'We often try suicide': The hidden cost of problem gambling in Canada
02-11-2026 10:00 via CBC | Saskatchewan News

'We often try suicide': The hidden cost of problem gambling in Canada

A CBC News investigation found at least 220 problem gamblers in Canada died by suicide in the last decade. But not all provinces are tracking this phenomenon, and no coroner has held a gambling suicide inquest — unlike in Australia and the U.K.
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'We often try suicide:' The hidden cost of problem gambling in Canada
'We often try suicide:' The hidden cost of problem gambling in Canada
Canada had more than 220 gambler suicides in last decade — but no inquests
Canada had more than 220 gambler suicides in last decade — but no inquests
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