Baby Death

• Probe into deaths of Halifax mom, newborn will be ‘challenging,’ police say

  Two people are charged with concealing the body of a child, and indignity to human remains. Police say they never got to interview the baby's mother before she died.

  Canada

  May 28
  
• Halifax newborn death: Questions remain as community, first responders cope

  Halifax police say they're still waiting for autopsy results and that they haven't been able to speak to the mother, who remains in hospital, because of her serious condition.

  Canada

  May 26
  
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• ‘It’s not fair’: Nova Scotia family who lost baby says health-care system failed them

  A Halifax-area family is speaking out, saying an emergency ultrasound could have saved their daughter's life. They allege their referral was lost at the IWK Health Centre.

  Health

  Feb 26
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• Man charged in 4-month-old baby girl’s death in Hamilton, Ont.

  Hamilton police say they have charged a man in relation to an infant's death after reviewing an autopsy report that determined the baby 'did not die from natural causes.'

  Crime

  May 2, 2025
• Happiest Baby apologizes for offering to take bassinet back after baby’s death

  'What was intended to be an effort to provide assistance clearly was a mistake that added to Brooklyn’s grief, for which we are truly sorry,' the company said in a statement.

  Trending

  Mar 25, 2025
• 2 people charged with negligence in death of nine-month-old Ontario baby: police

  Ontario Provincial Police say two people have been charged in the death of an infant on Saugeen First Nation nearly two years ago.

  Crime

  Jan 8, 2025
• Toronto mother now charged with 2nd-degree murder in her baby’s death

  Following an autopsy, Toronto Police have upgraded charges against the mother of a four month old baby boy to second-degree murder after the infant died.

  Crime

  Nov 25, 2024
• Baby’s death prompts investigation by Quebec provincial police

  Local police were called Sunday to a residence in the La Baie borough where they found the baby unconscious. The child was taken to hospital where the infant was declared dead.

  Crime

  Sep 10, 2024
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• Baby’s death investigated as homicide on Wasagamack First Nation: Manitoba RCMP

  Manitoba RCMP say the death of a baby on Wasagamack First Nation is being investigated as a homicide. 

  Crime

  Feb 18, 2024
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• Ontario woman charged with murder in death of 10-month-old baby: police

  Ontario Provincial Police say a woman is now facing a first-degree murder charge following an investigation into an incident involving a baby at a home in Grey County.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2023