13 h. ago Security officers who attended UVic overdose death to testify at inquest

Testimony at Day 3 of the Sidney McIntyre-Starko coroner's inquest to include student witness, two security guards who treated the victims.

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13 h. ago UVic security officer defends actions on day of overdose death

Security guard Nikolas Murphy thought it was possible the two patients had been exposed to toxic drugs, but didn't act on that hunch after asking several student witnesses who said they knew nothing about drug use.

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13 h. ago UVic security officer defends actions on day of student overdose death

Security guard Nikolas Murphy thought it was possible the two patients had been exposed to toxic drugs, but didn't act on that hunch after asking several student witnesses who said they knew nothing about drug use.

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38 h. ago UVic student contradicts campus security evidence at coroner's inquest

Several students who witnessed the overdose death of Sidney McIntyre-Starko, 18, are scheduled to testify on the second day of the coroner's inquest.

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53 h. ago Mom takes the stand at coroner’s inquest into UVic student’s overdose death

Dr. Caroline McIntyre was firm in her assertion that the overdose is not the reason for the coroner’s inquest, but the actions in the minutes afterward are the crucial piece.

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6 d. ago Exclusive: 911 changes made in B.C. following preventable overdose death of UVic student

When two University of Victoria students became unconscious and turned blue, 911 waited seven minutes to send an ambulance. One teen died. An inquest will examine if mistakes were made.

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8 d. ago N.S. man accused of manslaughter in drug overdose death of 18

Halifax police have charged a 19-year-old man with manslaughter and criminal negligence in the overdose death of an 18-year-old.

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3 w. ago How an Ottawa Valley county solved its homelessness problem — and saved Bill Wilson

Renfrew County had one of the highest overdose death rates in Ontario. Then its paramedic services tried something completely different to address homelessness and drug abuse.

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3 w. ago University of Victoria’s response led to student’s overdose death: report

An independent review into the death of a University of Victoria student has found multiple errors were made the night she ingested toxic drugs.

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