Manitoba moves to get kids under gov't care out of hotels

Manitoba moves to get kids under gov't care out of hotels

The Manitoba government is promising to wind down the use of hotels to house children in need of emergency foster care, but the great-aunt of a teen who was killed after running away from one wonders why it took the searing spotlight of a tragedy to make changes.

• Hotels on way out for foster care
• Province says changes to CFS emergency program will reduce number of kids placed in hotels