Kenora
Children’s Aid Fires Lawyer Who Called 14-Year-Old Girl a ‘Sexually Mature Young Woman
The lawyer’s statement prompted outrage among many legal experts and social workers who engage with vulnerable youth in Ontario.
Family says police should have reported Azraya Kokopenace's death to Ontario watchdog
The 14-year-old died after running away from a Kenora hospital last year after she was checked-in to the hospital by police
Critics say Canada's inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women will be toothless
A national inquiry into the reasons why more than a thousand Indigenous women have disappeared or been killed hasn't yet begun, but it's already causing fraustration.
Video Shows Altercation Between an Aboriginal Girl and Police, Weeks Before She Committed Suicide
Azraya Kokopenace was arrested by the local Kenora police, in northern Ontario. Just weeks later, after a second arrest, she was found dead steps away from the local hospital.
After the Deaths of Two Teenage Girls, This Aboriginal Community Says the System Failed Them
They're taking matters into their own hands, by joining a handful of communities across Canada who have formed volunteer patrols in response to the more than 1,200 Aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murdered since 1980.
Trudeau Promises $10M After Crowdfunding Effort Begins for First Nation's Access Road
The residents of Shoal Lake 40 have endured a boiled water advisory for almost 20 years.