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CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Man dies in custody at provincial correctional centre
A man has died while in custody at the Milner Ridge Correctional Centre. (File image) A 50-year-old man has died while in custody at the Milner Ridge Correctional Centre on Friday, according to Manitoba Justice. The death was reported in a media release by Manitoba Justice, though no information on the cause of death was provided. The province said that no additional information about the deceased person would be released for privacy reasons. The death has been reported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Milner Ridge Correctional Centre is a minimum, medium and maximum-security facility located approximately 20 kilometres southwest of Lac du Bonnet.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Process to bury unclaimed bodies will be 'seamless,' says NLHS
Four months after legislation came into effect to speed up the process of burying dozens of unclaimed bodies that are being held in freezers at a hospital in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador's health authority says the plan is nearly ready. Earlier this month, CBC News reported Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services hadn't buried a single body since legislation came into effect. "What's held it up is, really, us mobilizing around the new regulations, getting all the processes in place," Ron Johnson, chief operating officer of the NLHS eastern-urban zone, told reporters on Monday. Johnson said NLHS has issued a tender in search of a funeral home to partner with the health authority to handle the burials. The tender closes on June 10, and he expects it to be awarded before June 13. Johnson said he anticipates the burials will be a "seamless process." WATCH | Here are the steps that must be taken to try and identify an unclaimed body: According to the amended legislation, which was filed on Dec. 24 and came into effect on Jan. 1, NLHS has the power to bury unclaimed bodies after two weeks of searching for next of kin and then five days after the person is posted on a dedicated website. Johnson said the health authority will then work with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to validate they have done their due diligence in trying to find the next of kin. "And then we can do a proper burial that's with dignity and respect," he said. The website meant to help connect families with their deceased loved ones is expected to launch this week, as per the legislation. The site will be publicly accessible, contain names and some additional information "to see if anyone is going to come forward," Johnson said. CBC News first reported the health authority was storing bodies in freezer units in an alleyway on hospital property more than a year ago. It was due to a lack of space in the morgue, which doubles as the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Over the summer, NLHS relocated the freezers to the hospital's underground parking garage and built a wall around it. The initial story reported that 28 bodies were in storage at the time. As of Monday morning, Johnson said there were 26 bodies in long-term storage. However, he said, he expects there won't be a build up in long-term storage and it won't be a persistent problem. "I think the new regulations and the processes in place, the new facility, all of it together — we should be able to do this better and quicker." Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Toddler dies after being in car for hours, Montgomery County police say
WHEATON-GLENMONT, Md. (DC News Now) — Montgomery County police are investigating after a two-year-old girl died after being found inside a car. The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) said that around 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, personnel with the department and the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) responded to a home in the Wheaton-Glenmont area. Officials said that there was a working code for a child in a vehicle. Police: Man arrested, accused of first-degree murder in 1-year-old's death in DC MCFRS responders found the girl in the car, where MCPD says she had been for 'several hours.' They took her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead later. Police said that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to determine the official cause and manner of death. MCPD was still investigating the toddler's death as of Friday, but said that this was not a homicide. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
