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CP NewsAlert: Federal Court approves $23B First Nations child-welfare settlement

Oct 24, 2023 | 11:58 AM

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.

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The Canadian Press