Coroner's Inquest

• Inquest called into 2019 death of Kingston man after encounter with police

  Ontario’s regional coroner has called a mandatory inquest into the 2019 death of Evan Freeman, who died following a fatal stabbing spree and standoff with Kingston police.

  Canada

  Feb 23
  
• Inquest into death at N.B. wind farm construction site calls for improved training, safety

  The inquest recommended made several recommendations, including establishing an on-site supervisor and conducting morning safety meetings to establish roles and review equipment.

  Canada

  Jan 13
  
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• Jury makes recommendations following coroner’s inquest into Sask. boy’s death in care

  Upon conclusion of the coroner's inquest, the jury made four recommendations to the Eagle's Nest Youth Ranch group home where Brandon Schafer-Kovacs had been staying.

  Health

  Aug 28, 2025
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• Coroner’s inquest begins into death of man shot by police at Nanaimo ferry terminal

  RCMP officers shot 39-year-old Jerry Smallwood, also known as Jer Wood, multiple times after he got out of his vehicle and raised a gun outside the terminal in May 2018. 

  Crime

  Nov 12, 2024
• Saskatchewan appoints new chief coroner with Regina police background

  Wagner will begin his job on July 22, following former chief coroner Clive Weighill’s retirement in February, according to the province.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2024
• Coroner’s inquest called in fatal police shooting of man in Kawartha Lakes in 2021

  The SIU cleared a City of Kawartha Lakes OPP officer after determining a man first drew his rifle at the officer outside a residence on November 25, 2021.

  Crime

  Apr 24, 2024
• Inquest hears B.C. hostage was lying on her captor before fatal shooting

  The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage told a B.C. coroner's inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on top of her captor.

  Politics

  Apr 18, 2024
• Deadly hostage-taking: Inquest probes death of 2 shot by police during Surrey standoff

  Nona Marnie McEwan, 45, and Randy E. Crosson, 48, suffered fatal gunshot wounds when police breached a home in a cul de sac near 133 Street in Surrey on March 29, 2019.

  Crime

  Apr 16, 2024
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• ‘They were coming to save us’: Inquest opens into deaths of two Quebec firefighters

  A coroner's inquest into the deaths of two volunteer Quebec firefighters who perished during a flood rescue last May in the Charlevoix region is underway.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2024
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• Coroner’s inquest to probe 2020 police shooting of Haliburton, Ont. man

  Leslie Hegedus, 73, died in hospital following a standoff with Haliburton Highlands OPP on July 15, 2020. The SIU say he first shot at officers while hiding in bushes at his home.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2024