There have been calls for a systemic overhaul of monitoring systems following an international investigation by 48 media partners in 46 countries — including Canada’s Investigative Journalism Bureau. The collaboration, led by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), the Times of London and Norway’s VG, detailed how physicians in Europe and North America have sometimes skirted sanctions, avoided […] The post Health officials call for action following ‘Bad ...| Investigative Journalism Bureau
In 2018, family physician Ken Shafquat Intikhab Abrahim was reprimanded by Florida’s medical board and banned from prescribing certain pain medications after being accused by officials of providing “potentially lethal” amounts of addictive drugs to patients. Four months later, he was reprimanded by North Carolina’s medical board for “willfully concealing” the Florida matter from them. […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
By Jonathan Moreno Jonathan Moreno retired as a Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, of History and Sociology of Science, and of Philosophy, at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a prolific author and writer. The IJB report on so-called “professional guinea pigs,” people who loan their bodies to clinical research organizations (CROs) in […] The post INSIGHTS: Our way of thinking about informed consent has evolved over the last century. In a world of human guinea pigs, does ...| Investigative Journalism Bureau
The vast majority of Canada’s leading university research labs have stopped using dogs as test subjects in scientific research — a practice that Ontario Premier Doug Ford has promised to ban with forthcoming legislation. But pharmaceutical testing on dogs continues in lesser-known, often private research firms, including a large Scarborough research facility where the animals […] The post Numerous dogs ‘humanely sacrificed’ as test subjects at private lab in Toronto area appeare...| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Myrialine Catule, recipient of the 2025 CJF-IJB Black Investigative Journalism Fellowship, will spend the next six months working on public-interest investigations with the IJB. “As an emerging journalist, I am proud to take my first step in the investigative field with the Investigative Journalism Bureau,” says Catule, a native Montrealer and recent graduate of Concordia […] The post Myrialine Catule begins tenure as the fourth Canadian Journalism Foundation/Investigative Journalism Bu...| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Walking through the sterile hallways of St. Joseph’s Hospital in London, Ont., you would never think you are sharing the space with dogs. This is an environment where you expect heart attacks to be cured, not caused. What we discovered in our investigation into the use of dogs in cardiac arrest studies at the hospital […] The post Behind the Reporting: Jenna Olsen on exposing an Ontario hospital’s dog testing secrets appeared first on Investigative Journalism Bureau.| Investigative Journalism Bureau
A silver Toyota minivan pulls into a bank parking lot in Toronto’s west end. Two young Punjabi men step out and start looking around for their client, a woman they’ve been communicating with over the previous days through texts and calls. She has agreed to pay them $4,000 to be smuggled south across the border […] The post ‘Be ready in the morning’: Inside the sprawling online industry selling human smuggling services appeared first on Investigative Journalism Bureau.| Investigative Journalism Bureau
By Dr. Charu Chandrasekera Dr. Charu Chandrasekera is the founder and executive director of the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods (CCAAM). My career in biomedical research began twenty years ago with the prevailing conviction that animal experiments were essential to saving lives—the benchmark of a scientist’s impact. This belief remained unchallenged through years […] The post INSIGHTS: Thinking outside the cage – how to advance science without sacrificing animals a...| Investigative Journalism Bureau
By Allison Leyton-Brown Allison Leyton-Brown is an award-winning composer, pianist, and musical director who has collaborated with the IJB on two podcast projects, Arachnid: Uncovering the Web’s Darkest Secrets and The Ultimate Choice. Both series are hosted by the IJB’s Rob Cribb and produced by Susanne Reber of Piz Gloria Productions in partnership with TVO. […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy is an international expert in health workforce planning and research and the key architect behind the needs-based planning model. She is the past Vice President of Research, Innovation, and Discovery and Chief Nurse Executive at Nova Scotia Health. She is now Director of Dalhousie University’s PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre, providing technical guidance […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
The IJB is proud to welcome two journalism students from the University of King’s College, continuing a partnership with one of Canada’s top journalism programs.| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Ontario’s Patient Ombudsman Craig Thompson discusses how hospital complaints can drive systemic improvements in healthcare.| Investigative Journalism Bureau
An expert in lead poisoning prevention asks why government officials continue to allow drinking water to be poisoned by lead. Dr. Bruce Lanphear is a Health Sciences professor at Simon Fraser University. Bruce led influential studies used by federal agencies around the world to set standards for harmful levels of lead in air, paint, water, […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
Ontario First Nations leaders are demanding federal politicians commit to reforming what they call a failing national program to support mental health in their communities. In a report released Tuesday, the Chiefs of Ontario — which represents the leadership of 133 First Nations across the province — outlined federal election priorities which include pressing all […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
The Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) and Unifor are proud to celebrate five years of partnership in supporting the next generation of investigative journalists through the IJB/Unifor Summer Internship Program. Since its launch in 2021, this initiative has provided young reporters with the opportunity to conduct in-depth research and reporting on major public interest issues, including […]| Investigative Journalism Bureau
