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Homeowners take feds to court over ‘radioactive’ waste
Federal agency says the problem falls outside its mandate Three homeowners in Elliot Lake are taking the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to Federal Court over its recent decision to not order the removal of alleged radioactive waste from their properties. “I never thought that as I was retired, I would actually have to fight… Read more
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She found out she’d been breathing a cancer-causing gas for over a decade. So why won’t Canada’s health-care system let her get her lungs tested?
Canadians with documented levels of elevated radon in their homes are ineligible for publicly funded lung cancer screening, which is only for heavy smokers. Read more
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Radiation is homeowners’ problem, Canadian nuclear regulator says
Radiation levels in and around homes in Elliot Lake, Ont., are due to “naturally occurring nuclear substances,” says safety commission. Read more
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They thought they’d found an affordable place to live. They were never told about the radioactive mining waste
Recent testing at four houses in Elliot Lake reveal elevated levels of gamma radiation and concentrations of radon gas far exceeding safety guidelines. There could be up to 60 homes in the community currently on top of mine waste, documents allege. Read more
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IJB partners with TVO Today to launch new podcast In Our Heads
Out now, the series is based on the Investigative Journalism Bureau’s inaugural project with the Toronto Star, Generation Distress June 14, 2023 Toronto – Generation Distress, the Investigative Journalism Bureau’s award-winning inaugural investigation with the Toronto Star, is now the subject of a TVO Today podcast called In Our Heads. The series takes a deep… Read more
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Bill targets Ontario’s driver’s licence suspension system
The proposed legislation tabled at Queen’s Park on Monday would change the rules health-care professionals must follow when reporting their patients to the Ministry of Transportation Independent MPP Michael Mantha tabled a private member’s bill to reform a contentious provincial program that suspends driver’s licences based on alleged health conditions, even when drivers pose no… Read more
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Two young journalists join the Investigative Journalism Bureau
The reporters were hired through the Unifor-funded internship program Two talented journalists are joining the Investigative Journalism Bureau this summer as part of an internship program helping to develop the next generation of Canadian investigative reporters. Norma Hilton and Alina Snisarenko will spend four months working on public-interest investigations under the guidance of IJB staff.… Read more
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The hidden hate on campus: We tracked incidents at colleges and universities and found a growing problem
The scope of the problem is far greater than previously known, according to the data gathered by the Star and the IJB. Read more
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‘Pattern of secretive behaviour’: Ford, Mulroney questioned for suppressing information on road-safety program
Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles called out the government at Queen’s Park today for suppressing dozens of answers prepared by civil servants responding to questions from the Investigative Journalism Bureau and Toronto Star. Staff in the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) prepared the answers for journalists investigating a controversial program that routinely suspends the licences of… Read more
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We asked the Ontario government about its controversial licence suspensions. Staff prepared answers. Then they were told to withhold them
Transportation minister’s office directed staff to be tight-lipped about medical conditional report program that ensnares drivers who pose no threat. Read more
