'I couldn’t do a thing' says former cell mate of man who died at Thunder Bay Jail in 2020
The fourth day of the coroner's inquest into the death of 27-year-old Kevin Mamakwa at the Thunder Bay Jail included testimony from a former Native Inmate Liaison Officer, a handwritten note and audio recording from Mamakwa's former cell mate, and a letter found in Mamakwa's pocket when he died. Here's what the ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-day-four-9.7224835?cmp=rss

Police had 'no choice' but to fire guns, inquest into fatal 2022 shooting finds
Winnipeg police were left with "no choice but to fire their guns," fatally shooting David Rainville in 2022, a judge says in a report following an inquest into the 39-year-old's death.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/inquest-david-rainville-police-shooting-9.7223916?cmp=rss

Jury in coroner's inquest hears about opioid withdrawal, aging Thunder Bay Jail
Kevin Mamakwa told his sister Julie Meekis he was going through withdrawal at the Thunder Bay Jail, an inquest jury heard Wednesday. A coroner’s inquest into the death of the 27-year-old member of Kingfisher Lake First Nation, who is the nephew of Kiiwetinoong NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa, began Monday. Kevin Mamakwa died at the ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-day-three-9.7223444?cmp=rss

Estate agent, 22, with ketamine addiction died after weight dropped to just 5st

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/04/estate-agent-22-ketamine-addiction-died-weight-dropped-just-5st-28648627/

Deputy grand chief addresses failure of former inquests to yield change at Thunder Bay Jail
Anna Betty Achneepineskum says she’s provided testimony at multiple coroner’s inquests in Thunder Bay, Ont., and seen dozens of recommendations aimed at preventing deaths at the Thunder Bay Jail. The deputy grand chief with Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) provided testimony during the second day of the inquest in...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-continues-9.7221215?cmp=rss

Deputy grand chief addresses failure of former inquests to yield change at Thunder Bay Jail
Anna Betty Achneepineskum says she’s provided testimony at multiple coroner’s inquests in Thunder Bay, Ont., and seen dozens of recommendations aimed at preventing deaths at the Thunder Bay Jail. The deputy grand chief with Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) provided testimony during the second day of the inquest in...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-continues-9.7221215?cmp=rss

Deputy grand chief addresses failure of former inquests to yield change at Thunder Bay Jail
Anna Betty Achneepineskum says she’s provided testimony at multiple coroner’s inquests in Thunder Bay, Ont., and seen dozens of recommendations aimed at preventing deaths at the Thunder Bay Jail. The deputy grand chief with Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) provided testimony during the second day of the inquest in...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-continues-9.7221215?cmp=rss

Family, First Nation chief share hopes for coroner's inquest into death of MPP's nephew
Jonathon Mamakwa says he’s no longer angry about his son’s death, but that he wants to see more mental health and addictions support in correctional settings to prevent similar losses. Jonathon was the first witness to provide testimony in the coroner’s inquest into Kevin Mamakwa’s death, which began in Thunder Bay,...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-begins-9.7219524?cmp=rss

New details revealed at inquest after three sisters pulled from sea off Brighton

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/29/new-details-revealed-inquest-three-sisters-pulled-sea-off-brighton-28568478/