Quebec Coroner
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A Quebec coroner says Montreal’s Champlain Bridge needs anti-suicide barrierRobert Olson with the Centre for Suicide Prevention says anti-suicide fences are not systematically installed on new bridges because of the cost or for esthetic reasons.CanadaJan 27
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Public inquiry ordered into jail death of illegally detained Montreal manThe 21-year-old died at a provincial detention centre on Dec. 24 after being fitted with a spit hood and pepper-sprayed by jail guards a day after he should have been released.CrimeJan 17
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Quebec coroner’s office to investigate death of woman at Montreal hospital ERMonreal hospital staff claim that given her condition, a woman who died in the ER on Nov. 26 should have been assigned a bed where she would have been adequately monitored.HealthDec 8, 2022
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Quebec coroner questions why witnesses failed to report drunk driver before fatal crashThe coroner says that through his discussions with alcohol awareness groups, he learned that very few people intervene when they witness a drunk driver get behind the wheel.CanadaDec 7, 2022
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Questions raised after woman’s death at Jewish General Hospital emergency roomAccording to Montreal's Jewish General Hospital staff who spoke to Global News on condition of anonymity, an elderly woman died in the emergency room when she shouldn't have.HealthDec 6, 2022
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Coroner denies Montreal family’s request for new investigation into woman’s ER deathThe family says it is considering filing a civil suit against the hospital and applying for judicial review of the decision to deny them a second inquiry.CanadaNov 30, 2022
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Coroner’s inquest hears of search for Montreal firefighter whose rescue boat capsizedPierre Lacroix and his colleagues were trying to save two boaters in distress when the firefighters' vessel capsized in the waves of the St. Lawrence River on Oct. 17, 2021.CanadaNov 22, 2022
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Family demands answers about alleged Montreal police shooting death of Ronny KayA grieving Montreal family wants answers about the death of Ronny Kay who was shot by Montreal police overnight September 17 this year.CanadaNov 20, 2022
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First responders trained on how to avoid mistaking body for mannequin: Quebec coronerCoroner Richard Drapeau says firefighters and police in Sherbrooke have undergone training with a forensic pathologist and been given new rules for documenting deaths.CanadaNov 10, 2022
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Death of Quebec teen shot by cops avoidable had doctors intervened: coronerThe coroner said Riley Fairholm was not seeking a so-called "suicide by cop" and police were justified in using lethal force because they thought their lives were in danger.CanadaNov 9, 2022
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