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Canada

Thousands of letters to patients sat unclaimed in community mailboxes for a year, NLHS says

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS) is currently dealing with a significant issue involving about 20,000 pieces of returned mail…

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Health

Process to bury unclaimed bodies will be ‘seamless,’ says NLHS

The Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS) is making progress on their plan to bury dozens of unclaimed bodies that…

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Health

N.L. hasn’t buried a single unclaimed body since legislation change in January

The government of Newfoundland and Labrador recently made a significant legislative change aimed at addressing the issue of unclaimed bodies…

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Sports

Grey Cup 50/50 ticket goes unclaimed

The Grey Cup 50/50 Jackpot Still Unclaimed Grey Cup festivities may have come to an end, but the excitement is…

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Canada

What happens in Ontario after bodies go unclaimed

Two or three times a year, Jean-René Berthiaume gets a call about an unclaimed body.  A fourth-generation funeral director in Hawkesbury, Ont.,…

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Lifestyle

Unclaimed photos from the 1960s discovered in Winnipeg pharmacy

A box of photographs found in a Selkirk Avenue pharmacy is offering a glimpse into the city’s past and reconnecting…

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Health

Province stays mum as documents show number of unclaimed morgue bodies has doubled

An access-to-information-request show that the number of unclaimed remains at the Health Sciences Centre went from 12 to 27 in…

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Health

3 new freezer units now tucked away in hospital’s underground garage, housing unclaimed dead

Three new mobile freezer units have been built in the Health Sciences Centre’s garage to store unclaimed bodies. The storage…

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Health

Dead bodies are going unclaimed in Ontario, and the numbers are climbing

The number of dead people in Ontario whose bodies were not claimed by loved ones or family members has surged…

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Canada

These unclaimed dead bodies are stuck in limbo in freezers outside the Health Sciences Centre

These freezer containers, holding about 28 bodies at last count, sit in an alley between the Janeway children’s hospital and…

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