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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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Ontario warns parents to avoid centre where police say man convicted of trafficking children lives

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the government statement was sent by Ontario’s Solicitor General’s office. The provincial government is warning parents to avoid an Ontario centre offering services to children with autism after police said a man previously convicted of trafficking children is living at the …

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Man convicted of human trafficking of children is living at Ontario children’s centre: police

A man previously convicted of human trafficking of children is living at an Ontario centre offering services for children with autism, police say, prompting a community safety advisory. Ontario Provincial Police issued the advisory Monday, warning of a sex offender living in Essa Township, which is near Barrie. Lauriston Charles …

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3 suspects charged after Markham home invasion, robbery with woman and her children – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size York Regional Police say three suspects are facing charges after a home invasion and robbery in Markham where a woman was robbed inside of her garage with her children. Police said on Jan. 27, officers were called to a home in the …

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Pediatric drug shortage led to dosing errors in Ontario children, research shows

TORONTO — The shortage of pediatric medication in Canada last year led to a spike of dosing errors in children in Ontario, new research shows. The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined the effect of the shortage of children’s ibuprofen and acetaminophen, which forced parents …

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Kingston family claims bureaucracy is denying children education program opportunity – Kingston

A Kingston family is frustrated that two of their children may miss out on a great learning opportunity because of school board bureaucracy. An education program offered by the Limestone District School Board is open to children who are with the Catholic board. But the family says schools have been …

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Children of asylum seekers experience Quebec cultural ritual of French welcome classes – Montreal

Victor Manuel, a young asylum seeker from Mexico, arrived at Montreal’s St-Donat school on a frigid morning last week with his seven-year-old son and baby boy, whose bootless feet were covered only in socks. A social worker quickly alerted principal Yannick Dupont, who disappeared into a storage room and returned …

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Flu season: Why are so many Canadian children falling sick? – National

The flu has returned with a vengeance after being absent for a couple of years during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s hitting children especially hard. Here’s what doctors say is happening, and why. What flu strains are we seeing this flu season? Based on predictions from the World Health Organization on …

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