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OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has verbally approved a landmark $23-billion settlement that will see Ottawa compensate more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families over chronic underfunding of on-reserve child-welfare services.

More than 300,000 First Nations children and families to be compensated for chronic underfunding

OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has verbally approved a landmark $23-billion settlement that will see Ottawa compensate more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families over chronic underfunding of on-reserve child-welfare services.

The settlement comes more than 15 years after Indigenous groups launched a human rights complaint that sparked a years-long legal battle with Ottawa.

A Federal Court judge has verbally approved a groundbreaking $23-billion settlement to address the chronic underfunding of on-reserve child-welfare services, ultimately benefiting over 300,000 First Nations children and their families in Canada. This settlement marks the culmination of a legal battle that spanned more than 15 years, originating from a human-rights complaint jointly filed by…

More than 300,000 First Nations children and families to be compensated for chronic underfunding

More than 300,000 First Nations children and families to be compensated for chronic underfunding

More than 300,000 First Nations children and families to be compensated for chronic underfunding

More than 300,000 First Nations children and families to be compensated for chronic underfunding

More than 300,000 First Nations children and families to be compensated for chronic underfunding