Kate Dubinski
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London, ON, Canada
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London, Ont., voters to make history with country's first ranked ballot election
Monday is civic election day in Ontario, and for the first time in Canada, a municipality will use ranked ballots to pick its next mayor and council. Voters can choose up to three candidates in their ward and three candidates for mayor. A candidate needs 50 per cent plus one vote to win. → Read More
'Raw emotion' expected from victims' family members at Elizabeth Wettlaufer inquiry
One of the people Elizabeth Wettlaufer tried to kill, as well as the family members and friends of those she did murder, will share the impact the former nurse's crimes had on their lives at Ontario's public inquiry into long-term care on Monday. → Read More
The made-in-London course that helps men realize 'I don't want to be that douchebag'
Ontario universities and colleges across the province are eyeing a made-in-London program that helps men realize the consequences of sexual violence as a potential means of not only redressing, but preventing acts of sexual violence on campuses across the province. → Read More
Autopsies rare in nursing home deaths, chief pathologist tells Wettlaufer inquiry
Ontario seniors who die in long-term care get far fewer autopsies than the general population, the province's chief forensic pathologist tells the Wettlaufer inquiry. → Read More
ER doc who treated serial killer Wettlaufer's victim to testify at inquiry
An emergency room doctor who suggested a coroner should investigate because something wasn't right about an elderly woman's death will testify at the Ontario inquiry looking into disgraced nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer's behaviour on the job. → Read More
Six things we've learned so far at the Wettlaufer inquiry
As the first phase of the public inquiry in Ontario wraps up, we circle back to see what we've learned from the testimony. → Read More
Wettlaufer dressed up as Grim Reaper for Halloween at nursing home, inquiry told
When she dressed up as the Grim Reaper for the nursing home Halloween party, nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer raised eyebrows, but her colleagues say they didn't know she was killing residents by injecting them with insulin. Wettlaufer's strange sense of humour and her inappropriateness with staff were discussed Monday at the Ontario public inquiry into long-term care that continues today. → Read More
Tearful boss apologizes at inquiry for nurse who killed in nursing homes
The woman who hired a nurse who killed seven patients in a Woodstock., Ont , care home tearfully apologized on Friday at a public inquiry in St. Thomas, Ont. → Read More
Red flags about killer nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer were ignored, inquiry documents show
Documents uploaded on Day 1 of the Wettlaufer inquiry reveal the killer nurse had problems from the moment she was hired to look after patients in 1995. → Read More
London psychiatrists sound alarm over deteriorating mental health system
In a letter to the hospital board of directors and its CEO, psychiatrists at the London Health Sciences Centre warn of an "extremely dysfunctional" system that is affecting staff morale and patient care. → Read More
London gears up for Canada's first ranked ballot election
Municipalities from across the country are watching London as city staffers prepare for Canada's first ranked ballot election. → Read More
Man in southwestern Ontario charged after family attacked with bat amid shouts of 'ISIS'
A 36-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault and three counts of assault with a weapon after a family in St. Thomas, Ont., was attacked in a parking lot by someone wielding a bat and yelling about ISIS and terrorists. → Read More
'There has to be a better way,' London dad says after ER nightmare
A London dad is sounding the alarm after a four-hour wait for a 20-second fix for his toddler's bloody forehead in the children's ER this week. → Read More
Western University opens after-hours mental health walk-in clinic
Western University is opening a confidential walk-in clinic on campus to help students who are dealing with a mental health crisis. → Read More
60% of London's homeless are chronically homeless, report finds
People staying in the city's homeless shelters stay for longer than they did five years ago, a new report obtained by CBC News shows. → Read More
GM to ramp up Equinox production in Mexico, Unifor says
After more than three weeks on the picket line, workers at CAMI in Ingersoll, Ont., learn from the union head that General Motors will ramp up production of the popular Equinox at two plants in Mexico. → Read More
'I do' a go after Ontario couple makes it out of Houston
A London, Ont. couple wasn't sure if their Friday wedding was a go after Hurricane Harvey stranded them in Houston, but optimism and luck got them home in time for the big day. → Read More
Mental health system 'in total crisis,' critic warns
More young people will end up taking their lives if more money isn't pumped into the mental health care system, NDP critic says. → Read More
Could prescription heroin help solve London's opioid crisis?
The Canadian government's research arm is weeks away from proposing a nation-wide trial that could involve giving prescription heroin to drug users, one way of fighting the country's growing opioid crisis. London could be one of the sites where the treatment is tested. → Read More
Stats reveal who is choosing medically-assisted dying in Ontario
Statistics released by the Office of the Chief Coroner about medically-assisted death offer a glimpse into who is choosing to die with the help of their doctor in Ontario. → Read More