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Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta implement adoption law to end private adoption of Treaty 8 children

The Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta have implemented a new law they say supersedes provincial laws with the goal of protecting First Nations children. Treaty 8 officials held a news conference Friday during which they explained “the adoption and private guardianship law” ends adoptions and private guardianships involving Treaty …

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School bus driver charged after 5 children hurt in Woodstock, Ont. rollover

A charge has been laid in a school bus rollover in rural southern Ontario that left five children injured. The bus driver, a 34-year-old from Oxford County, was charged on Tuesday with careless driving causing bodily harm, Ontario Provincial Police said. The accused is set to appear in court in April. Earlier in the …

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3 children, 2 women found dead: Manitoba RCMP

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Warning: Details are graphic The deaths of five individuals, including three children, have sent shockwaves across Manitoba on Sunday. On Feb. 11, the Manitoba RCMP confirmed that the five people were known to each other. The three children were pulled out of a …

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Daycare bus crash: Ceremony honours children killed in Quebec one year ago

Balloons were released to honour the lives of the two children killed one year ago when a bus careened through the front of a daycare north of Montreal. The intimate ceremony took place Thursday morning near the Garderie Éducative Ste-Rose in Laval, where the fatal crash happened on Feb. 8, …

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Woman, 2 children found in critical condition at Toronto apartment building – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Police say a woman and two children were found in critical condition at a Scarborough apartment building on Sunday night. Insp. Jeff Bangild said at around 7:30 p.m., police received 911 calls about a woman who had apparently fallen from a …

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Indigenous children facing food security ‘crisis’ in Canada’s North – National

A prominent Canadian pediatrician warns a “food security crisis” is affecting the physical and mental development of Indigenous children, compounded by record-high grocery prices in Canada’s North. High inflation has sent food prices soaring across the country, but nowhere more than in Canada’s northernmost communities, which are often inaccessible by …

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2 young children receive minor injuries after vehicle crashes into Vaughan daycare fence – Toronto

By Stewart Lewis Global News Posted October 4, 2023 10:54 am Updated October 4, 2023 11:44 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two young children have been taken to hospital with minor injuries following a single-vehicle crash into the fence of a daycare in Vaughan on Wednesday …

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As cost of living soars, school food programs struggle to fill growing need

Canadian school food program operators are seeing the highest demand ever as children prepare to go back to school. They say it points to the urgent need for a national school food policy. The Breakfast Club of Canada and The Coalition for Healthy School Food say the growing demand for …

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Alberta recommits to $10-a-day daycare plan in mandate letter

The Alberta government is reupping its commitment to affordable daycare. In her latest mandate letter, Premier Danielle Smith directed Children and Family Services Minister Searle Turton to make $10-a-day daycare happen. Her letter tells Turton to start “Working with the federal government and child care providers to implement $10-per-day daycare …

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Second highest in Canada for missing children, Manitoba to spend $3M on integrated response – Winnipeg

By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted July 18, 2023 7:13 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Another announcement made by the Manitoba government will see millions put into scaling down the number of missing people across the province. A statement released on Tuesday says $3.1 million is …

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