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Heather Winterstein’s skin was discoloured and she was struggling to control her body in a wheelchair the day she died at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital, a woman who was waiting to see a doctor that day told a coroner’s inquest. Emmaleen Young is believed to be the last person …
Read More »Ontario hospital nurse tells inquest she never spoke to Heather Winterstein on day she died, staff overwhelmed
The triage nurse who initially assessed Heather Winterstein on the day she died of sepsis in 2021 says she never spoke to the 24-year-old patient and didn’t take her vital signs after paramedics had, explaining to a coroner’s inquest that staff were overwhelmingly busy. Andrea Demery testified Thursday that her …
Read More »Medical expert defends doctor’s assessment of Heather Winterstein before she died in St. Catharines hospital
Heather Winterstein didn’t show hallmark warning signs of potentially life-threatening sepsis when she went through triage screening the day before she died at the hospital in St. Catharines, Ont., an emergency medical expert told the coroner’s inquest for the 24-year-old. Early detection of the kind of extreme reaction to a …
Read More »CBC’s Heather Hiscox to sign off after 20 years hosting national morning news
Heather Hiscox will say good morning to loyal CBC News viewers for the last time this fall, as she steps away from the anchor desk after 20 years as host of CBC Morning Live on CBC News Network. The veteran broadcaster, who announced her retirement on Wednesday morning at CBC’s 2025-26 …
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