Child's death leads to tightening of Alberta's foster parent rules

Child's death leads to tightening of Alberta's foster parent rules

The death of a child living in an Edmonton home has led to an overhaul of foster care in Alberta, including a closer assessment of who takes in children.

Murder charge spurs changes to foster care

The Alberta government pledged Tuesday to change the way it assesses and approves would-be foster parents, following a special review of the system triggered when an Edmonton foster mother was charged with second-degree murder in the death of a three-year-old boy.