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She was told her son was thriving in care. Years after his death, an investigation found otherwise

A lawyer representing the family of Jacob Collins says he lived like a prisoner while in foster care in Ontario, a stark contrast to the reports his family received back home in northern Labrador. Collins died at the age of 22 and his time in care was put under the microscope at

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She was told her son was thriving in care. Years after his death, an investigation found otherwiseA lawyer representing the family of Jacob Collins says he lived like a prisoner while in foster care in Ontario, a stark contrast to the reports his family received back home in northern Labrador. Collins died at the age of 22 and his time in care was put under the microscope at
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