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Behind the Reporting: Emma Jarratt on Cracking the Code of Silence
It is a profound moment when a journalist can draw a straight line between their work and material change in the real world. Each of the stories published in the Privileged and Confidential series represents thousands of hours of work and countless keystrokes striving to bring transparency to a self-governing industry that is notorious for handling uncomfortable… Read more
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The IJB celebrates five years of impactful journalism and new chapter with Postmedia
More than 70 journalists, students, funders, and supporters gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate the Investigative Journalism Bureau’s fifth anniversary—and its new partnership with Postmedia. It was a night of reunions and reflections, as the architects of the IJB recounted its unlikely journey from a classroom experiment at Toronto Metropolitan University a decade ago to an… Read more
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What the Law Society of Ontario isn’t telling you about your lawyer
Toronto criminal defence lawyer Andrew Menchynski’s professional profile on the Law Society of Ontario website is spotless. It lists no current or past regulatory issues and no restrictions on his practice. What the public can’t see is that since September 2022, Menchynski had been subject to criminal charges for alleged assault, forcible confinement and possession of a… Read more
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INSIGHTS: Hospital complaints come with a silver lining
Craig Thompson is Ontario’s Patient Ombudsman. Serving as a bridge between patients and the province’s health care organizations, he offers us an inside look at patient experiences and how they drive meaningful healthcare improvements. Every year, my office, the Patient Ombudsman, receives more than 4,000 complaints from patients, long-term care residents and their caregivers about negative… Read more
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INSIGHTS: What could healthcare look like if we dare to listen more deeply?
Kelly Turner is the operations manager of Care Opinion Canada, a program of the Alberta-based non-profit Imagine Citizens Network that enables patients, families, and healthcare professionals to share their experiences with health and social care services. Health systems around the world are awakening to a critical truth: when we truly listen to those who use… Read more
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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 hard to cross. The number of refugee seekers processed by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has shot up by 87 per cent between January and… Read more
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IJB journalism honoured for groundbreaking reporting in 2024
The Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) has been recognized in 11 prestigious journalism awards in Canada and the United States for work published in print, podcasting and documentary film. The newsroom recently earned two Canadian Association of Journalists Awards (CAJs), two National Newspaper Awards (NNAs), a Mindset Award for Workplace Mental Health, a Signal Award for… Read more
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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 most people still don’t understand. But once we dug in, admittedly it got uncomfortable, disturbing, even. The proliferation of child sexual abuse… Read more
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Panel: How Journalism Can Serve as a Vehicle for Knowledge Mobilization
Join the Investigative Journalism Bureau’s Rob Cribb and Dr. Blair Bigham, along with researchers Dr. Zahra Shakeri and Dr. Hailey Banack, on May 29 at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health for a discussion on the role of journalism as a vehicle for effective knowledge translation. Read more
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Arachnid – New IJB Podcast Series Explores Dark World of Online Child Exploitation
The Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB), in partnership with TVO, Piz Gloria Productions and the Toronto Star, is proud to launch a searing new podcast series examining the unspeakable crimes of online child exploitation and the David-and-Goliath fight to make it stop. Arachnid: Hunting the Web’s Darkest Secrets is a six-part series that brings listeners into… Read more
