Child Death Review Committee

• N.S. committee urges better road safety efforts to prevent deaths of young people

  The report was based on a review of 911 deaths of young Nova Scotians between 2009 and 2023.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2025
  
• N.B. committee makes no recommendations after reviewing deaths of 3 children

  According to the province, the committee reviews the deaths of children under the age of 19, including those who were in the legal care of the minister of Social Development

  Dec 28, 2020
  
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• New Brunswick officials say education needed after death of 13 year-old in so-called ‘choking game’

  The choking game - also known as the "pass out game" or "space monkey game" - involves various ways of depriving the brain of oxygen to induce a sense of euphoria.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2018
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• New Brunswick promises greater transparency on unexpected child deaths

  Starting Jan. 1, the child death reports will include brief anonymized summaries of the circumstances of a child's death, including their age and the cause and circumstances surrounding their death.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2017
• Advocate calls for greater transparency after five child deaths in New Brunswick

  At least five New Brunswick children whose families were known to protective workers have died, but little is known about their deaths.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2017