Dave Seglins

CBC Investigations

Dave Seglins is an investigative journalist whose recent work includes exposés on global ticket scalping, offshore tax avoidance and government surveillance. He covers a range of domestic and international issues, including rail safety, policing, government and corporate corruption.

Latest from Dave Seglins

Soap and water to fight COVID-19 not available on all Canadian flights

Passengers flying on some shorter routes and smaller aircraft on Air Canada, WestJet and Porter Airlines are stuck relying only on hand sanitizer in aircraft washrooms, CBC News has found.
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Police not probing recent rail disasters, crude oil derailments, deaths for possible negligence

Public police forces are choosing not to investigate major accidents at CN and Canadian Pacific Railway, including recent crude oil train crashes and deadly derailments, a CBC News investigation into Canada’s rail system has found.
FIFTH ESTATE

Rail disaster video surfaces on anniversary of CP crash amid controversy over police probe

Video has surfaced of the aftermath of the fatal derailment of a Canadian Pacific Railway freight train a year ago. It comes in the wake of a CBC/Fifth Estate report that has sparked controversy over whether an outside police force should conduct an investigation into the crash.
FIFTH ESTATE

Train safety investigator wants RCMP to probe fatal CP mountain crash

The lead safety investigator looking into the fatal runaway crash of a Canadian Pacific Railway freight train last February at the Spiral Tunnels near Field, B.C., says the RCMP should step in to investigate potential negligence by the railway company.
FIFTH ESTATE

Families of CP Rail workers killed in B.C. mountain crash demand investigation be reopened

The mystery of what led to the crash of CP Rail Train 301 in 2019 has lingered, leaving victims’ loved ones desperate for answers, and angry and suspicious.
FIFTH ESTATE

Police officer suspects internal 'coverup' by CP Rail in fatal B.C. mountain crash

A police officer probing the death of three CP Rail crewmen killed in a runaway train crash in B.C. last February alleges he was denied access to key evidence and suspects a "coverup" by the railway.
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Hidden asbestos: Hundreds of homes in Peterborough, Ont., suspected of containing toxic material from GE plant

A CBC News/Toronto Star investigation has found that from the 1940s until the mid-1970s, General Electric sold off leftover asbestos material from its Peterborough factory for pennies a pound, delivering it by truck to potentially hundreds of workers' homes.
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RCMP launch hate crime probe of leader of nationalist group vying for party status in federal election

RCMP in Saskatchewan have launched an investigation into an online video featuring the head of an extremist group that's poised to become Canada's next official political party.
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Ex-MP made $1M on Ontario town deals while sister was mayor, inquiry reveals

Former Ontario Liberal MP, the Hon. Paul Bonwick, earned more than $1 million in consultant's fees on a series of backroom deals involving public money while his sister was a local mayor, a judicial inquiry has revealed.
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What the SNC board may have known about the firm's dealings in Libya — like the office safe with $10M cash

A CBC News investigation looks at why a group of top directors who left SNC-Lavalin years ago have plenty at stake if the bribery case against the engineering company goes to trial. What were the red flags they may have missed on their watch?
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Former SNC-Lavalin CEO rejects allegations firm paid bribes with EDC money

The former CEO of SNC-Lavalin has lashed out at allegations made by an unnamed company insider, denying taxpayer-backed loans from Canada were ever used to pay bribes under his watch.
CBC Investigates

SNC-Lavalin insider's bribery allegations spark probe by Crown agency that loaned the firm billions

Export Development Canada has hired outside legal counsel to review some of its dealings with SNC-Lavalin. The review comes after a company insider told CBC News the engineering giant secured billions in loans from the Crown agency over the years, some of which he alleges was intended to pay bribes.

5 things we may never know about the SNC-Lavalin scandal

The SNC-Lavalin prosecution is the largest corporate corruption case in Canadian history, complete with $50 million in foreign bribes, ties to a bloody dictator and a foiled smuggling plot. But Canadians may never learn the full story if it's all quietly settled out of court.
Analysis

What's at stake for RCMP, prosecutors in the SNC-Lavalin case

The political storm over SNC-Lavalin has sparked important debate over alleged political interference in Canada’s justice system, but beyond that, millions have been spent in investigating the company's overseas record, with no Canadian convictions.
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'I'm in shock': Toronto police rule out charges after 30 women accuse former RCMP doctor of sexual assault

Toronto police sex crimes investigators say there are “no grounds” to lay criminal charges against a former RCMP doctor. That’s despite 30 women alleging they were sexually assaulted during mandatory medical exams in the late 1980s and early 1990s.