Rustad changes story on fatal overdose coroner had no record of
- The BC Coroners Service confirms no record of a recent drug toxicity death at the Vancouver intersection where B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad claimed to witness an overdose.
- Rustad stated during a debate that he saw first responders “pumping his chest” at Robson and Hornby streets, but reports contradict his claims.
- BC Emergency Health Services also reports “no records of any patient events” at the stated location during that time.
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Rustad backpedals after BC Coroners Service says no record of fatal overdose
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has changed his story about seeing a man die of a drug overdose on his way to a televised election debate, after the BC Coroners Service said it had no record of such a death where he said it occurred.
B.C. Conservative leader changes story after coroners service says no record of fatal overdose
The B.C. Coroners Service says it has no record of any recent drug toxicity death at a Vancouver intersection where B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad said he saw a man die — a story Rustad would later change completely.
Did John Rustad witness an overdose death on his way to the B.C. leaders' debate?
During the campaign, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad has repeatedly said people are "dying on the streets" in the province – and on Tuesday he claimed to have witnessed that very thing in downtown Vancouver while he was on his way to the leaders' debate.
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