
Katrina Clarke
Investigative reporter
Katrina Clarke was born in Winnipeg and raised in southern Ontario. She believes Manitoba instilled grit and resiliency in her from Day One by living the first months of her life in a frigid Prairie winter.
An avid reader, Katrina dreamed of becoming a detective like her literary heroes, Harriet the Spy and Nancy Drew. She once spent a summer investigating the goings-on in small-town Ontario, documenting her observations – specifically, the licence plates of passing cars – in a notebook. Sadly, she solved no mysteries or crimes.
Since then, Katrina’s grown-up journalism career has taken her from Toronto to Fredericton and back again (Hamilton), plus a few stints overseas. She joined the Free Press in 2022 and is proud to call Friendly Manitoba home once again.
Katrina strives to make Winnipeg and Manitoba a better place through investigative journalism that holds power to account, demands transparency from public officials and leads to progressive policy change.
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Recent articles by Katrina Clarke
Brandon doctor censured for improper genital exam
5 minute read Preview Tuesday, May. 30, 2023North America's oldest legal supervised drug consumption site offers a blueprint for saving lives
10 minute read Preview Friday, May. 26, 2023Suspect arrested for stabbing on Keewatin Street
2 minute read Preview Sunday, May. 14, 2023A 63-year-old man is in stable condition after a random, unprovoked stabbing by an attacker who climbed into his home through a window early Saturday morning, police say.
Police have arrested a 17-year-old male teen in connection with the assault.
Doctor censured for posting ‘unprofessional’ comment on patient online
3 minute read Preview Sunday, May. 14, 2023Woman rescued after apparent random abduction in The Pas
1 minute read Preview Sunday, May. 14, 2023A woman who was allegedly abducted at random and taken to a cabin south of The Pas Saturday is now safe, police say.
In a news release, The Pas RCMP said they received a report just before noon Saturday that a 24-year-old woman had been abducted on Highway 10 near The Pas.
United in grief, mothers of children lost to overdose push for awareness and action
9 minute read Preview Friday, May. 12, 2023Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame inductee remembered as 'superwoman'
5 minute read Preview Saturday, Apr. 29, 2023Abused boy’s mother demands accountability for school support staff
6 minute read Preview Friday, Apr. 28, 2023Preliminary numbers show Manitoba drug deaths at record level in 2022
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2023Teachers give bill failing grade at marathon hearing
3 minute read Preview Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2023Manitoba’s teachers union says proposed Bill 35 declares 'open season' on educators
10 minute read Preview Friday, Apr. 14, 2023Patients, critics question the way Manitoba’s physician watchdog handles cases of misconduct and discipline
12 minute read Preview Thursday, Apr. 6, 2023NDP to delay addictions bill
3 minute read Preview Monday, Apr. 3, 2023Province announces new funding for sexual assault crisis response program
3 minute read Preview Sunday, Apr. 2, 2023Manitoba bill would ‘eliminate’ OD-prevention RV: Sunshine House
5 minute read Preview Thursday, Mar. 16, 2023Harm-reduction advocates take aim at province’s addiction services bill; federal minister voices support for supervised drug sites
5 minute read Preview Wednesday, Mar. 15, 2023PCs tone down opposition to safe consumption sites
5 minute read Preview Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023Province digs in amid calls for OD stats release
4 minute read Preview Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023‘Step in right direction’: doctors college makes it easier to acquire drug to treat opioid addiction
4 minute read Preview Monday, Mar. 13, 2023Manitoba’s lack of drug-overdose data called coverup
4 minute read Preview Thursday, Mar. 9, 2023Manitoba keeps overdose stats secret, so advocates release them
6 minute read Preview Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2023Former doctor found guilty of misconduct after calling watchdog ‘killers’ in emails
4 minute read Preview Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023Doctors watchdog ‘dropped the ball’: expert
5 minute read Preview Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023Lawsuit accuses former Winnipeg doctor of sex abuse
4 minute read Preview Monday, Feb. 13, 2023Rescue cares for tiny black bear cub
4 minute read Preview Monday, Feb. 13, 2023Lack of paper trail a puzzler for some
6 minute read Preview Monday, Feb. 13, 2023Peddling a myth-based addiction strategy
15 minute read Preview Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023Travellers have more than a few grievances to air when it comes to flight security procedures at Winnipeg's airport
6 minute read Preview Friday, Jan. 20, 2023Two airports reopen in Mazatlan area
3 minute read Preview Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023Apartment evacuated, man arrested after uttering threats
2 minute read Preview Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023City urged to boost street safety
4 minute read Preview Monday, Jan. 2, 2023Amid a toxic drug crisis, Winnipeg and Hamilton go in starkly different directions
25 minute read Preview Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023Manitoba alone in not submitting overdose data to federal body
5 minute read Preview Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022Guillemard misled Manitobans on supervised drug sites, critics say
4 minute read Preview Monday, Dec. 12, 2022B.C. government injects truth into Manitoba official’s account of drug-site visit
5 minute read Preview Friday, Dec. 9, 2022Portage la Prairie woman kidnapped, suspect on the loose
5 minute read Preview Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022Furby Street shooting marks Winnipeg’s 47th homicide
2 minute read Preview Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022Top marks for Manitoba’s new approach to probing teacher misconduct
4 minute read Preview Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022Doctor discipline hearing highlights new public stance
5 minute read Preview Monday, Nov. 14, 2022Health-care privacy breach numbers ‘truly alarming’
5 minute read Preview Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022Committee speakers give voice to those locked in NDAs
5 minute read Preview Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022Manitoba mulls teacher-misconduct registry, college of educators
6 minute read Preview Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022Hundreds of teachers preyed on students across Canada, study finds
4 minute read Preview Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022Dobson returns to council with St. James win
2 minute read Preview Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022Manitoba doctor discipline process takes ‘good baby step’
4 minute read Preview Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022Political experts say there’s no clear frontrunner for mayor just days before election
4 minute read Preview Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022Winnipeg doctor loses licence for professional misconduct
4 minute read Preview Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022Alberta lawyer faces Manitoba law society hearing
2 minute read Preview Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022A lawyer who hired a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge is scheduled to appear before a Law Society of Manitoba hearing panel in February.
