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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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The stress of life in Gaza has taken most of this little girl's hair | CBC News
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September 25, 2024

The stress of life in Gaza has taken most of this little girl’s hair | CBC News

Sama Tabeel, an eight-year-old girl, sits in a tent camp…

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Get therapy or pay rent? Millennials, Gen Z making hard choices when it comes to mental health | CBC News
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September 25, 2024

Get therapy or pay rent? Millennials, Gen Z making hard choices when it comes to mental health | CBC News

Cash-strapped younger generations have been grappling with soaring rents and…

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Helicopters are out. We're supposed to be 'lighthouse parents' now | CBC News
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September 25, 2024

Helicopters are out. We’re supposed to be ‘lighthouse parents’ now | CBC News

We are not helicopters. We are not bulldozers. We’re now…

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ANALYSIS | Israel vows 'more fierce' attack against Hezbollah than Gaza campaign, says it's ready to invade Lebanon | CBC News
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September 25, 2024

ANALYSIS | Israel vows ‘more fierce’ attack against Hezbollah than Gaza campaign, says it’s ready to invade Lebanon | CBC News

Israel is demanding that Hezbollah move north of the Litani…

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Picture of 4,000 dead birds in Toronto wins international photography award | CBC Radio
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September 24, 2024

Picture of 4,000 dead birds in Toronto wins international photography award | CBC Radio

Toronto conservation photographer Patricia Homonylo won the 2024 Bird Photographer…

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Sorry parents, but the village it takes to raise a child doesn't exist the way it once did | CBC News
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September 24, 2024

Sorry parents, but the village it takes to raise a child doesn’t exist the way it once did | CBC News

If you’re a parent, you’ve likely heard or read some iteration of…

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B.C. patients leaving hospital despite advice, 60% likelier to overdose, study finds | CBC News
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September 24, 2024

B.C. patients leaving hospital despite advice, 60% likelier to overdose, study finds | CBC News

A new study has found that patients in B.C. who…

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Joy as searchers find 6-year-old girl lost in B.C. woods for 3 days | CBC News
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September 24, 2024

Joy as searchers find 6-year-old girl lost in B.C. woods for 3 days | CBC News

Burns Lake RCMP say the girl was found on Sunday…

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Ford says Ontario should 'build the damn' Highway 413, when asked about 'customized' environmental process | CBC News
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September 23, 2024

Ford says Ontario should ‘build the damn’ Highway 413, when asked about ‘customized’ environmental process | CBC News

Ontario’s premier says he’s confident the environmental concerns about a…

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