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Teen’s body found in Ottawa river after reports of group falling through ice
Search continues for another missing boy in south Ottawa’s Rideau River Family and friends are grieving the death of one teenager, while another is still missing, after four youth reportedly fell through the ice on Ottawa’s Rideau River on Wednesday night. Ottawa police said they’ve found the body of one boy, but rescue efforts are ongoing for another boy after the search “in very difficult conditions” stopped overnight and resumed Thursday. A police underwater search and recovery crew was seen sending an unmanned search vehicle into the river Thursday afternoon. A policeRead more
Inquest jury makes recommendations after teen denied help at Fredericton hospital
Lexi Daken died by suicide within days of turning to Chalmers Hospital emergency room for help A coroner’s jury has made 10 recommendations to try to prevent deaths similar to Lexi Daken’s. The 16-year-old Fredericton-area girl died by suicide within days of days of being turned away from the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in February 2021. Testimony at the inquest into Daken’s death wrapped up Wednesday morning, and the jury of three women and two men began deliberations before noon. By 3 p.m., they returned with their recommendations. They began by endorsing 12Read more