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Workers pushing to unionize Amazon say they faced retaliation and unfair tactics

Amazon warehouse employees and contract delivery drivers working for the e-commerce giant say that when they complained about increasingly difficult working conditions during the pandemic or tried to unionize, they faced retaliation and unfair practices from the online retailer.

Canada October 22

Amazon unpacked: The human cost of convenience

Amazon workers spoke to The Fifth Estate about COVID-19 safety protocols that came too late or weren't effective, punishing work demands and a climate that made them reluctant to speak up.

Canada October 18

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How a failed deal with China to produce a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine wasted months and millions

The federal government’s failed collaboration with a vaccine manufacturing company in China early in the pandemic has led to a delay of nearly two years in efforts to create a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine.

Canada October 15

The vaccine: What went wrong with the CanSino deal?

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian government partnered with a China-based firm to create and produce a made-in-Canada vaccine. But after several months, the deal fell apart with not a single dose of vaccine administered to Canadians.

Canada October 12

Canadian ISIS fighter charged in U.S. with supporting terrorist group

Canada Toronto October 2

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Peter Nygard charged with sexual assault, forcible confinement by Toronto police

Canada October 1

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Canadians working to extract Afghans urged to take 'great caution' with calls, texts

World September 5

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Orange Shirt Day 'not approved' for military members honouring residential school survivors

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Man whose body was found in septic tank on Alberta farm in 1977 was Sixties Scoop survivor, RCMP say

Canada Edmonton July 1

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Unsealed documents show RCMP intends to charge captured ISIS fighter

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Man whose burned body was found in septic tank on Alberta farm identified by DNA 44 years later

Canada Edmonton June 29

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RCMP suspected person leaking secrets had high-level computer access, Ortis investigation search warrants show

The Fifth Estate

Wealthy KPMG clients continued to dodge taxes for years after CRA detected offshore 'sham'

Politics June 4

MPs braced for battle with global accounting firm over naming wealthy Canadians behind offshore tax shelters

Politics May 19

MPs urged to demand the names of Canadians behind offshore tax shelters

The Fifth Estate

Ontario Christian school tells court it was unaware abuse would cause emotional damage

Canada Toronto May 5

Victims of Ponzi scheme call for reopening of probe into offshore money transfers

Harvey Cashore, Frédéric Zalac, Paul Émile d’Entremont, Mark Kelley, Sannah Choi, Lynette Fortune

KPMG disputes leaked emails linking firm to offshore companies suspected in massive Ponzi scheme

Harvey Cashore, Frédéric Zalac, Paul Émile d’Entremont, Mark Kelley, Sannah Choi, Lynette Fortune

Canada April 27

Police officer who pleaded guilty to assaulting women resigns, gets probation

Canada Ottawa April 1

911 call summoning Ottawa police to wrong address leaves mother, 4 kids shaken

Canada Ottawa March 27

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Genetic genealogy pushes Toronto detectives close to identifying killer in 2 cold cases from 1983

Canada March 18

Commanding officers interfered in sexual assault investigations, retired military police officer says

Canada March 11

Botched no-knock raids prompt calls to limit police tactic

Judy Trinh, Virginia Smart and Zach Dubinsky

Canada March 10

Multiple WE Charity donors raised money for same borehole well in Kenyan village

MP joins former donor in calling for RCMP investigation into WE Charity following testimony

Former Canadian TV executive convicted of fraud filed false tax returns, hid millions, CRA alleges

Harvey Cashore, Frédéric Zalac, Paul Émile d’Entremont, Mark Kelley, Sannah Choi, Lynette Fortune

Canada February 25

Being Black on campus: Why students, staff and faculty say universities are failing them

Canada February 24

Fatal care: Teen stabbed to death in foster home not the only casualty of for-profit care

Canada February 20

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