Close X
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
ADVT 
National

There Will Be Consequences After Death Of Teen In Government Care: B.C. Premier Christy Clark

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 25 Sep, 2015 01:57 PM
    VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says there will be consequences for the tragic death of a teenager in government care.
     
    Clark says the agency in charge of caring for 18-year-old Alex Gervais didn't inform the Children's Ministry that he was staying in a hotel.
     
    The premier brushed off questions about a lack of confidence in Minister Stephanie Cadieux, saying both she and the minister agree the agency should face repercussions.
     
     
    Clark says they'll take the time to understand what happened, report that to citizens and then make sure that appropriate steps are taken to prevent a similar occurrence.
     
    She says that while it is sometimes necessary to house a child in a hotel, they want to ensure that happens as rarely as possible.
     
    Children's representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says it's believed the boy who fell from a fourth-floor window at an Abbotsford hotel took his own life.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Judge Denies Bail To Guido Amsel, Winnipeg Man Accused Of Sending Letter Bombs

    Judge Denies Bail To Guido Amsel, Winnipeg Man Accused Of Sending Letter Bombs
    Guido Amsel was ordered by provincial court Judge Heather Pullan to remain in custody pending his trial on charges that include three counts of attempted murder. 

    Judge Denies Bail To Guido Amsel, Winnipeg Man Accused Of Sending Letter Bombs

    Darwin, The Ikea Monkey, To Remain At Sanctuary After Change Of Ownership

    Darwin, The Ikea Monkey, To Remain At Sanctuary After Change Of Ownership
    Darwin — who became famous in 2012 when he was found wandering outside a Toronto Ikea store wearing a shearling coat — has been living at Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary since a court placed him there.

    Darwin, The Ikea Monkey, To Remain At Sanctuary After Change Of Ownership

    Parti Quebecois Set To Renew Sovereignty Push Ahead Of 2018 Election

    Leader Pierre Karl Peladeau says the party wants to be in a position by the next provincial vote to respond to its rivals' attacks on sovereignty.

    Parti Quebecois Set To Renew Sovereignty Push Ahead Of 2018 Election

    Central Alberta Region Exceeds Air-quality Limits; Environment Minister Shannon Phillips Concerned

    Central Alberta Region Exceeds Air-quality Limits; Environment Minister Shannon Phillips Concerned
    Shannon Phillips said high levels of fine particles in central Alberta pose no immediate health risk, but the findings require immediate action from the provincial government. 

    Central Alberta Region Exceeds Air-quality Limits; Environment Minister Shannon Phillips Concerned

    U.S. Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Girl He Met In Abbotsford Hotel

    U.S. Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Girl He Met In Abbotsford Hotel
    Police in Abbotsford say 33-year-old Joshua Napoli of Newport News, Va., contacted the teen through social media and travelled to the Fraser Valley city.

    U.S. Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Girl He Met In Abbotsford Hotel

    Man Arrested After Ontario Couple Watches Florida Home Burglary Via Web Cam

    Man Arrested After Ontario Couple Watches Florida Home Burglary Via Web Cam
    The surveillance tape helped Lee County sheriff's deputies arrest 45-year-old Thomas Hinton on Sunday, the day after the burglary.

    Man Arrested After Ontario Couple Watches Florida Home Burglary Via Web Cam