2026-11-02 from cbc.ca
A CBC News investigation has found that at least 220 problem gamblers in Canada have died by suicide in the last decade, which includes a tripling of gambling-related suicides in Ontario since 2022.
But the national numbers are likely higher, as Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Yukon and Nunavut don’t track gambling-related deaths, citing a lack of obvious indicators in most death investigations.
What’s more, no coroner in Canada has ever held an inquest into the issue — unlike in Australia and the United Kingdom, where inquests are being used to critically examine the gambling industry and the links between addiction and suicide.
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