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Toronto investigating new suicide barrier following deaths, including DVP passengerToronto city staff have been directed to look into the viability of a new suicide prevention barrier on the Leaside Bridge over the Don Valley Parkway.CanadaJul 3
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Stigma, cyberbullying and hope centre stage as B.C. hosts suicide prevention conferenceThe city is playing host to the 34th annual National Suicide Prevention Conference, and one of the event's primary goals is to break down the stigma around a taboo topic.PoliticsMay 29
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‘Kids just feel so hopeless’: Mother on loss, suicide prevention and men’s mental healthA Nova Scotia mother is speaking out this Men's Mental Health Awareness Month nearly a year after her son died by suicide, in hopes of helping others.HealthJun 6
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WCB accepts late Winnipeg firefighter’s claim, union memo saysAccording to the memo, the WCB acknowledged that the effects of Preston Heinbigner's exposures on the job as a firefighter led directly to his death.HealthJun 13
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Alberta police watchdog probes Leduc shooting that left man deadThe RCMP says ASIRT will investigate officers' actions after a man died of his injuries in Leduc when he was shot by a member of the Edmonton Police Service on Thursday.CrimeJun 20
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Progress too slow on Truth and Reconciliation calls to action, advocates sayEarlier this month, the federal government were criticized by the Assembly of First Nations for a lack of follow-through on reconciliation promises.CanadaJun 16
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How 2 Ontario Purolator drivers helped rescue a man walking into oncoming highway trafficMelinda Olah and Manohar Rehal received letters of appreciation from OPP after helping save a man's life in April. Their transport trucks blocked traffic before police arrived.CanadaMay 31
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‘Building connection’: Man on addiction recovery journey shares path to healingJune marks Men's Mental Health Month, and one man is marking it by celebrating his road to recovery. He says he owes it to a Winnipeg program that has gifted him with connection.HealthJun 12
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Grayson Murray death ‘incredibly sad,’ Rory McIlroy says at RBC Canadian OpenRory McIlroy, one of the world’s best golfers, is speaking out ahead of the RBC Canadian Open following the death of a fellow PGA Tour player.SportsMay 29
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Grayson Murray, 2-time PGA Tour winner, dead at age 30The parents of Grayson Murray confirmed the golfer died by suicide on Saturday morning, one day after he pulled out of a PGA Tour event, citing an illness.SportsMay 27
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Action needed to regulate sports-betting advertisements, expert saysThe Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction wants a national strategy to address gambling-related harm.MoneyJul 5
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Lawyer points to pattern in suicides of 2 female B.C. cops involved with senior officersGloria Ng represents the families of Jasmine Thiara and Nicole Chan.CrimeMay 7
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Family says probe into B.C. Mountie’s suicide has left no one accountableConst. Jasmine Thiara died by suicide on Richmond's Moray Bridge on Feb. 21, 2021, after texting a colleague that she was being bullied by a senior officer she was involved with.CrimeMay 6
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Mica Miller: Death of pastor’s wife ruled suicide, but questions of abuse persistMica Miller was found dead of an apparent suicide two days after serving divorce papers to her estranged husband, pastor John Paul Miller.U.S. NewsMay 16
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EPS officers justified in 2020 north Edmonton fatal shooting: ASIRTWhen Edmonton police responded to a gun complaint in north Edmonton, they saw a man sitting in a lawn chair who was holding a shotgun across his lap.CrimeJun 27
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SIU clears OPP officer who shot man in Northumberland CountyThe SIU says on Feb. 10, OPP responded to a domestic incident in which a man was in possession of a firearm. He reportedly fired the gun before an officer shot him in the stomach.CrimeJun 10
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Bankrupt, depressed Kelowna fraudster wins full parole despite oppositionA Kelowna fraudster who stole hundreds of thousands of government dollars in the name of vulnerable Indigenous youth will be fully paroled by the middle of July.CrimeJul 5
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Quebec coroner calls for more domestic violence resources after murder of familyThe coroner's recommendations include moving ahead with an assessment process for violent spouses, and increasing education on domestic violence and coercive control.CrimeJun 12
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Judge in murder trial weighs motivations of admitted Winnipeg serial killerA judge is expected to decide this week whether an admitted serial killer was in the throes of a psychotic episode or was driven by a rare form of perverse sexual interest.CrimeJul 9
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B.C. teen’s killer covers ears at hearing sentencing him to life in prisonA jury took less than 24 hours last December to reach its guilty verdict at the end of an eight-month trial that heard Ali's DNA matched semen found in the girl's body.CrimeJun 7