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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
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Arachnid: Hunting the Web’s Darkest Secrets
Every day tens of millions of images of child sexual abuse are circulating on global online platforms. The children depicted in those criminal images are real. Many are now adults held hostage by these disturbing images despite available technology like Canada’s Project Arachnid, which detects these images and sends out removal notices. In this six-part… Read more
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INSIGHTS: Crushing workloads have made me fall out of love with nursing
Jenn Miller is a registered nurse in Ontario. In this installation of Insights, Miller reacts to an IJB investigation which found nurses working in acute medical units at Niagara Health Services hospitals were sometimes assigned 10 patients each. Nursing was my first love. I remember the pride I felt in joining a respected, trusted profession.… Read more
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Groundbreaking First Nations Housing Class Action Suit Begins
Lawyers representing more than 100 First Nations communities across Canada have begun arguments in a groundbreaking class action lawsuit alleging Canada has “deliberately underfunded” housing on reserves. Over four days of hearings last week, lawyers for the First Nations plaintiffs and the federal government argued over whether Canada has a duty to ensure adequate housing… Read more
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IJB shortlisted for CJF Jackman Award for Excellence for groundbreaking lead investigation
The Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) is proud to announce that its in-depth investigation into toxic lead in Ontario’s drinking water has been shortlisted for the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s (CJF) Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism in the small media category. The Lead in Drinking Water series uncovered widespread contamination in schools and daycares across Ontario,… Read more
