Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Ashley Joannou
Publication Date: February 7, 2025 - 15:51
B.C.’s child welfare workers ‘in crisis,’ fix could take decade, advocate says
February 7, 2025
Chronic understaffing, and the excessive workload and burnout that comes with it, has the people in charge of protecting British Columbia’s most vulnerable children in a state of crisis, the province’s representative for children and youth says.Jennifer Charlesworth’s report says it is the latest in decades of studies laying out how little has changed for people working in the child welfare system.
Edmonton police say a trio of youths have been charged after a teenage boy was found dead at a downtown LRT station.Police say officers found the teen dead after responding to a report Wednesday night of people fighting at the MacEwan LRT station.Police now say an autopsy has founded the victim, a 13-year-old boy, was stabbed and his death has been deemed a homicide.
February 7, 2025 - 19:00 | | The Globe and Mail
The U.S. tariff threats against Canada may be on pause, but the reaction from many Canadians shows that the cross-border chaos struck a nerve. From an immediate pledge to boycott and ‘buy Canadian,’ to political figures threatening to pull U.S. products from shelves, Canadians across the political spectrum decided to assert themselves against the might of the elephant south of the border.In the latest episode of The Decibel podcast, Shannon Proudfoot, feature writer and columnist for The Globe, explores our collective Canadian identity and what the fallout from this week says about the...
February 7, 2025 - 18:51 | Globe staff | The Globe and Mail
The B.C. RCMP is deploying a Black Hawk helicopter to bolster its border surveillance and response capabilities. The deployment matches similar moves in other provinces.
February 7, 2025 - 18:46 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
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