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Illegal Canadian trash keeps ending up overseas. And the federal government won't say who's shipping it
The federal government has privately sanctioned several Canadian recycling companies for shipping illegal, unsorted household trash to developing countries, but is keeping the list of names of those caught violating environmental and international laws secret from the public, a Fifth Estate/Enquête investigation has found.
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Liv died alone: Why it can be so hard for parents to help drug-addicted kids
In B.C., where it can seem easier for kids to get high on illicit drugs than it is for their parents to get them help, it has some of them asking: Why do the laws of the province render them virtually helpless when it comes to taking care of their own children?
Canada -British Columbia |

FIFTH ESTATE
This police officer has a history of violence. Now he's on trial for assault
A police officer in Ontario’s Niagara region has been charged with assaulting a fellow officer. An investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found that the case of Const. Nathan Parker raises questions about a system that allows officers to stay on the job despite serious disciplinary records.
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FIFTH ESTATE
Canadian Forces rescinds appointment of high-ranking military police officer sanctioned for sexual comments
The head of Canada’s military police has revoked his appointment of a military police officer who faced sanctions three years ago for making sexual comments about three women at a Christmas policing function.

Rachel Ward
Canada |

FIFTH ESTATE
Why Canada is losing affordable rental housing faster than it's being built

Shaina Luck
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Priced out: Canada's rental crisis
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Parents without power: When addicted kids can't be forced into care
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The convoy and the questions: How a protest paralyzed a capital
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THE FIFTH ESTATE
CanSino-McMaster deal may turn out to be 'case study of what not to do in partnerships with China': expert

Scott Anderson, Rachel Ward, Bob McKeown
Canada |

THE FIFTH ESTATE
New sex abuse allegations target son of former headmaster at now-closed Christian boarding school

Timothy Sawa
Canada |

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School of secrets: New revelations from inside the cult
Canada |

FIFTH ESTATE
Kamloops residential school survivors recall students going missing, digging graves for classmates in orchard
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The reckoning: Secrets unearthed by Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc
Canada |

FIFTH ESTATE
Infiltrator wanted to 'kneecap' a violent neo-Nazi group

Nazim Baksh
World |

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The Fifth Estate investigates white supremacist group The Base

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Fighting airborne transmissions; new book The Steal chronicles the conspiracies that led to the U.S. Capitol riot; should Canadians be worried about a potential Capitol riot-like attack here?; and The Fifth Estate investigates a white supremacist group

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Base of hate: Inside accelerationism
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How a former Canadian sailor and sex assault complainant feels about the military’s apology

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Military chaplain retires after report reveals abuse of students at his former school

Timothy Sawa
Politics |

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Peter Nygard won't be charged in Winnipeg cases involving 8 women, police say

Timothy Sawa, Rachel Ward, Scott Anderson, Lynette Fortune and Bob McKeown
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KC Allan describes hearing prosecutors declined to lay charges

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Why not in Winnipeg? Nygard accusers say prosecutors won't charge him

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Come Hell... B.C. under water
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THE FIFTH ESTATE
Province was warned breached B.C. dike 'substandard' years before it failed

Gabe Oatley, Roxanna Woloshyn, Mark Kelley, Harvey Cashore
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THE FIFTH ESTATE
He was told he had the N.B. 'mystery illness.' But a 2nd opinion says no as doubts swirl about diagnoses

Mark Kelley, Virginia Smart, Lisa Ellenwood
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THE FIFTH ESTATE
WE Charity misled donors about building schools in Kenya, records show
Kate McKenna
Canada |

Editor's Note
What happened behind the scenes of our WE Charity investigation

Brodie Fenlon
Editor's Blog |

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How truckers being stranded in B.C. could impact Canada’s supply chain; the threat of military engagement in space; The Fifth Estate’s investigation into WE Charity schools; and an update on a woman who fled Afghanistan
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