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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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This Alberta hamlet bought a post office, hoping to keep it open

This Alberta hamlet bought a post office, hoping to keep it open

Residents of Rolling Hills, Alta., have purchased the trailer that houses their Canada Post outlet in hopes of keeping it viable as the Crown corporation looks to cuts with a nationwide review of facilities and service levels. Community groups raised $30,000 to buy the structure from the retired postmaster.

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Ontario man who recorded woman saying 'go back to India' calls it proof of racism he and friends face | CBC News
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October 18, 2024

Ontario man who recorded woman saying ‘go back to India’ calls it proof of racism he and friends face | CBC News

In 2023, Waterloo region had the highest rate of police-reported…

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Crews removing oil from leaky WW II vessel shipwrecked in northern B.C. | CBC News
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October 17, 2024

Crews removing oil from leaky WW II vessel shipwrecked in northern B.C. | CBC News

Crews are heading off the coast of northern B.C. to…

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First Nations vote down resolution to endorse $47.8B child welfare reform offer | CBC News
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October 17, 2024

First Nations vote down resolution to endorse $47.8B child welfare reform offer | CBC News

Chiefs from across Canada heard from representative plaintiffs ahead of…

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Former Canadian Olympian charged in connection with cocaine bust, alleged murders | CBC News
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October 17, 2024

Former Canadian Olympian charged in connection with cocaine bust, alleged murders | CBC News

A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and 15 others are facing…

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'He is God's problem now': Texan pays tribute to funny, foul-mouthed father in obituary  | CBC Radio
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October 17, 2024

‘He is God’s problem now’: Texan pays tribute to funny, foul-mouthed father in obituary  | CBC Radio

When Robert Adolph Boehm died on Oct. 6 at age…

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Businesses get a boost from EV chargers nearby | CBC News
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October 17, 2024

Businesses get a boost from EV chargers nearby | CBC News

In this week’s issue of our environmental newsletter, we see…

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Participants in Indigenous cultural exchange program to New Zealand feel 'scammed' | CBC News
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October 17, 2024

Participants in Indigenous cultural exchange program to New Zealand feel ‘scammed’ | CBC News

What many thought was a dream opportunity for Indigenous youth…

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5 charged in death of One Direction star Liam Payne in Argentina
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October 16, 2024

5 charged in death of One Direction star Liam Payne in Argentina

An Argentine judge confirmed charges against five people in connection…

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Liam Payne, ex-member of boy band One Direction, dead at 31 after hotel balcony fall in Argentina | CBC News
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October 16, 2024

Liam Payne, ex-member of boy band One Direction, dead at 31 after hotel balcony fall in Argentina | CBC News

Former One Direction member Liam Payne, 31, was found dead…

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