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The Ontario government has ordered INEOS Styrolution to keep its chemical plant in Sarnia closed until the province is satisfied it can operate more safely. As Carolyn Jarvis reports, the order follows numerous complaints from people in neighbouring Aamjiwnaang First Nation, who say they became sick after high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were...

Anxiety and anger have once again gripped the Ontario First Nation of Aamjiwnaang, after a state of emergency was declared late Thursday due to high levels of benzene — a cancer-causing chemical — in the air. Aamjiwnaang is surrounded by industrial plants and has been exposed to high levels of benzene for weeks, which they...

A chemical company in Sarnia, Ontario is temporarily shutting down after residents of the neighbouring First Nation reported getting sick. Levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, reached alarming levels in Aamjiwnaang First Nation last week. As Carolyn Jarvis reports, the community is still seeking accountability.

The Ontario government is cracking down on a chemical plant after dozens of people in a First Nation became sick this week. Extremely high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in Aamjiwnaang First Nation, south of Sarnia. People there have been exposed to high levels of dangerous pollutants for years. Now, in response...

The people of Aamjiwnaang First Nation are demanding a chemical plant, which is located right across the street from their reserve, be shut down after being repeatedly exposed to high levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical. As Carolyn Jarvis reports, many said the pollution left them feeling ill and anxious about the air they breathe.

WARNING: Video contains graphic images which may not be suitable for all viewers. Discretion is advised. The conflict between Israel and Gaza has reached a six-month mark, with calls for a ceasefire growing louder. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to spend billions of dollars on artificial intelligence research, skills training, and regulation, despite...

Ceasefire talks are set to begin in Cairo aimed at ending the Israel-Gaza conflict, while the World Food Programme is feeding one million Gazans every month despite the malnutrition rate among children spreading at a record pace. In Canada, the federally imposed carbon tax is putting a strain on farmers, while the Avian Flu has...

Some for-profit group homes in Ontario are allegedly aggressively targeting Indigenous youth, and sometimes charging more to care for them. As Carolyn Jarvis reports, the claims have prompted anger and disgust among some Indigenous leaders and politicians across Canada.

A Global News investigation has uncovered startling allegations that for-profit group home companies in Ontario may be targeting youth in Nunavut’s child-welfare system. The investigation also reveals the territory is paying much more, on average, than children’s aid societies in Ontario do. Carolyn Jarvis reports.

A Global News investigation in northwestern Ontario’s Grassy Narrows First Nation uncovers troubling allegations that some for-profit companies in the province’s child welfare system are allegedly targeting Indigenous youth to bring in revenue. Carolyn Jarvis examines the reasons why the community has seen its children sent south for years and what the impact of separating...

It’s a well-known fact that Indigenous youth are vastly overrepresented in the child-welfare system — but what’s less well-known are the forces that lead to that reality. To understand, Global News travelled to Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation, also known as Grassy Narrows. For generations, children there have been sent away. Carolyn Jarvis reports how the community...

A member of the NDP is blasting provincial and federal governments after a Global News investigation revealed allegations that for-profit group home companies in Ontario’s child welfare system are targeting, and in some cases even charging more, to care for Indigenous kids. Carolyn Jarvis has more.

Within the child-welfare system, a significant number of children in Nunavut that needed new home had to leave the territory to find one. They were moved to Alberta and Manitoba – but most end up in Ontario. A Global News investigation uncovers the high rates some companies are charging to care for those youth. Carolyn...

A sweeping, year-long investigation by Global News has uncovered startling allegations that for-profit companies which operate group homes in Ontario’s child welfare system may be targeting Indigenous kids to make more money. And as our chief investigative correspondent, Carolyn Jarvis reports – the impact on Indigenous kids – moved hundreds of kilometres from home –...

More than 50 insiders with Ontario’s child-welfare system are blowing the whistle, telling Global News they believe for-profit group homes companies are targeting, and in some cases, even charging more to care for Indigenous youth. From remote First Nations in northern Ontario to Nunavut — Global News found that communities with the fewest resources were...

The results of an Ontario government-funded health project show there is an increased risk of cancer because of exposure to air pollution for those living in parts of Sarnia, Ontario. As Carolyn Jarvis reports, the findings come after years of concern from Sarnia and Aamjiwnaang First Nation community members that chemicals emitted from nearby industry...

The New Reality was granted frontline access to wildfires in British Columbia as the country endures its worst fire season in recorded history. For a preview of this week’s episode that will air on Saturday, Carolyn Jarvis joins Antony Robart.

The Ontario government is pledging to fix issues in the province’s child welfare system, following Global News investigations into the concerning treatment of children and teenagers in multiple foster and group homes. Carolyn Jarvis breaks down the proposals, the penalties these homes could face for providing substandard care, what’s still missing, and the reaction from...

Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé has released a scathing report about the failures of the province’s child welfare system. As Carolyn Jarvis explains, the report focuses on the case of one vulnerable Indigenous teenager who was sent to foster care homes far from her northern Ontario community.

Sarnia-Lambton Children’s Aid Society which has become a stand-out for its progressive approach to child welfare has had its $1.3 million debt erased by the province, only days after a Global News report. The CAS stopped placing kids in group homes four years ago – the only CAS to do so and sustain it. Instead,...