Authorities in Manitoba won't file charges in connection with the death of Native man who waited 34 hours in a hospital emergency room.
Brian Sinclair, 45, was from the Sagkeeng First Nation. He died in September 2008 of a bladder infection that could have been prevented if he had been treated earlier, Manitoba's chief medical examiner previously determined.
The province opened a criminal inquiry into the death in 2010. But prosecutors issued a legal opinion that said no one will be charged.
An inquest into Sinclair's death is pending. His family has filed a lawsuit against the Manitoba government.
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