Wettlaufer
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Elizabeth Wettlaufer wouldn’t have been caught if she hadn’t confessed, inquiry says. Here’s whyOver the course of nine years ending in 2016, Wettlaufer, a registered nurse in Southwestern Ontario, killed eight and attempted other murders by injecting her victims with insulin.CanadaJul 31, 2019
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Systemic failures in long-term care allowed serial killer ex-nurse Wettlaufer to commit crimesA public inquiry examining the case of a serial-killer nurse who preyed on elderly patients delivered its final report on Wednesday.CrimeJul 31, 2019
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Serial killer Wettlaufer confesses trying to harm additional patients: CommissionThe commission that led last year's public inquiry into Elizabeth Wettlaufer's actions says it heard in January 2018 that the serial killer had told prison staff she had attempted to harm two other patients.CrimeFeb 4, 2019
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Prosecution issues under former Nursing Homes Act highlighted at Wettlaufer inquiryThe transition from the Nursing Homes Act to the Long-Term Care Homes Act was up for discussion at Wednesday's hearings in the Elizabeth Wettlaufer inquiry.CrimeAug 8, 2018
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Long-term care home thought agency was responsible for Elizabeth Wettlaufer background check: provincial inspectorA provincial inspector says the agency that hired serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer and placed her at different long term care homes had a habit of failing to conduct background checks.PoliticsAug 3, 2018
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‘My heart dropped’: Provincial inspector recalls narcotics probe involving Elizabeth WettlauferA provincial inspector says her heart dropped when she discovered she was part of an inspection involving serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer.CrimeAug 1, 2018
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Deaths of Wettlaufer’s victims weren’t flagged for provincial inspection: probeKaren Simpson says the Ministry of Long Term Care's inspections branch was not flagged about the deaths of Maurice Grenat and James Silcox, who were killed by Wettlaufer at Caressant Care Home in 2007.CrimeJul 30, 2018
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OPSEU president defends union grievances over employees facing criminal chargesThe president of OPSEU is defending the practice of filing a grievance when a member is fired, even if they're facing criminal charges.CrimeJun 25, 2018
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Elizabeth Wettlaufer public inquiry pits nurses’ union against Caressant CareThe long-term care home in Woodstock that fired serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer says if she wasn't in a union, she would have been fired earlier.CrimeJun 21, 2018
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Administration took 6 days to discover drugs went missing on Wettlaufer’s last day of work, inquiry hearsOn Wednesday morning, the inquiry heard of another time in 2014 when hydromorphone went missing at Meadow Park Long Term Care in London.CrimeJun 20, 2018
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