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Grief, pleas for compassion at funeral for Sri Lankan family slain in OttawaDozens gathered for a multi-faith service on Sunday to remember the six people, including four children, who were found dead inside a home in an Ottawa suburb on March 6.CanadaMar 17
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Over 200 family members and friends say goodbye to longtime Kingston political figureOver two hundred friends and family members attended a private funeral for longtime political advisor Hugh Segal.CanadaAug 22, 2023
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Canada’s ‘the queen of tap’ now living on in her students after her passingEthel introduced tap dancing to many in Montreal after arriving from Harlem, New York in 1953 for a dancing gig. She ended up staying and began teaching tap dancing in the 1960's.CanadaJul 31, 2023
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New App gives grieving families a new way to remember loved onesA memorial app developed by a woman in Niagara Falls features a QR code printed onto a stainless steel plaque allowing people to view text, photos and even a guest book.CanadaJun 22, 2023
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Funerals to be held for Quebec firefighters swept away and killed during floodsThe two men were swept away by floodwaters on May 1 during a rescue mission in St-Urbain, Que., northeast of Quebec City.CanadaMay 13, 2023
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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.CanadaApr 15, 2023
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Kelowna mourns dedicated community builderTo honour Al Horning's service to Kelowna over his long life, the city’s flags will be at half-mast on the day of his funeral service.CanadaMar 21, 2023
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EPS officers’ deaths deemed ‘homicides’ by medical examinerIndividual autopsies performed for Const. Brett Ryan and Const. Travis Jordan led the medical examiner to call death by gunshots 'homicide' in both cases.CanadaMar 19, 2023
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Judge exonerates Nova Scotia funeral director in case of mistakenly cremated bodyA funeral director in Nova Scotia says he is relieved after a judge ruled he committed no wrongdoing when two bodies were switched in December 2021, and the wrong one was cremated.CanadaMar 17, 2023
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‘Death cafe’ in Moncton, N.B. serves up comfort to people confronting end of lifeA relatively new movement in Canada, death cafes allow people to openly confront a difficult topic, end-of-life, with total strangers. Many find the experience uplifting.CanadaMar 9, 2023
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