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The coroner will publicly investigate the death according to a policewoman
The death of Sûreté du Québec (SQ) policewoman Maureen Breau in the line of duty will be the subject of a public coroner’s inquest. The Minister of Public Security, François…
Testimonial | Vocation: coroner | The Press
A few days ago, I signed my last coroner’s report. I am very moved by this since I will have investigated nearly 250 deaths over the past five years. Posted…
Death in the emergency room of an octogenarian | The coroner refuses to reopen the inquest
(Montreal) The Coroner’s Office has rejected a Montreal family’s request for a new investigation into the circumstances of the death of Candida Macarine, an 86-year-old woman found lifeless on the…
Corpse mistaken for a mannequin | Coroner recommends training for first responders
(Sherbrooke) The coroner’s report into the death of a woman whose body was initially mistaken for a dummy says Sherbrooke police and firefighters have since received training to help them…
The death of Riley Fairholm in 2018 in Lac-Brome is a collective responsibility, says coroner Géhane Kamel
The death of young Riley Fairholm, shot by police in 2018 in Lac-Brome, could “perhaps” have been avoided, says coroner Géhane Kamel. But several conditions would have had to be…
Teenager killed by the SQ in Lac-Brome | Coroner Kamel recommends better police training
Even though Riley Fairholm had left messages for relatives and had reported himself to 911, the teenager in crisis shot dead by the Sûreté du Québec in Lac-Brome in July…
The Chief Coroner orders a public inquiry into the death of Amélie Champagne
Quebec’s chief coroner on Tuesday ordered a public inquiry into the death of Amélie Champagne, a young girl diagnosed with Lyme disease who took her own life. • Read also:…
Fatal accident between cyclists, last year | A coroner requests the repair of the intersection of Berri and Ontario streets
The intersection of Berri and Ontario streets in Montreal must be reconfigured because of the danger it poses for those traveling by bicycle, concludes a coroner’s report published following a…
Accident between cyclists: a coroner recommends that Montreal secure the intersection of Berri and Ontario streets
Montreal must review the configuration of the intersection of Berri and Ontario streets to improve safety, said coroner Marilynn Morin in her report on the death of cyclist Robert Leblanc,…
Three murders in 24 hours | Chief Coroner orders public inquest
(Quebec and Montreal) The Chief Coroner, Me Pascale Descary, orders the launch of a public inquiry to shed light on the murders of André Lemieux, Mohamed Belhaj and Alex Lévis…
Elisapie Pootoogook found dead | The coroner concludes a natural death
Elisapie Pootoogook, this 61-year-old woman from Salluit, in Nord-du-Québec, who was found lifeless on November 13, 2021 on a construction site near Cabot Square, in downtown Montreal, has probably succumbed…
Deaths in CHSLDs during the pandemic | Family physicians ‘shocked and amazed’ by Coroner Kamel’s report
Passages from the recent report by coroner Géhane Kamel on deaths that occurred in CHSLDs during the first wave of the pandemic unfairly criticize medical practice in these establishments according…
[Opinion] To zealous coroner, hail!
On Tuesday, June 7, I participated in the thematic public inquiry of the coroner’s office on suicide. What was my surprise to see members of my family enter the room…
Teenager killed by the SQ in Lac-Brome | The coroner begins his investigation four years after the events
(Sherbrooke) Nearly four years after her teenage son was shot in the head by a Sûreté du Québec police officer, a mother told the coroner’s inquest on Monday that she…
Coroner Géhane Kamel denounces the failure of the health system
Three days after filing her report on the many deaths that occurred in seniors’ residences at the start of the pandemic, coroner Géhane Kamel spoke to the press on Thursday…
Coroner Kamel’s report on CHSLDs: voluntary emergency civic service to avoid another disaster
One of Coroner Kamel’s proposals on the drama experienced in CHSLDs is to create voluntary civic service. I made this proposal in May 2020, exactly two years ago. I publish…
Coroner Kamel’s report on CHSLDs | “We need more accountability”, says François Legault
(Laval) The day after the publication of an imposing investigative report of nearly 200 pages on the carnage that occurred in CHSLDs at the start of the pandemic, Prime Minister…
Coroner Géhane Kamel advocates the end of private CHSLDs
The pandemic has shown that the model of fully private seniors’ centers is a thing of the past, says coroner Géhane Kamel, who is calling for the “deprivatization of the…
Coroner Géhane Kamel’s report | “We tolerated the intolerable” in the CHSLD
Quebec’s national director of public health should no longer wear two hats. Several questionable decisions, including one “of rare insensitivity”, were made at the CHSLD Herron. And Minister Marguerite Blais…
Coroner Géhane Kamel advocates the end of private residences
The pandemic has shown that the model of private residences is a thing of the past, according to coroner Géhane Kamel, who is calling for the “deprivatization of the system”…