The ‘insane’ number of women being killed in Canada
Since 2019, at least 1,329 women and girls have been killed or died in Canada under suspicious circumstances — one victim every other day. A new IJB analysis uncovered... Read more.
IJB Gets Action: Ontario unveils legislation to restrict invasive medical research on dogs and cats
The Ontario government has introduced draft legislation that aims to restrict invasive medical research on dogs and cats. It is the first proposed law of its kind... Read more.
Bad Practice: How doctors jump borders to leave troubling pasts behind
In 2018, family physician Ken Shafquat Intikhab Abrahim was reprimanded by Florida’s medical board and banned from prescribing certain pain medications after being... Read more.
Numerous dogs ‘humanely sacrificed’ as test subjects at private lab in Toronto area
The vast majority of Canada’s leading university research labs have stopped using dogs as test subjects in scientific research — a practice that Ontario Premier... Read more.
Behind the Reporting: Jenna Olsen on exposing an Ontario hospital’s dog testing secrets
Walking through the sterile hallways of St. Joseph’s Hospital in London, Ont., you would never think you are sharing the space with dogs. This is an environment... Read more.
Hospital commits to rehoming research dogs after IJB investigation
The Ontario hospital where dogs were used in heart attack studies for decades before the program was shut down last month has now committed to rehoming the animals.... Read more.
Doug Ford to legislate ban on dog testing, following IJB investigation
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced today the province will ban testing on dogs and cats, calling it “cruel” and “unacceptable.” Ford said legislation for... Read more.
Head of secret research lab that used dogs in tests no longer at the Ontario hospital
The head of a research lab that induced heart attacks in dogs as part of human heart research is no longer with St. Joseph’s Hospital where she oversaw the animal... Read more.
Hospital announces end to “inhumane” dog research after IJB investigation
After decades of secretly inducing heart attacks in dogs as part of cardiac research, St. Joseph’s Hospital ended the practice on Monday in the aftermath of an... Read more.
Puppies secretly tested and killed at Ontario hospital for human heart research
London, Ont. — Surrounded by security staff, an unmarked white van pulls up to a receiving door behind St. Joseph’s Hospital. Scrub-clad staff quickly remove... Read more.
King’s College journalism students join the IJB for summer reporting positions
The IJB is proud to welcome two journalism students from the University of King’s College, continuing a partnership with one of Canada’s top journalism programs. ... Read more.
U.S. crackdown on migrants is sending a surge of refugees to Canada
As fears of refugee deportation mount in the United States, a surge of asylum seekers is turning to Canada — only to find a border that is getting increasingly... Read more.