Coffin

• Woman found alive after knocking on coffin moments before cremation in Thailand

  A Buddhist temple shared a video on Facebook showing a woman lying in a white coffin in the back of a pickup truck, slightly moving her arms and head.

  World

  Nov 25, 2025
  
• Is human composting the next frontier in death care?

  Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, or maybe soil? While death care often involves embalming bodies, burial in coffins or cremation, the demand for green burial options is growing.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2023
  
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• Ontario homeowner wins battle to keep coffin flowerbeds despite complaint by neighbour

  The owner of an Ontario residence displaying a repurposed coffin as a flowerbed will get to keep it on their front lawn, according to the city of St. Catharines.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2021
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• Colombian company creates hospital beds that can double as coffins

  Many cannot find or are unable to afford a wood coffin, using donated cardboard ones instead.

  Trending

  May 14, 2020
• Mysterious child-sized casket containing human organs found on Philadelphia sidewalk

  Police are investigating the discovery of a small casket found on a north Philadelphia sidewalk that contained some embalmed remains believed to be those of an infant or child.

  Crime

  Jul 5, 2017
• Nancy Reagan begins final journey to husband’s side

  Nancy Reagan began her final journey to her husband's side Wednesday as a police motorcade carried her casket down a freeway lined with saluting firefighters and mourners.

  World

  Mar 9, 2016
• Attempted grave robbery in Chilliwack as thieves target family heirlooms

  Police say when family members visited the grave on April 20 at a cemetery they found the site had been partially dug up.

  Apr 28, 2014