About 0.7 per cent of kids in the general population will go missing or run away, but within the care system, it's about 2.3 per cent, according a report from B.C.'s children and youth representative.

HOUSTON – A mother has been charged after her 9-year-old son died while running away from home in May 2024, according to court records. Blondor Maffo, 36, is charged with endangering a child.