Obituaries

• ‘Sick to my stomach’: Websites reposting obituaries without consent in Ontario

  Ontario’s funeral regulator warns that some websites are reposting obituaries without family consent to sell memorial items, often misleading grieving relatives.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2025
  
• Obituaries behind paywall: P.E.I. premier open to sponsoring SaltWire death notices

  The premier said that reading death notices in the newspaper and online is “part of the Island DNA" and he's open to having conversations with SaltWire.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2023
  
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• Harold Brine, last survivor of 1958 N.S. mine disaster, dies at 91

  The last surviving miner rescued in October 1958 after one of Nova Scotia's worst coal mine disasters has died at the age of 91.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2023
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• Death of Sadies singer Dallas Good spurs tributes from other musicians

  Fellow musicians are remembering Dallas Good as someone who fostered community within the Canadian music scene and supported new artists.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2022
• Humboldt Broncos families surprised obituaries are on website selling services

  Eleven of the 16 people who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash are listed on the website, which family members say they never agreed to have posted.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2018
• Well-known UVIC political science professor Norman Ruff dead at 78

  University of Victoria political science professor Norman Ruff died on Saturday night, at the age of 78.

  Politics

  Aug 21, 2017
• Former Alderman Barb Scott dies at 83

  One Calgary’s longest-serving aldermen has died.

  Mar 19, 2014