Anastassia Waddell won’t ever know exactly what caused her husband’s death. Her requests for an autopsy were denied by the B.C. Coroners Service. Drew Madsen, her husband and partner of …
The B.C. Coroners Service says there were more than 2,500 suspected illicit drug deaths in the province last year, the highest annual number recorded. In announcing the grim number, B.C.’s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe …
The lawyer for the family of a seven-month-old baby who might have survived if it hadn’t taken so long to get her to hospital hopes the province won’t postpone the …
Michel Filteau says he’s cried every day since his 36-year-old son was killed while riding his bike in Sherbrooke, Que. Sébastien Filteau was struck by a vehicle driving upward of …
Entertainment Irish singer and political activist Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, a coroner’s office in London, England, confirmed to CBC News on Tuesday. Singer died at the age of 56 …
Irish musician Sinead O’Connor died last year of “natural causes”, a London coroner announced Tuesday. The Grammy award-winning singer, best known for her 1990 cover of “Nothing Compares 2 U”, …
British Columbia’s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says she’s a hopeful person, but she is leaving her office frustrated and disappointed. Angry, even, with drug overdose deaths expected to hit record …
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Walking through the Glengarry non-profit housing complex in Windsor, Ont., harm reduction outreach co-ordinator Lacie Krzemien is exhausted. The recent news that Windsor’s only safe consumption site, Safepoint, will pause operations …
The Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation has declared a state of emergency over the opioid crisis as overdoses and deaths continue to devastate the Ottawa Valley community. “The community has …