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Publication Date: April 21, 2026 - 04:00
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Family of Indigenous woman who died in Ontario hospital after 2 ER visits seeks homicide ruling at inquest
April 21, 2026
The family of an Indigenous woman is urging an inquest jury examining her death in an Ontario hospital to rule it was a homicide due to biases, and errors made in her assessment and treatment. Heather Winterstein, 24, went to the St. Catharines hospital on Dec. 9, 2021, but a doctor ruled out infection, opted against doing bloodwork and attributed her symptoms to "social issues," the inquest heard. She returned the next day and died of sepsis after hours in the waiting room.
April 30, 2026 - 15:55 | | The Globe and Mail
One year into his gig, Ottawa’s nightlife commissioner says more people are heading out after work and staying out later. Mathieu Grondin joins Ottawa Morning host Rebecca Zandbergen to talk about the reported increase in Ottawa’s nightlife.
April 30, 2026 - 15:48 | | CBC News - Ottawa
A new poll from Leger has found Liberal voters are more likely to support the use of the notwithstanding clause than Conservatives. This despite the fact that the Carney government submitted a written document to the Supreme Court last fall calling on the court to put limits on the use of the clause, which could be gutted by the court in its eventual ruling. Andrew Enns, executive vice-president of Leger’s Central Canada operations, told National Post he was surprised to find Liberal voters more likely to favour use of the clause. Among this group, 51 per cent supported it strongly or...
April 30, 2026 - 15:39 | Chris Knight | National Post




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