Indigenous Suicide
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Ontario’s coroner reveals inquest into death of Devon Freeman near Hamilton group homeOntario's regional coroner is set to begin an inquest into the death of the Indigenous teenager whose body was found just metres from a group home in 2018.CanadaSep 15, 2022
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NDP leader, police chief attend Walking With Our Angels rally held in SaskatoonTristen Durocher and Christopher Merasty are walking more than 600 kilometres to call for action for the high suicide rate in northern Saskatchewan.CanadaJul 18, 2020
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Advocate calls for legislation to address Saskatchewan’s high Indigenous suicide rateTristen Durocher is walking more than 600 km to draw attention to the high rate of Indigenous suicide in Saskatchewan.CanadaJul 13, 2020
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Patrick Brazeau continues push for male suicide study, says many ‘ashamed to ask for help’The senator pleaded guilty in 2015 to assaulting a woman and received an unconditional discharge later that year.CanadaDec 22, 2019
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Ontario family calls for inquest into suicide of Indigenous teen in government careThe circumstances that allowed an Indigenous teenager to take his own life metres from his group home and go undiscovered for months can only be remedied by an inquest from the Ontario coroner, according to a request from the boy's loved ones.CanadaDec 8, 2019
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Advocates call for national youth suicide strategy: ‘Our children will continue to die’Between 2013 and 2017, at least 1,174 youth between eight and 19 years old died by suicide.CanadaSep 17, 2019
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First Nations suicide rate 3 times higher than for non-Indigenous people: StatsCanThe agency reported Friday on the rates of death by suicide for self-identifying First Nations people, Metis and Inuit from 2011 to 2016, compared to non-Indigenous people.CanadaJun 30, 2019
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Four suicides in northern Ontario First Nations communities this week: spokesmanThere have now been eighteen suicides within the Nishnawbe Aski Nation's territory since Jan. 1 of this year, a spokesman says.CanadaJul 7, 2017
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Indigenous suicide report calls on feds to provide supports after hours and on weekendsThis, the committee said, is when emergencies typically happen.HealthJun 19, 2017
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Beyond the headlines: Small-town Attawapiskat hums quietly along amid suicide crisisIn many ways, Attawapiskat -- population 2,100 -- has all the trappings of any small town, including older folk lamenting the changing of the times.CanadaApr 28, 2016
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