‘It’s horrific. It really is’: The suicide deaths of two teens in care raise questions about child welfare in Ontario
Pamela Freeman’s apartment is filled with photographs of her grandson Devon. They are a memorial…
Kenneth Jackson
Kenneth is a journalist with nearly two decades of reporting experience who focuses on crime and social issues, including child welfare and wrongful convictions. He has worked out of APTN’s Ottawa bureau since October 2012.
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One mother just had her baby three weeks ago and hasn’t seen her child after…
Financial support returned to Ojibway male after aging out of care without even a SIN card
When Martell Bob turned 21 on March 1 he officially aged out of care, otherwise…
Federal government promises to prevent First Nation youth from aging out of care during pandemic
Calling it an “exceptional measure” the federal government announced late Friday it won’t let First…
Kashechewan asks PM to send in military as flood season approaches with COVID-19 preventing evacuations
chief of Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario has asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Ontario government issues moratorium on youth aging out of care during pandemic
The Ontario government confirmed to APTN News it will not allow youth to age out…
‘Potentially deadly’: Doug Ford won’t commit to moratorium on youth aging out of care during pandemic
Ontario Premier Doug Ford refused Thursday to commit to a moratorium on youth aging…
Advocates call for moratorium on youth aging out of care, Ontario says it’s working to ‘implement solution’
Youth continue to age out of Ontario’s child welfare system during the COVID-19 pandemic with…
Tribunal orders Canada to compensate parents who lost children in care
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered Canada Monday to pay the estates of children who…