Saskatchewan sets public inquest into correctional centre death

A public inquest into Tatiana Custer’s death will be held December 7–11, 2026, at the Coronet Hotel in Prince Albert.

• First day: Scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m.; later start times will be set by the presiding coroner.
• Presiding coroner: Aaron Fox, K.C.
• Purpose: Establish who died, when and where the death occurred, and its medical cause and manner. The jury may recommend ways to prevent similar deaths.

Custer, 23, experienced medical distress at Pine Grove Provincial Correctional Centre on January 3, 2024. She was taken to Victoria Hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased.