Three Manitoba families already dealing with the pain of losing a loved one in a horrific train crash say the nine-day wait they endured before they could hold funerals, as a result of delayed autopsies, was nearly unbearable. Houle and Bone's families had to stop and restart the traditional Ojibway rites of saying goodbye, including burning a sacred fire, because of the delays. The CBC confirmed the delays with some of those families and funeral directors. The union representing autopsy technical assistants, who perform the autopsy with the pathologist, isn't so sure. He said he doesn't want other families to experience the same pain during their worst days.

Source: CBC News September 25, 2020 01:41 UTC