How They Did It

When a deadly listeria outbreak swept across Canada in 2024, the initial headlines focused on recalls and rising case counts. But for The Globe and Mail journalists Grant Robertson and Kathryn Blaze Baum, something didn't add up. A closer look at the data revealed a chilling detail: the DNA strain responsible for multiple listeria deaths had appeared nearly a year earlier—raising urgent questions...

Vancouver Sun journalist Kim Bolan shares the tradecraft behind Lethal Exports — a five-part investigation exposing Canada’s role in transnational crime and the devastating toll it leaves across continents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quand un journaliste apprend qu’un contrat a été mis sur sa tête, il a deux choix : se taire ou continuer. Daniel Renaud a choisi de continuer son travail d’enquête, au plus près des faits, dans un domaine où la vérité peut coûter cher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist Ghada Alsharif worked undercover as an Uber Eats courier in Toronto to expose the harsh realities of algorithm-driven gig work, revealing shockingly low wages and systemic inequities.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Narwhal reporter Emma McIntosh, Toronto Star journalists Noor Javed and Brendan Kennedy, and The Trillium’s Charlie Pinkerton reflect on their joint investigation into Ontario’s Greenbelt carve-outs. In this Q&A, the team discusses how they exposed backroom deals, navigated political pressure, and ultimately forced the Ford government to reverse course. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

In this episode, Canadian Press journalist Darryl Greer takes us inside one of the most sensitive investigations in recent Canadian memory: A Predator at CSIS. What began as a chance encounter at a social gathering turned into months of reporting on harassment, secrecy, and alleged assault inside Canada’s spy agency. Greer reveals how he gained the trust of intelligence officers bound by secrecy l...

In this episode, Walrus journalist Nicholas Hune-Brown joins the podcast to unpack the tactics behind his ground-breaking investigation into Canada’s international education industry. He reveals the methods he used to expose the unregulated practices of education agents—who treat international students as products, not clients—and shows how careful research and storytelling can be just as impactfu...

CBC Senior Writer Chris Arsenault takes the guest's chair to tell the story of his RTDNA Award-winning investigation into how a small Canadian company with no drilling experience secured a stake in one of the world's hottest offshore oil blocks just days before a president's political departure. From combing through Guyana's corporate registry records to tracing the transaction to a residential ho...