Manitoba mother heartbroken 'inordinate delays' mean 3rd Christmas without adopted son, 7, still in Nigeria

An empty bedroom in Charlene Berkvens's home north of Winnipeg set aside for her son is a painful reminder that they will spend the holidays an ocean apart for the third Christmas in a row, with no sign of when they'll be reunited.

Manitoba mother heartbroken 'inordinate delays' mean 3rd Christmas without adopted son, 7, still in Nigeria
A woman with a mask hanging from her ear holds a young boy in her arms.

An empty bedroom in Charlene Berkvens's home north of Winnipeg set aside for her son is a painful reminder that they will spend the holidays an ocean apart for the third Christmas in a row, with no sign of when they'll be reunited.