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Posted: Mar 12, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: March 12 Kierra Elektra Star Williams died in 2014. Her mother was convicted of second-degree murder and her father was convicted of manslaughter in her death. (Your Life Moments) The woman who cared for Phoenix Sinclair for much of her short life says little has changed in the years since a public inquiry into her death made sweeping recommendations meant to reform Manitoba's child welfare system. "Everything that's happened in the last [seven] years, it's made it worse for the children and it's made it worse for the families. Children are les...

"Each one of these deaths was preventable." The report said the 19 children died from maltreatment between 2008 and 2020. Twelve were under the age of two and the others were under five. The advocate's office tracked the deaths, which occurred after Phoenix Sinclair died. The five-year-old Indigenous girl had stints in foster care before she was abused and killed by her mother and stepfather in 2005. She would have been 21 this year. The girl's death sent shock waves through the province and led to a $14-million public inquiry. Its final report, which included 62 recommendations, was provid...

A report by Manitoba's children's advocate into the deaths of 19 young children found holes in oversight and lack of support from child welfare.

A report by Manitoba's children's advocate into the deaths of 19 young children found holes in oversight and lack of support from child welfare.

A report by the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth on the maltreatment deaths of 19 children s...