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City-level estimates; country centres are used where a town cannot be located. Geography: GeoNames and Natural Earth.
| Mother / Alias ↕ | Quick summary ↕ | Outcome ↕ | Jurisdiction ↕ | Year ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Rogers | Social workers and security took Kathleen's three-day-old son while she was breastfeeding at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre; the agency later admitted she posed no threat. | Returned After Court Action Regained custody after three months in court | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | 2010 |
| Neecha Dupuis | A nurse at The Ottawa Hospital warned that CAS would take Neecha's baby if he tested positive for cannabis; at discharge she was told she couldn't leave because CAS had 'red-flagged' her. | Baby Returned Kept her baby after an advocate intervened | Ottawa, ON, Canada | 2011 |
| Cora | Cora believes a birth alert led an Alberta social worker to serve an apprehension order at Rockyview General Hospital four days after her son was born. | Baby Returned | Calgary, AB, Canada | 2013 |
| Baby H's Mother | BC social workers took 'Baby H' from her Indigenous parents 90 minutes after a caesarean at a Kamloops hospital, citing a report of neglect the family says was false. | Foster Care Still in foster care at her first birthday | Kamloops, BC, Canada | 2019 |
| Melissa April | Melissa never held her first two babies: both were apprehended at birth under birth alerts; with Sanctum 1.5's support she kept her third. | Placed With Kin First two daughters with her sister; she kept her third baby | Saskatoon, SK, Canada | 2019 |
| Brandon Couple (Michif Cfs) | Michif CFS took a Brandon couple's son at birth because the mother, a domestic violence victim, had pleaded guilty years earlier to failing to protect her daughter; a judge later ordered him returned. | Returned After Court Action Judge ordered the boy returned within three months, at 14 months old | Brandon, MB, Canada | 2020 |
| Winnipeg Mother Whose Baby's Removal Was Live-Streamed | Police carried away a two-day-old girl in a car seat at a Winnipeg hospital under a birth alert; the mother had asked social services for help before the birth. | Placed With Kin Guardianship transferred to her aunt; mother cares for her regularly | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | 2022 |