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Friday, October 22, 2004
Inquest in the deaths of Thomas Coombs and Jason Wagg announced
    TORONTO, Oct. 22 - Dr. David Evans, Regional Supervising Coroner for Toronto West, today announced that an inquest will be held in the deaths of Thomas Coombs and Jason Wagg. Mr. Coombs, 36, died on March 30, 1999, and Mr. Wagg, 19, died on November 26, 1999. Both men died of injuries sustained while holding ladders that came into.....
Inquest Into The Death Of Shashi Sharma Announced
    PETERBOROUGH, ON, Oct. 22 - Dr. Peter Clark, Regional Supervising Coroner for North East Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held in the death of Shashi Sharma. Mr. Sharma, 59, died on August 18, 2003, in the emergency room of the Campbellford Memorial Hospital following a transfer from the Warkworth Correctional Instit.....
Inquest In The Death Of James O'Brien Announced
    KINGSTON, ON, Oct. 22 - Dr. Andrew McCallum, Regional Supervising Coroner for Eastern Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held in the death of James O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien, 59, died on November 5, 2003, while an inmate at the Ottawa Carlton Regional Detention Centre. Under the Coroners Act, an inquest must be held.....
Inquest In The Death Of Saad Alamizi Announced
    KINGSTON, ON, Oct. 22 - Dr. Andrew McCallum, Regional Supervising Coroner for Eastern Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held into the death of Saad Alamizi. Mr. Alamizi, 29 died on March 30, 2003, while an inmate at the Rideau Correctional Centre in Ottawa. Under the Coroners Act, an inquest must be held into the deat.....
Inquest in the death of David Dwyer announced
    KINGSTON, ON, Oct. 22 - Dr. Andrew McCallum, Regional Supervising Coroner for Eastern Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held into the death of David Dwyer. Mr. Dwyer, 58, died on September 22, 2003, while incarcerated at Kingston Penitentiary. Under the Coroners Act, an inquest is mandatory when a person dies while in.....

Tuesday, October 19, 2004
New legislation will help combat residential indoor marijuana grow operations
    First Step In McGuinty Government's Strategy TORONTO, Oct. 19 - New legislation to be introduced in the Legislature today is the first step in the McGuinty government's strategy to get tough on marijuana grow operations, Monte Kwinter, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, said today. "Indoo.....
Media advisory - Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services to make an important community safety announcement
    TORONTO, Oct. 19 - Monte Kwinter, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, will announce details of a community safety announcement. LOCATION: Toronto Fire Academy 895 Eastern Avenue Toronto DIRECTIONS: From downtown Toronto take the Gardiner Expressway East and.....

Monday, October 18, 2004
Media advisory - Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services to make an important community safety announcement
    TORONTO, Oct. 18 - Monte Kwinter, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, will announce details of a community safety announcement. LOCATION: Toronto Fire Academy 895 Eastern Avenue Toronto DIRECTIONS: From downtown Toronto take the Gardiner Expressway East and.....

Tuesday, October 5, 2004
Inquest in the death of Rocky Lamirande announced
    TORONTO, Oct. 5 - Dr. William Lucas, Regional Supervising Coroner for Central Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held in the death of Rocky Lamirande. Mr. Lamirande, 46, died at the Placer Dome Musselwhite Mine site on April 4, 2002, from injuries sustained during the course of employment. Under the Coroners Act, an in.....

Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Inquest in the death of John Corrigan announced
    GUELPH, ON, Sept. 29 - Dr. Karen J. Acheson, Regional Supervising Coroner for Central West Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held in the death of John Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan died August 28, 2001, after falling from the second storey of a new home under construction. Under the Coroners Act, an inquest is mandatory when.....

Monday, September 27, 2004
Inquest in the death of youth shot by police announced
    TORONTO, Sept. 27 - Dr. Barry McLellan, Chief Coroner for Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held in the death of a youth shot by police earlier this year. The youth was shot by Toronto Police on May 21, 2004, and subsequently died from his injuries at Sunnybrook Hospital on May 24, 2004. The inquest will review the ev.....
Inquest into the deaths of Ezzaldine Elroubi and Pedro Lopez announced
    TORONTO, Sept. 27 - Dr. Barry McLellan, Chief Coroner for Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held in the deaths of Ezzaldine Elroubi and Pedro Lopez. Mr. Elroubi, 71 and Mr. Lopez, 83, residents of Casa Verde Health Centre, died on June 9, 2001, following an altercation with another resident. Under the Coroners Act,.....

