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Court weighs overturning rule blocking birth alert class action from suing 49 children’s aid societies

April 17, 2026

The Ontario Court of Appeal will now decide whether pregnant mothers targeted by controversial birth alerts — a practice that led to newborns being taken away from their families — can pursue a class-action lawsuit against 49 children's aid societies across the province.



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