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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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Scientists have finally seen the face of the world's largest bug | CBC Radio
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October 11, 2024

Scientists have finally seen the face of the world’s largest bug | CBC Radio

What’s as big as an alligator, with the body of…

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RCMP seized 'tell-all book' written by Robert Pickton after serial killer's death | CBC News
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October 11, 2024

RCMP seized ‘tell-all book’ written by Robert Pickton after serial killer’s death | CBC News

RCMP seized what they believed to be a 200-page handwritten…

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Toronto police officer who stole from dead people violated bail when attempting to leave Canada, court rules | CBC News
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October 11, 2024

Toronto police officer who stole from dead people violated bail when attempting to leave Canada, court rules | CBC News

An Ontario court found Boris Borissov guilty Friday of violating…

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Why steamy hockey romance books are having a breakaway moment | CBC News
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October 11, 2024

Why steamy hockey romance books are having a breakaway moment | CBC News

Hockey romance books — a genre-within-a-genre-within-a-genre — are having their…

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Hidden camera, internal memo reveal how unqualified truck drivers are getting onto Canada's roads | CBC News
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October 11, 2024

Hidden camera, internal memo reveal how unqualified truck drivers are getting onto Canada’s roads | CBC News

The system for testing truck drivers in Ontario has been…

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Woman accused of throwing boiling water on 10-year-old boy faces aggravated assault charge | CBC News
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October 11, 2024

Woman accused of throwing boiling water on 10-year-old boy faces aggravated assault charge | CBC News

A 46-year-old woman from Longueuil, Que., who allegedly threw boiling…

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Why have so many people been killed or gone missing in Dawson Creek, B.C.?
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October 11, 2024

Why have so many people been killed or gone missing in Dawson Creek, B.C.?

The second disappearance in Dawson Creek came in the summer…

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U.S. inflation reaches lowest point since February 2021, but price pressures persist | CBC News
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October 10, 2024

U.S. inflation reaches lowest point since February 2021, but price pressures persist | CBC News

Inflation in the United States dropped last month to 2.4…

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Bryan Adams decries Ottawa online streaming rules | CBC News
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October 10, 2024

Bryan Adams decries Ottawa online streaming rules | CBC News

Canadian singer Bryan Adams released a video on social media…

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