Nova Scotia Medical Examiner's Office

• Swimmer dies, woman seriously injured after attempting rescue at N.S. beach

  A swimmer died Saturday afternoon and another person was taken to hospital with serious injuries at Melmerby Beach in Pictou County, N.S.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2022
  
• Woman and three children killed in N.S. house fire, two others escape

  A house fire near Lunenburg, N.S., has claimed the lives of three elementary school-aged children and a woman.

  Fire

  Feb 20, 2022
  
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• Man found on side of Cape Breton road believed to have been struck, killed by vehicle

  The hit-and-run victim has been identified as a 41-year-old man from Glace Bay. Police have not found the vehicle involved.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2022
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• Use of prescription pills like Xanax in teens described as ‘epidemic’ in Halifax

  Benzodiazepines are a class of drugs primarily used to treat anxiety disorders and they've been overprescribed for decades in the province, say medical professionals.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2019
• Deceased man found behind Halifax grocery store

  Around 1 p.m. on Saturday, Halifax Regional Police responded to a call that a body had been found in a wooded area behind the Superstore on Joseph Howe Drive.

  Mar 24, 2018
• Man dies after workplace accident in Nova Scotia

  A man has died in a fatal workplace accident that occurred in South Rawdon, N.S. on Friday.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2017