in Serenity’s death
A preliminary hearing begins Tuesday for two people charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life in the 2014 death of four-year-old Serenity. Continue reading
Weekend box office: McConaughey’s ‘Serenity’ flops while ‘Glass’ cracks No. 1 again
Matthew McConaughey notched one of the worst debuts of his career. Continue reading
Alberta introduces legislation to better protect children in government care
Alberta is proposing legislation that would see First Nations notified if social workers were thinking of removing an Indigenous child from a family’s care. Continue reading
Serenity’s mother vows to fight for change as caregivers’ case goes to court
By Fletcher Kent Reporter
Lawyers 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. Continue reading