Tuesday, September 21, 2004
New location for inquest in the death of Mark Wiens announced
    KINGSTON, ON, Sept. 21 - Dr. William Lucas, Regional Supervising Coroner for Central Ontario, today announced that a new location has been set for the inquest in the death of Mark Wiens. Mr. Wiens, 23, died on May 28, 2002, after being struck by a bus. At the time of his death, Mr. Wiens was a patient at the Royal Ottawa Hospital. Th.....

Friday, September 10, 2004
Inquest in the death of Larry Monahan and Kenneth West announced
    LONDON, ON, Sept. 10 - Dr. William Lucas, Regional Supervising Coroner, Central Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held in the deaths of Larry Monahan and Kenneth West. Mr. Monahan, 58, and Mr. West, 42, died at Grey Bruce Health Centre in Owen Sound from injuries received during the course of their employment at a con.....
Inquest in the death of Daniel Prevost announced
    PETERBOROUGH, ON, Sept. 10 - Dr. Peter Clark, Regional Supervising Coroner for North East Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held in the death of Daniel Prevost. Mr. Prevost, 26, died on March 6, 2004, at the Fenbrook Institution in Bracebridge. Under the Coroners Act, an inquest is mandatory when a person dies while.....
Inquest in the death of Gord Heffern announced
    PETERBOROUGH, ON, Sept. 10 - Dr. Peter Clark, Regional Supervising Coroner for North East Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held in the death of Gord Heffern. Mr. Heffern, 46, died on July 29, 2001, at the Copper Cliff Refinery following an explosion. Under the Coroners Act, an inquest is mandatory when a worker dies.....
Inquest in the death of Jonathan Davis announced
    PETERBOROUGH, ON, Sept. 10 - Dr. Peter Clark, Regional Supervising Coroner for North East Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held in the death of Jonathan Davis. Mr. Davis, 28, died on June 15, 2002, while conducting a geophysical survey on mining property north of Levack, Ontario. Under the Coroners Act, an inquest is.....

Friday, August 27, 2004
Inquest in the death of Grace Marie Radford announced
    LONDON, ON, Aug. 27 - Dr. Thomas Wilson, Regional Supervising Coroner for Southwestern Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held in the death of Grace Marie Radford. Ms. Radford, 21, died July 12, 2002, from injuries received during the course of her employment at a construction site in Walkerton. Under the Coroners Act,.....

Friday, August 20, 2004
Inquest into the deaths of David Joseph Stevenson, Craig Beers, Steven Randall Pidgeon and Judith Jenkins announced
    TORONTO, Aug. 20 - Dr. Barry McLellan, Chief Coroner for Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held into the deaths of David Joseph Stevenson, Craig Beers, Steven Randall Pidgeon and Judith Jenkins, all former residents of the Oshawa area. Mr. Stevenson, 28, died November 12, 2002. Mr. Beers, 17, died July 13, 2003. Mr......

Tuesday, August 10, 2004
McGuinty Government Support for Crime Stoppers Means Safer Communities
    Grant Maintains Anonymous After-hours Tip Line Across Ontario TORONTO, Aug. 10 - The McGuinty government will continue to support the Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers after-hours hotline as part of its commitment to building strong, safe communities, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services Monte Kwinter announce.....

Monday, August 9, 2004
TASER played no role in death of Samuel Truscott
    TORONTO, Aug. 9 - An autopsy was carried out in Toronto today on the body of Mr. Samuel Truscott, age 43, who died in a Kingston hospital yesterday. Prior to being admitted to hospital, the Kingston Police needed to use a TASER to subdue him as he was armed with a knife and baseball bat. The TASER worked appropriately and Mr. Trusco.....

 Total : 21 news releases disseminated in this period.

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