This Ontario family said an unauthorized obit exploited their grief. Inside the rise of 'obituary pirates'
- Posted on February 20, 2026
- By The Toronto Star
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This Ontario family said an unauthorized obit exploited their grief. Inside the rise of 'obituary pirates'

Third-party websites are reposting reworded obituaries online to profit from flowers and gift sales, experts say. Here’s why it’s becoming more common.