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• Canada’s vaccine injury program declared her dead. But she’s not

  Asked about being declared deceased while battling a life-altering condition that left her partially disabled, a B.C. woman choked up: 'It really didn't feel good, you know?'

  Investigations

  Aug 15
• Tory MPs, health group call for investigation and overhaul of vaccine support program

  'The Liberals handed out tens of millions of dollars to high priced consultants while the very Canadians this program was intended to help have been neglected,' the Tory MPs said.

  Investigations

  Jul 18
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• VISP aimed to curb vaccine injury lawsuits. Now, people are suing in 3 provinces

  An Alberta woman alleges the Vaccine Injury Support Program exacerbated her physical and psychological suffering while shortchanging her on financial support. VISP won't comment.

  Investigations

  Jul 17
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• ‘Breach of trust’: Critics slam Ottawa’s vaccine injury program ‘failure’

  A Global News investigation uncovered complaints against the federal government’s support program for Canadians who suffered vaccine injuries.

  Canada

  Jul 6
• Federal auditors target vaccine injury program amid surprise Oxaro office visit

  PHAC officials will continue to visit Oxaro's VISP offices “on short notice and in-person to ensure that performance standards are met,”a confidential source told Global News.

  Investigations

  Jul 3
• ‘Nothing was ready’: Inside Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program

  Former VISP workers described a culture that was more play than work. 'I felt like I was there to kind of hang out and socialize,' one said. 'It was kind of like school in a way.'

  Investigations

  Jul 3
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  Canada set up a $50M vaccine injury program. Those harmed say it’s failing them

  A Global News investigation uncovered allegations that Canada's vaccine injury program has failed to fully deliver on its promise of 'fair and timely' access to financial support.

  Investigations

  Jul 2
• Oxaro statement: Consulting firm ‘continues to adapt’ approach to VISP

  Global News submitted a 15-page letter of questions to Oxaro, which offered partial responses. Here is a collated version of them.

  Investigations

  Jul 2
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• Public Health Agency of Canada reviewing ‘the VISP experience,’ including users’ concerns

  PHAC is actively reviewing VISP concerns raised by claimants and beneficiaries and is studying similar programs abroad to learn best practices.

  Investigations

  Jul 2
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• Imperial Oil to pay hefty fine for 2021 oil spill that sickened residents

  One of Canada’s largest oil companies, Imperial Oil, has been ordered to pay a $1.125 million fine for a 2021 slop oil spill that sickened nearby residents.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2024
• Quebec, Ontario organized crime groups boost Western Canada vehicle thefts

  As vehicle thefts grow, intelligence indicates that organized crime groups are using tow trucks to steal parked vehicles, a tactic believed to raise less suspicion from passersby.

  Investigations

  Aug 19, 2024
• AirTags only go so far: A new partnership is filling Canada’s car theft gap

  'The Air Tag -- it is not precise enough,' said Port of Montreal COO David D’Amboise. 'There are thousands of containers, so it's very difficult to identify.'

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2024
• Takedown: The anatomy of catching a suspected car thief

  Global News is granted rare access inside York Regional Police’s auto theft unit as it targets a suspect crime group that has been stealing cars across the Toronto-area overnight.

  Crime

  Jun 24, 2024
• Ontario chemical plant to permanently close after orders to reduce benzene emissions

  Ineos Styrolution announced it will permanently shutter operations in Sarnia, Ont., after Ontario and Ottawa enacted new rules aimed at curbing benzene emissions at its plants.

  Environment

  Jun 11, 2024
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• Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency amid skyrocketing benzene levels

  Aamjiwnaang First Nation, in southwestern Ontario., has declared a state of emergency after a significant spike in the cancer-causing substance benzene

  Environment

  Apr 25, 2024
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• Chemical plant shuts down after high benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation

  Days after high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected on the northern border of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, a chemical plant in Sarnia is shutting down.

  Environment

  Apr 20, 2024
• Ontario takes action against chemical plant after Aamjiwnaang First Nation residents fell ill

  The Ontario government says it’s taking swift action against a chemical plant after a spike in benzene readings and after members Aamjiwnaang First Nation fell ill.

  Environment

  Apr 19, 2024
• High benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation for weeks, residents report sickness

  Dozens of people have reportedly became sick after high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in the air of a small First Nation in southwestern Ontario.

  Environment

  Apr 19, 2024
• Ontario First Nation calls for chemical plant to be shut down amid ‘dangerously high’ benzene levels

  Aamjiwnaang First Nation called on the federal and provincial governments to shut down INEOS Styrolution, a chemical manufacturer.

  Environment

  Apr 17, 2024
• Nunavut vows review of costs, more checks on kids sent south amid Global News investigation

  Nunavut says it will review what it pays providers to care for its children outside the territory amid allegations of mistreatment following Global News investigation

  Investigations

  Mar 6, 2024
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• Ford’s Conservative government failing vulnerable Indigenous youth: Ontario NDP

  The Ontario NDP blasted the Ford government Tuesday, suggesting it is failing to protect vulnerable Indigenous youth in the province.

  Politics

  Mar 5, 2024
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• ‘Appalling’: AFN Chief says Indigenous youth shouldn’t be placed in for-profit care

  Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, AFN National Chief, renews calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to apologize to Indigenous youth who’ve been wronged by Canada’s child-welfare systems.

  Investigations

  Mar 5, 2024
• ‘When am I coming home?’: Vulnerable Nunavut kids face loneliness, despair as millions spent sending them south

  Nunavut was billed 53 per cent more per day, on average, for a child to live in an Ontario group home compared to what children’s aid societies in Ontario paid.

  Investigations

  Mar 4, 2024
• Global News investigation exposes ‘dark secret of Canada,’ veteran NDP MP says

  A federal NDP member of Parliament is blasting the federal Liberal and Ontario Conservative governments following a Global News investigation.

  Investigations

  Mar 1, 2024
• Indigenous kids allegedly called ‘cash cows’ of Ontario’s child-welfare system

  More than 50 insiders from Ontario’s child-welfare system allege for-profit group home companies are targeting or charging more to care for Indigenous youth to increase revenue.

  Investigations

  Mar 1, 2024