
Kate Dubinski
Reporter/Editor
Kate Dubinski is a radio and digital reporter with CBC News in London, Ont. You can email her at kate.dubinski@cbc.ca.
Latest from Kate Dubinski
High heat making living rough unbearable as outreach workers race to hand out water
An extreme heat warning is making it difficult -- and dangerous -- to be outside, particularly for those who have nowhere to cool off because they don't have a place to live.
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Former London Transit commissioner sues city hall, citing wrongful dismissal
A former member of the London Transit Commission is suing city hall for wrongful dismissal two months after politicians decided to take over the board that oversees the public transit system.
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Killer of London, Ont., Muslim family appeals convictions, challenging use of manifesto at trial
A London, Ont., man convicted of killing four members of a Muslim family and severely injuring a fifth member in a hate-motivated attack is appealing on three grounds, including the judge shouldn't have allowed the jury to consider Nathaniel Veltman's white nationalist manifesto. The news comes on the fourth anniversary of the attack.
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Steel and aluminum businesses in London, Ont., area react to Trump's 50% tariffs
Additional tariffs on steels and aluminum crossing the border into the United States will mean more struggles for local businesses already dealing with a sluggish economy and consumers worried about spending money as uncertainty looms.
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Some rape crisis centres report spike in calls since start of Hockey Canada sexual assault trial
Some rape crisis centres report they've been receiving many more calls since the start of the trial for five former world junior hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018.
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Detective, last witness at Hockey Canada sex assault trial, says not adding to E.M.'s trauma was top of mind
The detective who headed the second police investigation that led to sexual assault charges against five ex-Canadian world junior hockey players testified Monday about how she told E.M., the complainant, about reopening the case. The officer was the last to testify at the trial that began in late April. Lawyers will begin closing arguments before the judge on June 9 in London, Ont.
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Not all OHL teams are making players take mandatory sexual violence prevention program
Nearly a decade ago, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) made gender-based anti-violence and consent training mandatory for all major junior teams. Today, the sexual assault centres tasked with teaching the players are having trouble getting some franchises to participate, CBC News has learned.
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How women's advocates are using the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial to talk to players about consent
A month after the start of the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former junior hockey players in London, Ont., advocates against gender-based violence are using the proceedings to teach young men about consent and their role as role models for others.
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External review of LHSC shows hospital challenged by 'self imposed' problems
London's largest employer will need to make tough decisions as it continues to grapple with the fallout of years of instability, bloated management and growing need for medical care, a review of the organizational structure of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has found.
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What E.M. told the jury over 9 days of testimony in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial
The woman at the centre of the sexual assault trial for five men who played on Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team this week finished nine days of testimony before a jury. She gave her account of the alleged assaults and answered hundreds of questions from the men’s lawyers, before things suddenly switched to a judge-alone trial.
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