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Warning that migrant farm workers are more vulnerable to COVID-19 because of their communal living and working conditions, a new coroner’s report offers 35 recommendations to protect them from the increased risks they face daily.
The report from Ontario’s deputy chief coroner, released Tuesday, follows the death last year of three Temporary Foreign Workers in Southwestern Ontario.
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“We should not forget that this review and its recommendations arise out of the unfortunate and untimely deaths of three men who left their home country to work in ours,” Deputy Chief Coroner Reuven R. Jhirad wrote in the report. “My deepest condolences go out to the families of these three men, their friends, co-workers, employers, and others impacted by their loss. It is our hope that these recommendations pro
WINDSOR, ONT. The Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs issued a statement Tuesday in response to a report by the Office of the Deputy Chief Coroner regarding the deaths of three migrant workers related to COVID-19. Ernie Hardeman said they are carefully reviewing the recommendations in the report and the ministry will work with experts to address the coroner’s recommendations in a timely and responsive manner. “We thank the Office of the Deputy Chief Coroner for its review of the deaths of three Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) and its report,” said Hardeman. “We are saddened by these tragedies and extend our condolences to the workers’ families, friends and co-workers.”
Coroner warns of dangers of deadly synthetic cannabis following death of a 25-year-old
23 Feb, 2021 05:45 AM
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Herald reporter based in HamiltonNikki.Preston@nzme.co.nz
The Deputy Chief Coroner is echoing a mum s warning about the extreme dangers of synthetic drugs after the death of her 25-year-old son from the harmful substance.
Dylan Hotter-Matehe accidentally died from using synthetic cannabis which he had taken to get high on March 8, 2018, Coroner A.J. Tutton has ruled.
The Christchurch man s death also served as a reminder of the need to get help immediately if a synthetic cannabis user collapses or becomes unresponsive, according to the findings released today.
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The long time it takes for coroners to deliver reports into sudden deaths has been called a national scandal by one grieving wife.
Grieving families are having to wait on a knife-edge for years, as the time coroners take to investigate sudden deaths has ballooned 25 per cent in a year. New Zealand-wide, in the 12 months ending October 31, 2020, it took an average of 458 days for coroners to close their investigations, up from 366 days the year prior.
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Grieving families wait an average of 458 days after a sudden death for a coroner to close their investigation. (File photo) But there are also large disparities between coronial service regions, with Whangārei families waiting an average of 624 days for a case to close – more than twice as long as the fastest area, Rotorua, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Justice under the Official Information Act.