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Cree mother in Yellowknife not notified of son’s death in Alberta for 8 days

Sitting in her Yellowknife office last July, Yvette Schreder was given an odd message: someone from the Alberta Medical Examiner’s office was trying to reach her. Hours later, when the mother of four finally got through to someone, she was nonchalantly told the body of her 30-year-old son, Christopher was …

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Their sister died in December and was buried in January. Why weren’t they notified?

It breaks Candice Wheeler’s heart to know she missed her big sister’s funeral in January. It’s not that she didn’t want to be there — she simply didn’t know it was happening.  Now, Candice and her family in Calgary are searching for answers about how authorities failed to notify them …

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Family slow to be notified of long-term care death; Your summer travel guide: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet

Miss something this week? Don’t panic. CBC’s Marketplace has rounded up the consumer and health news you need. Want this in your inbox? Get the Marketplace newsletter every Friday. She died in February. But her long-term care home didn’t notify the family until nearly a month later Why did it …

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