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‘Sick to my stomach’: Websites reposting obituaries without consent in Ontario | Globalnews.ca

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Third -party websites in Ontario are reposting obituaries without the knowledge of grieving families.

The Bereavement Authority of Ontario ( BAO ) is sounding the alarm.

The provincial regulator says some websites are copying death notices and republishing them to sell “in memory of” items like flowers, candles and tree planting.

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informal

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English

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57

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