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Jury in Kugluktuk coroner’s inquest rules death accidental, makes recommendations around prisoner protection

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After a four day coroner’s inquest in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, into a man who died in police custody, a jury recommends ‘immediate medical attention for semiconscious prisoners’ in police custody, as well as for sensitivity training and body cams.Austin Maniyogena, right, with family friend, Beverly Mala. Maniyogena died of a head injury in 2018 while in…

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Ontario coroners told to communicate more with families as First Nations leader says failing to adds to grief

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A First Nations leader in northern Ontario says a new recommendation from a government oversight body, if implemented, would bring the standard of care for grieving Indigenous families to a bare minimum.Dr. Dirk Huyer, Ontario’s chief coroner, says he expects all coroners to communicate regularly with families, not just when there is a change in…

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