Ontario opioid deaths nine times higher among First Nations people amid questions over treatment
The treatment meant to save Niibin Pahpeguish’s life began to feel like a prison. After almost a decade battling an addiction that began with prescribed painkillers... Read more.
Reporter reflection: pulling back the curtain on toxic workplace culture at Canada’s leading mental health facility
We rely on health care workers in some of our most vulnerable moments. It’s no secret that the system they work in is under strain, and those on the front lines... Read more.
‘They make you doubt your sanity.’ Staff describe toxic workplace at top mental health hospital
Many staff inside the country’s leading mental health institution say they are suffering their own trauma from a toxic workplace rife with discrimination and bullying.... Read more.
Behind the Reporting: Wendy-Ann Clarke reflects on child sexual abuse investigation for Arachnid podcast
When this podcast project began, I knew right away I wanted to be a part of it. I wanted to join a team that was raising awareness and doing something about a crisis... Read more.
IJB findings fuel First Nation leaders’ call for mental health program reforms in 2025 election
Ontario First Nations leaders are demanding federal politicians commit to reforming what they call a failing national program to support mental health in their communities. ... Read more.
Canada’s Indigenous mental health program is meant to be a lifeline. Instead, it’s so mired in red tape it seems ‘set up to deter people from accessing’ care
Soon after psychologist Leigh Sheldon opened a mental health clinic in Edmonton in 2021, the desperate calls for help started pouring in. Each call carried an Indigenous... Read more.
A murder conviction. Sex with an ex-client. Defending residential schools. Critics are alarmed at background of therapists approved for Indigenous mental health program
Dr. Oren Amitay has posted online an article defending Indian Residential Schools. The Toronto psychologist has publicly lauded “the facts” of a social... Read more.
Mind Games: Healing or Harming Generational Wounds, a mini-documentary
Concerns over Canada’s mental healthcare system for Indigenous people living in Canada sparked a two-year investigation conducted by the Investigative Journalism... Read more.
Award-winning Indigenous Affairs reporter takes reporting in First Nation communities to heart
Still on a high from wins at the Canadian Screen Awards in late May, the newest member to the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB), Ryan McMahon, says joining the... Read more.
They need new homes, roads and schools. But Indigenous communities across Canada ‘can’t catch up’ thanks to staggering $349B infrastructure gap
In Cat Lake First Nation, there’s only ever enough money to build three new houses a year. For the community of 680 people northwest of Sioux Lookout, Ont., the... Read more.