Gil Shochat

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• Official linked to U.S. mine disaster resigns from Cape Breton’s Donkin mine project

  A top official, helping to open the new Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton, has resigned after media raised questions regarding his involvement in a U.S. mining disaster.

  Investigations

  Apr 18, 2016
• The biggest Ponzi schemes: Stanford vs Madoff

  Robert Allen Stanford’s $7.2-billion fraud is known as the second-biggest Ponzi scheme in North American history when compared to Bernie Madoff’s $65-billion scam. But Madoff’s billions were mostly fictional, and in terms of victim-investors and lavish lifestyles, Stanford is - by far - the biggest.

  Crime

  Jan 30, 2016
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• Allen Stanford’s house of cards: How TD banked the 2nd-largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history

  Allen Stanford’s con was epic. He was responsible for the second biggest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history outdone only by Bernie Madoff.

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2016
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• Controversial guardrail system installed on roads across Canada

  Safety critics are calling on North American transportation authorities to do a more rigorous review of a controversial guardrail system that lines highways across Canada and the U.S.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2015
• Guardrail safety questioned after critics and accident victims raise serious concerns

  We hardly notice them when we're driving – guardrails along the side of the highway. They’re easy to overlook when they're doing their job but when they don't work, some say the consequences can be deadly.

  Investigations

  Oct 20, 2015
• Ontario announces new rules restricting pesticides linked to bee deaths

  Ontario’s farmers will have to reduce their use of a widespread pesticides linked to bee deaths by 80 per cent in the next two years, according to new final rules issued today by Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change.

  Environment

  Jun 9, 2015
• Banning neonics will have smaller impact on agriculture than industry estimates: leaked draft report

  Banning neonics will have a minimal effect on corn and soybean yields, an internal federal government draft report shows.

  Canada

  May 21, 2015
• Proposed ban of suspected bee killer sets off massive fight in rural Ontario

  Bees in Ontario have been dying in record numbers, close to 60 per cent last winter alone.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2015
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• Getting the facts on honey production

  Honey bees in Ontario are dying in record numbers and the provincial government says a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids is partly to blame.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2015
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• Lumber Liquidators may face criminal prosecution

  Lumber Liquidators stocks have plummeted in recent days as the company announced that the U.S. Department of Justice is “contemplating seeking criminal charges under the Lacey Act,” according to company corporate filings.

  Investigations

  Mar 2, 2015
• Critics challenge Ebola respiratory protection

  Some experts say it’s “biologically possible” for the Ebola virus to spread through small droplets.

  Jan 23, 2015
• Controversy surrounds respirator used for protection against asbestos

  The disposable respirator is a simple enough device—a cheap, easy to use mask designed to keep dust out of the lungs. But over the years, critics of that simple respirator have raised serious questions. They say some masks didn’t go far enough to protect workers against deadly dust, like asbestos.

  Investigations

  Jan 21, 2015
• Refugees risking their lives to find sanctuary in Canada

  The Canada-U.S. border is becoming increasingly lawless, and it’s starting to mirror its southern neighbour.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2014
• Lumber Liquidators releases new policies in wake of 16×9 investigation

  After 16x9 released its investigation online into illegally sourced timber by Lumber Liquidators the company announced important new policies on sourcing and oversight of wood procurement.

  Oct 12, 2014
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• 16×9: An investigation into illegal lumber

  Timber thieves are stealing wood from the Russian Far East, processing it in China and then shipping it to North America, a 16x9 investigation has found.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2014
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• Russian timber thieves selling wood in North America, environmentalist says

  In the heart of the Siberian forest, men risk their lives for the chance to make a fortune cutting timber – a crime that involves some of the biggest corporations in the U.S. and Canada.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2014
• High levels of formaldehyde found in Chinese-made floors sold in North America

  Chinese-made flooring sold in North America has high levels of formaldehyde – a known carcinogen – according to tests done by the Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association.

  Consumer

  Oct 2, 2014
• UPDATE: 16×9 investigation into the use of a group of pesticides called neonicotinoids

  In an encore presentation, 16x9 updates an investigation into the use of neonicitonoids and the damage they may be doing to bees.

  Environment

  Sep 4, 2014
• Garden centre flowers test positive for pesticide harmful to bees: study

  More than half of samples of flowers bought in Canadian garden centres tested positive for neonicotinoids, a pesticide that many scientists say harms bees.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2014
• 16×9 investigation: Plastic exposure to women in the workplace could lead to health risks

  16x9 investigates potential health dangers for women who worked in the automotive plastics industry--including increased risk of breast cancer. Don't miss an encore presentation this Saturday at 7pm.

  Health

  Jul 3, 2014
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• Is there Atrazine in your drinking water?

  The widespread use of a common weed killer has led to runoff. Atrazine can end up in lakes, streams and sometimes in drinking water.

  Environment

  Apr 6, 2014
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• Debate rages over health effects of pesticide atrazine

  Scientists say more research into the chemical atrazine is needed, but some studies show it's associated with birth defects, breast cancer and poor semen quality.

  Health

  Apr 5, 2014
• Scientists sound warning over plastic exposure in the workplace for women

  Premenopausal women who work in the automotive plastics industry are almost five times as likely to get breast cancer as women outside the industry, according to an international study.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2014
• Exposed to plastic fumes, women working in some factories have a 400% increased risk of breast cancer, study says

  A study shows younger women who worked in the automotive plastics industry were much more likely than the general population to get breast cancer.

  Health

  Jan 22, 2014
• EU warns of possible health risk from pesticides

  European officials want permitted levels of two pesticides, imidacloprid and acetamiprid, severely reduced until more scientific research is done. This announcement comes only weeks after a 16x9 investigation into the use of this class of pesticides.

  Jan 3, 2014