Article content Homicide or manslaughter charges were laid in the deaths of nine children in Saskatchewan last year — more than in the previous seven years combined. Four of those children were aged five or younger and one had been in the care of the Ministry of Social Services at the time of their death. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Children's advocate 'troubled' by rates of violence in 2020: Report Back to video Additionally, the death of a toddler is being investigated by police and available information indicates the death was the result of non-accidental trauma.