Lack of transparency in Manitoba teacher discipline ‘disturbing’
5 minute read Preview Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022Alarm sounded over school divisions’ silence
6 minute read Preview Monday, Sep. 26, 2022Manitoba’s approach to dealing with cases of teacher misconduct unacceptable: experts
8 minute read Preview Friday, Sep. 23, 2022Local piper honours Elizabeth
2 minute read Preview Monday, Sep. 19, 2022Clock ticking on Winnipeg photo radar system: police chief
4 minute read Preview Friday, Sep. 2, 2022Civil service, uncivilized road manners
6 minute read Preview Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022Doctors’ regulator ignored key matters in ‘sexual boundaries’ review: critics
6 minute read Preview Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022Physician watchdog under fire for ‘outrageous’ policy
5 minute read Preview Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022Rural woman accused doctor of sexual assault, treated with derision by police
16 minute read Preview Friday, Aug. 12, 2022Local Ukrainian church offers to bless cars, spread awareness on road safety
3 minute read Preview Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022U of M opens pro bono legal rights clinic
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Jul. 27, 2022Manitoba’s doctors watchdog headed to image rehab
5 minute read Preview Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2022Winnipeg doctor’s licence revoked for misconduct
6 minute read Preview Monday, Jul. 4, 2022Manitoba’s physician watchdog has revoked the licence of a Winnipeg doctor after he was found guilty of several counts of misconduct, including failing to maintain professional boundaries with a female patient.
In a decision dated June 2 and posted on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba’s website, a CPSM panel determined Dr. Shamoon Hasham Din breached an undertaking that required him to have a female chaperone present when treating female patients, created false and misleading medical records, provided medical care to pediatric patients whom he was not allowed to care for, failed to maintain professional boundaries with a female patient and displayed an “unwillingness to inability” to be governed by the regulatory body.
The misconduct occurred over a six-month period in 2020-21. Din pleaded guilty to the first three counts and not guilty to the latter two. The law firm that represented Din, MLT Aikins, would not comment on the matter.
The college registrar, in a statement accompanying the decision, said Din has “demonstrated an incapacity or unfitness to practice medicine.”
Expo hopes to shed the skin of reptile resistance
5 minute read Preview Monday, Jun. 27, 2022Training, disclosure, conflict of interest are concerns about physicians
8 minute read Preview Wednesday, Jun. 22, 2022Political will is only fix for broken, secretive system
8 minute read Preview Monday, Jun. 20, 2022Critics argue approach to investigating Manitoba doctors harmful to patients
10 minute read Preview Friday, Jun. 17, 2022‘It’s the right thing to do’: Doctors Manitoba joins Pride march
3 minute read Preview Friday, Jun. 3, 2022Rising Winnipeg River threatens homes, cottages
4 minute read Preview Saturday, May. 21, 2022Persistent activist keeps eye on safety issues, spends hours calling 311
6 minute read Preview Thursday, May. 12, 2022Manitoba campground openings delayed
4 minute read Preview Tuesday, May. 10, 2022Mother Nature has some bad news for Manitoba’s outdoor enthusiasts.
In a release late Tuesday, the provincial government announced many provincial parks campgrounds won’t open on time, due to everything from flooded roads to wet ground to water supply issues.
Travel within Nopiming Provincial Park is also “not advised” at this time. All canoe routes in Nopiming and Manigotagan River provincial parks are closed, along with some trails in Whiteshell Provincial Park.
At the following parks, campground openings scheduled for May 13 have been delayed:
Picture gets blurry when city staff caught by traffic cameras
6 minute read Preview Friday, May. 6, 2022Child death, instrument left in patient detailed in critical incident report
3 minute read Preview Sunday, Apr. 24, 2022Three patients with stroke symptoms didn’t get timely enough care when seeking treatment, a new report detailing critical incidents reported to Manitoba Health suggests.
The report also details an incident in which a child died after “entrapment” involving a hospital bed and another in which a surgical instrument was left inside a person undergoing surgery.
The report on Critical Incidents Reported to Manitoba Health includes a total of 48 incidents documented over a three-month period in 2020, from July 1 to Sept. 30. Critical incidents “reflect serious and unintended harm experienced by individuals using Manitoba’s health care services,” according to the province’s website.
One-quarter of the incidents listed in the new report resulted in death.