Media
News releases
Chief Coroner confirms six more deaths linked to toxic illicit drugs in the Yukon
Statement from Chief Coroner regarding house fire in Mary Lake subdivision
Yukon Coroner’s Services on the fatal motor vehicle collision with a moose on the Alaska Highway
Chief Coroner provides update on fatalities due to toxic illicit drugs - August 14, 2024
Yukon Coroner’s Services on the fatal motor vehicle collision north of Teslin - June 19, 2014
Chief Coroner confirms death of a motorcyclist on the Dempster Highway - June 18, 2024
Yukon Coroner’s Services on the plane crash in Haines Junction - June 12, 2024
Chief Coroner confirms a vehicle was recovered from Schwatka Lake - May 17, 2024
Important media update - Presiding Coroner declares publication ban
Chief Coroner and Whitehorse Fire Department investigating fire-related fatality - January 31, 2024
Chief Coroner confirms death of Yukoner in Riverdale house explosion - November 16, 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
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
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
RCMP and Coroners Service joint news release on found body – June 5, 2020
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
Pauls death – February 8, 2018
Densmore death – January 8, 2018
Kolla death – September 5, 2017
Richardson death – May 10, 2017
Contact
For media inquiries contact the chief coroner. Email [email protected] or phone 867-667-5317, toll free 1-800-661-0408, extension 5317.