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Coroner’s inquest called in deaths of two homeless men

A homeless man on the outskirts of a rally in Toronto on July 8, 2015. The Canadian Press

A coroner’s inquest has been called in the deaths of two homeless men in Toronto.

Grant Faulkner, 49, died in January of last year after his makeshift shelter in the city’s east end caught fire.

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Bradley Chapman, 43, died in hospital in August of last year after being found on a downtown street.

The inquest, which has yet to be scheduled, will examine the circumstances surrounding their deaths.

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Jurors may make recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths.

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