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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 By Max Binks-Collier and Declan Keogh 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… 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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‘Pattern of secretive behaviour’: Ford, Mulroney questioned for suppressing information on road-safety program
By Robert Cribb, Max Binks-Collier and Declan Keogh 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… Read more
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The Investigative Journalism Bureau is hiring two IJB/Unifor Summer Interns
Organization: The Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) is a non-profit investigative newsroom at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health. The IJB conducts in-depth public interest journalism involving students, professional journalists, academics and researchers in partnership with major media in Canada, the United States and overseas. In less than three years, the IJB… Read more
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Applications open for CJF-IJB Black Investigative Journalism Fellowship
The Canadian Journalism Foundation is accepting applications for the CJF-IJB Black Investigative Journalism Fellowship. This unique program brings an early-career Black journalist with one-to-five years’ experience to the IJB for six months. The fellow will receive a full-time stipend while at the IJB and will receive training and mentoring to hone investigative reporting techniques. All… Read more
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IJB celebrates second anniversary, Arbor Award for Co-Chair Gerry Gotfrit
IJB journalists and friends of the Bureau gathered at the University of Toronto’s Faculty Club on Nov. 24 to celebrate two years of innovation and achievement. The event, attended by about 100 academics, business leaders, journalists and supporters, was hosted by Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown, Dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Since its… Read more
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“Let’s try to make the world a better place” – How the Investigative Journalism Bureau holds truth to power
This article is a repost from a Dalla Lana School of Public Health news article. Read the original here. By Bonnie O’Sullivan In a three-year span, the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) has been responsible for groundbreaking stories that have revealed trends and injustices within the health care field. These in-depth pieces were possible because of two individuals who worked together to bring… Read more
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Donner Canadian Foundation provides ongoing support to IJB
TORONTO — The Donner Canadian Foundation is continuing its generous support of independent investigative journalism with a second $20,000 contribution to the Investigative Journalism Bureau. This ongoing support from one of Canada’s most distinguished philanthropic organizations will continue to fund innovative, impactful journalism on matters of vital public importance to Canadians. “Support like this two… Read more
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IJB wins prestigious funding for data-driven reporting
The IJB is one of 22 North American investigative news organizations to win The Data-Driven Reporting Project award, a prestigious U.S.-based prize honouring intrepid reporting that utilizes data and serves underrepresented communities. The award, offered by the Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications and the Google News Initiative, comes with a $100,000 USD… Read more
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Two Prestigious Awards for DLSPH’s Investigative Journalism Bureau
This article is a repost from a Dalla Lana School of Public Health news article. Read the original here. By Elaine Smith Within two short years of its launch, the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health has already garnered two prestigious journalism awards and received a nomination for a… Read more
