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  • Arachnid podcast awarded prestigious Hillman prize

    Arachnid: Hunting the Web’s Darkest Secrets, a podcast by the Investigative Journalism Bureau, TVO Today and Piz Gloria Productions, has won a prestigious Canadian Hillman prize.  The prize, presented annually by the Sidney Hillman Foundation, awards Canadian journalists who seek out stories that change lives, expose important social and economic injustices in Canada and bring… Read more

    Arachnid podcast awarded prestigious Hillman prize
  • IJB reporters featured on TVO’s Big [If True] weekly series

    IJB founder and director Rob Cribb, alongside reporters Emma Jarratt and Stacey Kuznetsova, were featured on TVO Today’s weekly series Big [If True], hosted by Molly Thomas. The series explores the impact of misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and online scams on everyday life. The episode, which originally aired on Sunday, March 22, profiles the Investigative… Read more

    IJB reporters featured on TVO’s Big [If True] weekly series
  • Behind the Reporting: Detained while documenting dog-breeding operation

    Pictures tell a story. Sometimes, the process of gathering them is a story in itself.  Over the past three months, I’ve been working on a cross-border investigative project examining the little-known purpose-bred dog breeding industry in the U.S. These large-scale breeders specialize in supplying dogs to scientific researchers for experimentation in the development of drugs and… Read more

    Behind the Reporting: Detained while documenting dog-breeding operation
  • INSIGHTS: The Supreme Court has a chance to protect women with disabilities who suffer from coercive control

    Ena Chadha is a senior human rights lawyer, educator, investigator and mediator and Chair of the Human Rights Legal Support Centre. Ena served as co-counsel to DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada in presenting DAWN’s intervener case before the Supreme Court of Canada in Ahulwalia v. Ahulwalia. An upcoming Supreme Court of Canada ruling could reshape… Read more

    INSIGHTS: The Supreme Court has a chance to protect women with disabilities who suffer from coercive control
  • Behind the reporting: What’s at stake in Canadian transparency tussles

    One of the best ways to lose friends at a party is to bring up freedom-of-information legislation.  Try it the next time you want to escape an awkward social interaction. “Oh, that is so interesting. It makes me think of my last access-to-information request.” If that doesn’t work, just add, “And can you believe what… Read more

    Behind the reporting: What’s at stake in Canadian transparency tussles
  • Two major Ontario hospital labs bought research dogs from U.S. breeder with troubled past

    At least two Canadian hospital research labs have imported dogs for scientific research from a U.S. breeder cited for repeated animal care violations, the Investigative Journalism Bureau has found. The University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, which says it no longer uses dogs for research, and the Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ont., which recently shut… Read more

    Two major Ontario hospital labs bought research dogs from U.S. breeder with troubled past
  • Ontario given failing grade for high levels of lead in drinking water: report

    The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has a problem with dangerous levels of lead in drinking water at some of its schools, according to a new report from the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA). More than 100 samples of drinking water from OCDSB school taps exceeded the provincial lead maximum in 2024/25, according to the report. And, using Health Canada’s even more… Read more

    Ontario given failing grade for high levels of lead in drinking water: report
  • NDAs to hush up alleged sexual misconduct are under fire. ‘I can’t agree to this’

    Ashley Chand spent more than a decade working her way up through the ranks of human resources and administration positions at some of Vancouver’s most prestigious law firms. When she landed the job of director of administration at B.C.-based litigation firm Murphy Battista in November 2022, it was a dream come true, she says. Until about… Read more

    NDAs to hush up alleged sexual misconduct are under fire. ‘I can’t agree to this’
  • INSIGHTS: I was nearly beaten to death with a rolling pin. Then the criminal justice system failed me

    Cait Alexander is a SAG-AFTRA and ACTRA actress, musician, and multidisciplinary artist, and the founder and CEO of End Violence Everywhere (EVE), a multinational registered charity in Canada and the United States, transforming her lived experience of surviving attempted murder and systemic judicial failure into cross-border advocacy, survivor support, and institutional reform. Open, shut, open,… Read more

    INSIGHTS: I was nearly beaten to death with a rolling pin. Then the criminal justice system failed me
  • The Investigative Journalism Bureau is hiring two IJB/Unifor Summer Interns

    The Investigative Journalism Bureau is hiring two IJB/Unifor summer interns. As a real world investigative newsroom, the IJB offers a dynamic and enriching environment for aspiring journalists to gain hands-on experience and contribute to meaningful projects. These internships provide invaluable opportunities for individuals interested in honing their skills and conducting in-depth research. With guidance from… Read more

    The Investigative Journalism Bureau is hiring two IJB/Unifor Summer Interns