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British Columbia’s chief coroner says she’s leaving office frustrated and disappointed at the provincial government’s response to the overdose crisis that is killing thousands every year. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Dec. 13, 2023.

Associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe and chief coroner Dr. Dirk Huyer explained Thursday why having 150 COVID-19 patients in Ontario’s intensive care units is concerning, stating that the number was calculated to allow enough ICU beds to continue with elective surgery and other patients that require ICU treatment. Yaffe said if...

Indianapolis deputy police chief Craig McCartt said Friday that authorities were working to determine a motive and the identification of the suspected shooter in the FedEx facility shooting that occurred Thursday. He added that authorities were searching a home they believe potentially belongs to the suspect, but were waiting for confirmation of identification from the...

Dr. Jatinder Baidwan, B.C.’s chief medical officer, outlined three key recommendations from a report on preventing future loss of life during extreme heat events, on Tues. June 7, 2022. The BC Coroners Service report comes after 619 vulnerable people died the province’s devastating 2021 heat dome.

Russia’s war on Ukraine is escalating, as Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a partial mobilization of his country’s military reserves, while strongly implying he’s ready to use nuclear weapons. What this could mean for the conflict, and how Ukraine and its Western allies are responding. Saskatchewan’s chief coroner says two public inquests will be held...

B.C.’s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe releases the latest number of illicit drug overdose deaths, what British Columbians can do, and how officials are moving forward with this crisis.

Peterborough County OPP say one person is dead and another suffered serious injuries following a workplace accident at a quarry north of Bobcaygeon. OPP responded around 6:45 a.m. to reports of two unresponsive men at the Buckhorn Sand and Gravel’s Bass Lane quarry site. OPP say the victims were trapped between two vehicles. The investigation...

The leader of the Green Party in New Brunswick is raising a red flag on an organizational change within Public Health. David Coon says the position of the chief medical officer of health has been entangled in bureaucracy she was not subject to before. Nathalie Sturgeon reports.

Statistics Canada Chief Éric Caron Malenfant said on Wednesday that according to the 2021 census, the number of people who speak languages other than the country’s official English or French is growing at a “faster rate” than before. The proportion of Canadians who speak or know French has been declining over the past few decades,...

Toronto police say some officers are now wearing body cameras as it rolls out their usage over the next year. Deputy Chief Shawna Coxon told reporters on Monday that one shift of front-line officers in a division in the city’s northwest corner began wearing the cameras last week.

The Office of the Chief Coroner says it is investigating the sudden and unexpected death of a child at Lakeridge Health Ajax Pickering Hospital. Erica Vella reports.

Peterborough police are investigating after a body was found in the Otonabee River on Thursday morning. Police responded around 8:15 a.m. near the CP Rail bridge where they say the body of a 46-year-old man was found in the water. The Office of the Chief Coroner is assisting police with the investigation.

Saskatchewan’s chief coroner Clive Weighill responded on Wednesday after concerns were raised about a delay in the start date of the inquests into the James Smith Cree Nation killing spree, which had originally been projected to begin in the “spring of 2023”. Weighill said that his office is waiting for forthcoming information from the RCMP...

For the third time, OPP have decided not to lay charges in the 2016 death of Soleiman Faqiri at a Lindsay jail. Faqiri’s brother Yusuf says the “preposterous” decision goes against damning evidence from a 2021 pathologist report, but hope still lies when the Office of the Chief Coroner steps in. He joined Global News...

Hundreds of mourners gathered on overpasses along Highway 400, as a police procession escorted the body of OPP Constable Greg Pierzchala from the Chief Coroner’s office in Toronto, to a funeral home in Barrie.

King Charles III was officially appointed commissioner-in-chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Friday ahead of his coronation on May 6. As part of the ceremony at Windsor Castle, he was gifted a ceremonial sword and a new musical ride horse. Crystal Goomansingh has more.

Wed, Nov 29: It is official. The province has ordered a review of the coroner’s office. This follows a guilty verdict in a civil case and allegations of racism in the office. Our David Baxter has more on the path forward for the retired police chief who will lead the investigation.