CBC • May 16 2024

Suicide is a leading cause of death for young people, but most universities don't track it

An exclusive CBC News investigation has found that more than 70 per cent of Canadian universities do not track suicides or attempted suicides among students. Without that data, experts say it's difficult to even understand how big the issue is.

CBC • March 14 2024

Shoppers Drug Mart says it doesn't have medication review targets, but records show it does

Dozens of frustrated pharmacists from across the country provided CBC News with emails and internal records to show that the pharmacy chain has targets for professional services like medication reviews — and corporate management pressured pharmacy owners to meet those numbers.

CBC • February 28 2024

Corporate pressure led Shoppers Drug Mart staff to bill for unnecessary medication reviews, pharmacists say

CBC News uncovered that according to several former employees, the company is taking advantage of the MedsCheck service by pushing staff to bill for consultations patients don't necessarily need. The company can then bill the province up to $75 per call.

CBC • September 13 2023

How hot can it get inside Canadian homes? We found unsafe levels across 5 cities

A CBC News investigation found people across Canada are living in homes with heat and humidity levels experts consider dangerous around the clock. Data from temperature and humidity sensors CBC placed in the homes of people across the country showed nighttime offers little to no relief in places without central cooling when daytime temperatures are high.

CBC • June 26 2023

Former wrestler 'shocked' by disciplinary decision after filing sexual assault complaint against coach

A former provincial championship wrestler who came forward claiming her coach sexually assaulted her at a party when she was a teenager is disappointed with what she describes as the "ridiculous" Canadian complaints process, saying it left her afraid for the safety of other young athletes.

CBC News & Sports • January 31 2023

Canada spends millions on safe sport. It's not going where it's needed

In an ongoing Investigation, CBC found that Canada's sports system remains in a crisis — at a breaking point even — as parents, sports organizations and officials at all levels continue to struggle with keeping players safe from abuse.

CBC • January 31 2023

Canada's sports organizations say they can't stop most abuse in sport

An increasing chorus within national sports organizations say they have neither the structure nor the resources to effectively implement safe sport systems within Canada's amateur sports system.

CBC • May 15 2022

Courts not protecting our kids, domestic violence survivors say

A CBC News investigation over the course of several months examined the experiences of a dozen domestic violence survivors in family court. Many told CBC they were forced by courts or court-appointed counsellors to hand children over for visits or as part of shared parenting plans to former partners they were afraid of.

CBC • April 30 2022

Domestic violence survivors say family courts are failing them

CBC News has spoken with a dozen survivors of intimate partner violence with children in three provinces, all of whom say the court system doesn't give enough weight to partner violence when considering child custody.

CBC The Fifth Estate • October 18 2021

Amazon unpacked: The human cost of convenience

While companies big and small all over the world struggled to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic, a few have seen their fortunes increase — chief among them online delivery company Amazon and its owner Jeff Bezos.Amazon workers spoke to The Fifth Estate about COVID-19 safety protocols that came too late or weren't effective, punishing work demands and a climate that made them reluctant to speak up.We also learn how the mayor of Brampton, Ont., found out about a major COVID-19 outbreak at an Am...

CBC • February 11 2019

'Robbed of being able to have a normal life': Ex-skater says local club ill equipped to deal with sex abuse

The on going CBC Investigation into abuse in sports has found that local sports clubs and associations across Canada are largely left on their own to develop and implement policies to root out problem coaches and protect athletes.

CBC • February 10 2019

More than 200 Canadian coaches convicted of sex offences against minors since 1998, investigation reveal

At least 222 coaches who were involved in amateur sports in Canada have been convicted of sexual offences in the past 20 years involving more than 600 victims under the age of 18, a joint investigation by CBC News and Sports reveals.

CBC • July 17 2018

Thousands of patient records held for ransom in Ontario home care data breach, attackers claim

The detailed medical histories and contact information of possibly tens of thousands of home-care patients in Ontario are allegedly being held for ransom by thieves who recently raided the computer systems of a health-care provider.CarePartners, which provides home medical care services on behalf of the Ontario government, announced last month that it had been breached. It said only that personal health and financial information of patients had been "inappropriately accessed," and did not elabor...

CBC • May 7 2018

'They have failed miserably': Professor criticizes University of Windsor's handling of harassment complaint

A University of Windsor law professor is criticizing her employer for remaining silent about a former tenured colleague who was investigated following allegations of harassing students and left the university but has since found work at another school. Julie MacFarlane has added her voice to a chorus of people calling for the elimination of non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs. She said senior officials at her university should not keep quiet about the allegations against the professor even if it m...

CBC • August 16 2017

'A broken system': Why workers are fighting mandatory mail-order drug plans

A CBC News Investigation has found a growing number of insurance companies are now using mail-order pharmacies to try to save money by creating what's known as preferred pharmacy networks (PPNs). However, employees frustrated with cost-saving service want to be able to choose their own.

CBC • March 22 2017

'The rose-coloured glasses are off': Why experts, students suspect racism under-reported on campuses

A CBC News investigation has found many Canadian universities received few or no student complaints of racial discrimination between 2011 and 2015, but experts and students say the data might suggest students are reluctant to come forward with official complaints.

CBC • March 21 2017

Why so many Canadian universities know so little about their own racial diversity

As part of an investigation of race and racial discrimination at Canadian universities, CBC News discovered that most of the country's largest institutions have an incomplete picture of the racial diversity within their student populations, with more than 60 schools saying they don't collect the data at all.

CBC • December 14 2016

'It may go unnoticed': Why Canada is ripe for immigration scams

A CBC Investigation found that several large Canadian business names are being used as bait to scam foreign workers hoping to come to Canada.

CBC • April 14 2016

Brock University faced earlier sex assault complaint involving history professor

CBC News has learned that the professor at the centre of Brock University's recent sexual harassment scandal faced a very similar allegation from a different student only months earlier in a complaint also involving large amounts of alcohol.

CBC • March 11 2016

Brock U tells student to keep quiet about sexual harassment finding

A CBC News investigation reveals that Brock University had warned a former student to keep quiet about an internal investigation that determined her professor gave her alcohol and tried to force himself on her sexually.

CBC • January 25 2016

Inconsistent radar testing casts doubt on validity of millions of speeding tickets

Canadian speeders might be getting measured differently, depending on where they're caught, CBC News has found. The finding throws into question the validity of millions of fines, demerit points and higher insurance premiums that result from speeding tickets.

CBC • November 23 2015

Schools reporting zero sex assaults not realistic, critics say

Sixteen Canadian post-secondary schools have received no reports of sexual assault for six years in row, a statistic that critics say should concern administrators as it is likely not representative of the true experience on campuses.

CBC • February 11 2015

Canadian campuses lack U.S.-style transparency on sex assault reports

More than 90 U.S. universities and colleges are currently under federal investigation over allegations they are mishandling sexual assault complaints and failing to disclose incidents that could put students at risk. One of those schools, Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Md., plagued by a scandal involving reports of a gang rape on campus, responded by overhauling its policies and resources related to sexual assault reporting.U.S. legislation requires American universities and colleges to...

CBC • February 9 2015

UBC sex assault reports out of sync with police statistics

The number of sexual assault reports received by the University of British Columbia between 2009 and 2013 is less than a quarter of the number received by the RCMP detachment on the UBC campus during the same time period, a CBC News investigation has learned.The revelation raises questions about why UBC's published data is out of sync with the RCMP's figures.As part of an investigation of sexual assault reporting on Canadian campuses, CBC News contacted 87 university and major colleges across Ca...