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Earl Jones: In Trust

Over two decades he bilked investors of $50 million. How did he get away with it for so long?

Fasten Your Seatbelts

Billions have been spent on airport security. But, are we any safer?

The collapse of a financial giant and its Canadian connection.

She was a teenager, troubled, an in trouble with the law. But, why did Ashley Smith die on the floor of her prison cell?

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Earl Jones: In Trust

Over two decades he bilked investors of $50 million. How did he get away with it for so long?

Fasten Your Seatbelts

Billions have been spent on airport security. But, are we any safer?

The collapse of a financial giant and its Canadian connection.

She was a teenager, troubled, an in trouble with the law. But, why did Ashley Smith die on the floor of her prison cell?

The Unofficial Story

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They went off to war like heroes and returned with invisible wounds.

The Fall and Rise of Theo Fleury

He had it all and lost it. Now, Theo Fleury finally may have found himself.

A young Ottawa woman's suicide leads to an international hunt for an online predator.

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