Two new medical examiners and improved facilities should help the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner meet Alberta's growing autopsy caseload, Justice Minister and Solicitor General Kathleen Ganley said Wednesday. The caseload for autopsies is on the rise because of an increasing population and opioid overdose deaths, Ganley said. Of that, $790,000 will pay for two more medical examiners for the province. The government also said that a $20.6-million, multi-year renovation project to the medical examiner's office in Edmonton has been completed. Until recently, the medical examiner's office has been plagued with high staff turnover, instability, a lawsuit, and criticism about lengthy delays and poor communications.

Source: CBC News February 09, 2017 00:11 UTC