Investigations
- Neo-Nazi member calls hacking 'an invasion of privacy'
- Some of the Canadians whose names were revealed when neo-Nazi websites were hacked have admitted to CBC News that they have been associated with the organizations. more »
- Pesticides found in Canadian organic produce
- Some organic produce in Canada contains pesticides, according to government inspection documents obtained by CBC News — including nearly 24 per cent of organic apples. more »
- Prison double-bunking used in segregation cells
- Federal prisons in British Columbia and Manitoba are forcing some inmates to be double-bunked in segregation cells, CBC News has learned. more »
- CT scans produce widely differing radiation doses
- A Manitoba study has found the amount of radiation patients receive from a CT scan can vary widely and should be reduced to better protect against the risk of cancer. more »
- Investment firm faces Manitoba securities probe
- An investment firm is under investigation by the Manitoba Securities Commission, after some investors say they ended up in financial situations they did not understand. more »
- Winnipeg police station cameras not rolling
- The Winnipeg Police Service spent $120,000 on video cameras that would track people being held at one police station but it shut the tracking system down after just five days, according to a CBC I-Team investigation. more »
- Manitoba had better flood forecasts
- The Manitoba government went ahead with the Hoop and Holler dike breach even after they were told the crest had arrived, an investigation by the CBC's I-Team has found. more »
- WATCH: Winnipeggers unhappy with costly sandbags deal
- Winnipeggers are not happy with a costly deal for sandbags that were never used, Alex Freedman reports. more »
- Winnipeg paid for sandbags that never materialized
- The City of Winnipeg paid a private contractor more than $800,000 this past spring to buy sandbags it never received, a CBC I-Team investigation has uncovered. more »
About
The CBC I-Team is an award winning group of investigative journalists who have been breaking the stories that matter most to Winnipeggers for more than 20 years. Recently we broke stories that have led to a code of ethics for funeral directors, and a law to protect car buyers in Manitoba. Stories on lead in toys have played a significant role in bringing about the recall of millions of toys containing lead in paint. The I-Team is always looking for suggestions and ideas about stories in your community that need investigation or attention that others can't ... or won't ... provide. We are committed to digging deeper and going further to find the truth, to protect you.
Hosted by Alex Freedman
Alex Freedman is the I-Team reporter for CBC News Winnipeg. He is a relative newcomer to the media scene here in Winnipeg, having arrived at CBC Manitoba from CBC Montreal in June 2005. As a radio reporter in Montreal, he broke a number of stories about car theft, covered federal and provincial elections and a special report on trans fats.
Later, Alex worked as a business reporter for Newsworld and Canada Now before making the move to Manitoba as a consumer reporter for CBC News at Six. Since then, he has covered a wide range of stories, from a ghost-car investigation of Manitoba Public Insurance's provincial safety inspections to the high levels of certain types of radiation found in Winnipeg homes. In December 2006, he moved to the CBC News I-Team, offering him the opportunity to investigate the stories that matter to Manitobans.
Away from work, Alex enjoys rock climbing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing. Since moving to Manitoba (with its distinct lack of hills) Alex's golf game has improved dramatically.
Alex holds a degree in Journalism and Political Science from Concordia University.
