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Outrage over lead levels in Ontario schools and daycares prompts political calls for action
He suffers debilitating side effects from a common medication. A simple test could have spared him.
Toxic lead showing up in Ontario school and daycare drinking water as evidence of health dangers grows
What an expert’s report reveals about the state of housing in ‘deliberately underfunded’ First Nations
Indigenous communities across Canada ‘can’t catch up’ thanks to staggering $349B infrastructure gap
Ontario’s law society head is ‘deeply troubled’ by the level of sexual harassment and discrimination in the profession
Macaque imports into Canada for lab tests are surging — and so are concerns the animals may be harboring dangerous pathogens
Canadian officials found radiation levels in these northern Ontario homes ‘well above’ the safe limit. Their response: ‘¯\_(ツ)_/¯’
A podcast exploring the expansion of MAID legislation, following the journey of Michael and his wife Ann.
Sexual harassment, discrimination forcing women lawyers to quit
Here’s what happened to overdose deaths in Toronto neighbourhoods with safe consumption sites
Surge in medically assisted deaths under Canada’s MAID program outpaces every other country
The Patient Files: Hidden Stories from inside Ontario’s Hospitals
‘Let them eat as much as they want.’ Big Sugar sponsors dietitians’ favourable posts on social media
‘We don’t want the story to die’: Parents speak about life after losing son to suicide
‘I thought I was safe’: Federal government’s radon advice creates false sense of security
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Recent awards and impacts
Gold JHR / CAJ Award for Human Rights Reporting (2025)
Silver CAJ Award for Online Media Category (2025)
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Media Award for The Ultimate Choice podcast (2025)
National Newspaper Award in the Business Reporting category (2025)
National Newspaper Award in the Investigative Reporting category (2025)
Mindset Award for Reporting on Workplace Mental Health (2025)
Signal Award for ‘The Ultimate Choice’ podcast (2024)
Canadian Association of Journalists Data Journalism Award for ‘Suspended’ series (2024)
The IJB’s 2023 ‘Patient Files’ investigation was a finalist in the Canadian Journalism Foundation Awards, the Canadian Association of Journalists Awards and the Digital Publishing Awards
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Media Award for reporting on opioid drugs sold on Ontario streets (2022)
Winner of The Data-Driven Reporting Project from the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications and the Google News Initiative (2022)
Investigation into provincial government’s Medical Condition Report program led to introduction of private member’s bill to amend Highway Traffic Act (2022)
Reporting on radon led to 1000% increase in radon testing (2022)
Canadian Journalism Foundation’s Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism Honours for reporting on Youth Mental Health (2021)
Mindset Award for Mental Health Reporting (2021)
Canadian Journalism Foundation Gala 2025, Left to right: Charlie Buckley, Declan Keogh, Wendy-Ann Clarke, Robert Cribb, Blair Bigham, Masih Khalatbari 
Canadian Journalism Foundation Gala 2025, Left to right: Wendy-Ann Clarke, Masih Khalatbari, Charlie Buckey 
Canadian Journalism Foundation Gala 2025, Declan Keogh (left) and Blair Bigham (right) 
IJB Founder and Director Robert Cribb speaks at the National Newspaper Awards ceremony 2025 
IJB Founder and Director Robert Cribb speaks at the 2025 Canadian Association of Journalists award ceremony in Calgary, AB 
IJB Founder and Director Robert Cribb at the 2025 Canadian Association of Journalists award ceremony in Calgary, AB
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