Infant Death

• 42-year-old mother granted bail after death of infant son

  Melanie O'Soup was charged with criminal negligence causing death and is scheduled back in Saskatoon Provincial Court on April 4. 

  Canada

  Mar 14
  
• 1st-degree murder charge laid after infant found unresponsive in Vaughan home

  York Regional Police say they have laid a first-degree murder charge after an infant was found dead inside a Vaughan home on Thursday night.

  Canada

  Jan 5
  
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• Two arrested after infant death in Williams Lake, B.C.

  The 32-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were arrested related to the incident and have been since released.

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2023
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• Police investigate death of infant in eastern Ontario

  Ontario Provincial Police said that shortly after 5 a.m. on Saturday, officers, along with paramedics, responded to a home in Hawkesbury, Ont.

  Crime

  Jun 19, 2023
• Winnipeg woman charged in 2021 death of infant in New Westminster, B.C.

  Karma Lee Dyck, 40, is accused of manslaughter, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and failing as a parent to provide the necessaries of life to a child.

  Crime

  May 26, 2023
• Peterborough man charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of infant in 2021

  Police launched an 18-month investigation following the death of a two-month old infant in early November 2021, leading to an arrest on May 18, 2023.

  Crime

  May 19, 2023
• Prince Albert police officers ‘neglected duty’ in death of baby boy: watchdog

  On Feb. 11, 2022, the Prince Albert Police Service called for an inquest into the death of 13-month old Tanner Brass and the responding officers. The report has now been released.

  Canada

  May 18, 2023
• Alberta marks first COVID-related death of child under 1

  The death of an infant in December 2022, recently reclassified as a COVID fatality, marks the first in that age cohort in Alberta to be attributed to the pandemic.

  Health

  Mar 30, 2023
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• Police launch investigation after sudden death of infant on Onion Lake Cree Nation

  A 33-year-old woman from the Onion Lake Cree Nation is charged with concealing the body of a child and will appear in court on April 19th.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2023
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• Quebec to hire more nurses to address overcrowding in north after death of 10 infants

  A Quebec coroner's report released last month linked the deaths of 10 infants in the Inuit communities of Nunavik to overcrowded housing.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2022