Dr. Dirk Huyer

• Ontario coroners looking to unionize over working conditions and upcoming reforms

  The Ontario Coroners Association says coroners are frustrated with a new computer program that has increased workloads and lost data.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2023
  
• Ontario coroner reviews cases of unidentified human remains for links to residential schools

  Dr. Dirk Huyer says he now recognizes that his office may have missed identifying graves linked to residential schools in the province.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2021
  
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• Ontario coroner getting data for massive analysis of child and youth deaths

  Chief Coroner Dirk Huyer told Justice Sheilagh O'Connell on Tuesday that more than 7,000 people aged 10 to 24 years old have died in Ontario between 2007 and 2018. He said the project was an effort to better understand the factors at play.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2019
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• More needs to be done to protect kids in Ontario’s child welfare system: Coroner

  The report found that while agencies were trying to keep children safe, they made decisions focused on short-term goals rather than focusing on longer-term outcomes.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2018
• Ontario’s chief coroner wants ongoing training for coroners, inquiry hears

  Dr. Dirk Huyer spent a second day in the hot seat during the inquiry prompted by Elizabeth Wettlaufer's crimes.

  Crime

  Jul 17, 2018
• Elizabeth Wettlaufer inquiry resumes, hears from Ontario’s chief coroner

  Dr. Dirk Huyer told the inquiry there are certain requirements that make reporting a death to the coroner's office an obligation.

  Crime

  Jul 16, 2018
• Doctor specializing in evaluating child mistreatment named Ontario’s chief coroner

  A forensic pathologist who specializes in evaluating child maltreatment has been named Ontario's new chief coroner.

  Mar 7, 2014