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News releases

Chief Coroner and Whitehorse Fire Department investigating fire-related fatality - January 31, 2024

Chief Coroner confirms that toxic illicit drugs continue to take lives in the Yukon - January 26, 2024

Chief Coroner confirms death of Yukoner in Riverdale house explosion - November 16, 2023

Toxic illicit drugs continue to be massive concern as Chief Coroner confirms recent deaths due to substance use - November 9, 2023

Coroner’s Inquest to begin in April 2024 - October 31, 2023

Yukon Coroner’s Service investigating two-vehicle crash on Alaska Highway - August 28, 2023

Yukon Coroner’s Service investigating an ATV death - July 17, 2023

Yukon Coroner’s Service investigating two separate motorcycle deaths - June 13, 2023

Coroner’s Inquest to commence - June 7, 2023

Dougherty death - May 31, 2023

Update from Chief Coroner regarding recent deaths due to toxic illicit drugs – May 5, 2023

Update from Yukon Chief Coroner regarding substance use-related deaths April 20, 2023

Johnnie death - January 10, 2023

Yukon Coroner's Service update on deaths due to toxic illicit drugs – December 15, 2022

Yukon's Chief Coroner call for inquest August 5, 2022

Yukon Coroner's Service update on deaths due to toxic illicit drugs August 5, 2022

Yukon Coroner's Service update on opioid deaths March 17, 2022

Yukon Coroner media release on overdose deaths January 24, 2022

Drug overdose fatalities November 29, 2021

Scollen death  November 16, 2021

Sigurdson death  September 29, 2021

Drug overdose fatalities  August 31, 2021

Death of man in Kluane National Park  August 6, 2021

Kemble death  August 2, 2021

Recovery of body of man reported missing – July 21, 2021

Death of a Whitehorse woman in a single vehicle roll-over – July 7, 2021

Recovery of body from Lake Laberge – June 30, 2021

Thompson death  May 5, 2021

Cull death  April 27, 2021

Calls for response to silent public health crisis  April 22, 2021

Fire fatality  March 17, 2021

Joint news release with Yukon Coroner’s Service, the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health and Yukon RCMP  March 11, 2021

Joint release on opioid deaths in Yukon  February 19, 2021

Double Fatality at Marsh Lake  December 21, 2020

Sudden death on Black Street  November 9, 2020

Charlie-Sawrenko death  October 9, 2020

Still death  September 7, 2020

Miller death  August 20, 2020

Adams and Sanderson death  July 6, 2020

Erlinger death  June 30, 2020

Identity of Long Lake remains  June 18, 2020

Sanders death  June 6, 2020

RCMP and Coroners Service joint news release on found body  June 5, 2020

Gow death  May 16, 2020

Egg death  December 12, 2019

Kitchen-Lane death  August 7, 2019

Statement on fentanyl-related deaths  December 10, 2019

Gorgichuk death  November 21, 2019

Carpenter death  November 15, 2019

McKinnon-Etzel deaths  October 26, 2019

Osborne death  October 6, 2019

Giczi death  September 24, 2019

Giczi death - September 8, 2019

Gladkov death  September 4, 2019

Pelletier-Gordon death  July 29, 2019

Benson-Babcock deaths  August 7, 2019

Keith death  January 28, 2019

Charlie death  December 21, 2018

Lafleur-Johnnie deaths  December 20, 2018

Theoret-Roeshelt deaths  November 26, 2018

Nepper death  September 24, 2018

Boyd death  June 15, 2018

Algar death  May 26, 2018

Zorn death  March 31, 2018

Pauls death  February 8, 2018

Densmore death  January 8, 2018

Kolla death  September 5, 2017 

Gray death  June 14, 2017

Richardson death  May 10, 2017

Clark death  May 9, 2017

Deroy death  January 5, 2017

Contact

For media inquiries contact the chief coroner. Email heather.jones@yukon.ca or phone 867-667-5317, toll free 1-800-661-0408, extension 5317.

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