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'It haunts my dreams': Heather Winterstein’s mother reflects on marathon inquest into Ontario ER death

‘It haunts my dreams’: Heather Winterstein’s mother reflects on marathon inquest into Ontario ER death

Francine Shimizu-Orgar has frequent nightmares when her mind replays moments from the recent inquest into her daughter’s death at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital. But if the inquiry, which the family pushed for, wasn’t held, what happened to 24-year-old Heather Winterstein “would never have come out,” Shimizu-Orgar tells CBC from the family home in the Niagara region city.

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Father of B.C. woman found dead in Australia says 'she would have fought'
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January 20, 2026

Father of B.C. woman found dead in Australia says ‘she would have fought’

The Canadian tourist who was found dead on a beach…

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Automotive, Business, Economy, Manufacturing, Ontario/Quebec, Transport

January 20, 2026

Allison Jones and Liam Casey

Ontario pins hopes on storage batteries to sustain struggling EV supply chain

TORONTO — Ontario’s vision for an end-to-end electric vehicle supply…

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As AI moves into the physical world, is Canada missing the boat on robotics?
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January 20, 2026

As AI moves into the physical world, is Canada missing the boat on robotics?

Canada is lagging in robotics adoption, industry watchers say, especially…

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Cold front: Inside NATO's race to secure the Arctic
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January 20, 2026

Cold front: Inside NATO’s race to secure the Arctic

No matter where you go and who you talk with…

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Nordic leaders meet in Oslo with Carney as Arctic tensions sharpen over Greenland, Russia
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January 20, 2026

Nordic leaders meet in Oslo with Carney as Arctic tensions sharpen over Greenland, Russia

The leaders of five Nordic countries — plus Canada — gathered…

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Sports

January 19, 2026

John Wawrow

Bills fire coach Sean McDermott after 9 seasons of falling short of reaching the Super Bowl

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Sean McDermott arrived in Buffalo…

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Business, Ontario/Quebec, Social

January 19, 2026

Maan Alhmidi

Hundreds of Kashechewan First Nation evacuees arrive in Niagara Falls, Ont.

Niagara Falls, Ont., is now hosting hundreds of Kashechewan First…

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Sports, Weather

January 19, 2026

Neil Davidson

Toronto FC full of optimism ahead of flight to Spain for warm-weather training camp

TORONTO — Toronto FC leaves the cold and snow of…

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec

January 19, 2026

Morgan Lowrie

Hearings begin at Supreme Court on constitutionality of random police traffic stops

MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada started hearing a…

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