A coroner's inquest to look into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of a Prince Rupert family in 2023 has been postponed for a second time.

The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General had originally scheduled the inquest at the Burnaby Coroner's Court to start on Oct. 6 to look into the deaths of Janet Nguyen, Christopher Duong, and Alexander and Harlan Duong.

Due to ongoing job action by the British Columbia General Employees' Union and Professional Employees Association, the inquest was tentatively rescheduled to start on Tuesday, Oct. 14, but the BC Coroners Service has once again advised a further postponement, pushing the inquest into early next year.

The inquest is now scheduled to begin on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 in Burnaby, starting at 9 a.m.

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