Canada’s top investigative team, reporting for all platforms, including CTVNews.ca and @CTVNationalNews.

Joined July 2009
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May 22
EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblowers say organized crime has infiltrated Canada’s largest airport Full story: ctvnews.ca/canada/article/ex…
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May 21
EXCLUSIVE: Air Canada employee accused in Canada’s largest gold heist had been on police radar for years Full story: ctvnews.ca/canada/article/ex…
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May 20
Exclusive investigation reveals security gaps and organized crime at Toronto airport: ‘You could walk out carrying a cruise missile’ Full story: ctvnews.ca/canada/article/ex…
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May 19
CTV News’ investigative unit W5 has found at least 17 innocent passengers on flights originating in Canada were detained on drug smuggling allegations over the past year after their baggage tags were switched onto suitcases filled with drugs. ctvnews.ca/canada/article/ex…
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Mar 23
W5’s Avery Haines goes deep inside Hong Kong to investigate an international crime syndicate behind a massive cocaine smuggling operation spanning from Canada to the U.S. to Hong Kong. Hunting for traffickers, here at home. Watch the full-length documentary, The Cocaine Suitcases here: youtu.be/yWFCNbSGT2g?si=z_kA…
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11 Sep 2024
W5 returns in October as Avery Haines leads Canada’s top investigative team, debuting on all platforms, including CTVNews.ca, CTV News App, CTV News Channel and CTV National News.
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23 Mar 2024
The brutal murders of two Canadians on the small Caribbean island of Dominica have deeply troubled friends who believe the root of this violence was all over access to a road. @CTVBeauchemin travelled there to investigate. Watch "The Millionaire Murders" on Saturday 7pm @CTVW5
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23 Mar 2024
.@CTVW5 investigates a bitter feud over a public road between a Canadian millionaire and his American neighbour and the double murder investigation that followed on the remote Caribbean island of Dominica. Watch 'The Millionaire Murders' Saturday at 7 p.m. #ctv
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22 Mar 2024
.@CTVBeauchemin investigates a bitter feud over a public road between a Canadian millionaire and his American neighbour that is front and centre in a double murder investigation on the remote Caribbean island of Dominica. Watch "The Millionaire Murders" on Saturday 7pm @CTVW5
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14 Mar 2024
.@CTVW5 goes to one of the world's most treacherous routes — the Darien Gap — and investigates how migrants who risk their lives to cross it are now big money for the cartel. Watch 'Narco Jungle: The Darien Gap' Saturday at 7 p.m. #ctv
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13 Mar 2024
.@CTVW5's Avery Haines treks through the gruelling and deadly path that migrants have to brave to make their way to the U.S. and Canada. Watch "Narco Jungle: The Darien Gap" this Saturday at 7pm.
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8 Mar 2024
.@CTVW5 investigates Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada,' and the small Saskatchewan town her followers have descended upon. Watch 'The Cult Queen' Saturday at 7 p.m. #ctv
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2 Mar 2024
.@CTVW5 speaks to Oji-Cree singer-songwriter @_aysanabee_ about how he was able to reconnect with his roots while telling his grandfather's story in his debut album 'Watin'. Watch 'Aysanabee' Saturday at 7 p.m. #ctv
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1 Mar 2024
How much arsenic are the residents of a city in Quebec absorbing? @CTVW5 investigates the impact that Canada's only copper smelter is having on the health of the people of Rouyn-Noranda, Que. Watch 'Arsenic Air' Saturday at 7 p.m. #ctv
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28 Feb 2024
Four-time Juno nominee @_aysanabee_ is using his soulful voice and otherworldly guitar skills to charm world audiences. The Canadian Indigenous musician shares with @CTVW5 how family tragedy inspired his music. Watch the full episode this Saturday at 7pm.
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23 Feb 2024
The son of elderly Kitchener, Ont. couple tells @CTVW5 his parents have to pay over $30k in collateral before they can sell their house after they were allegedly targeted by door-to-door salespeople who rented them appliances. Watch 'Who's at your Door?' Saturday at 7 p.m. #ctv
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16 Feb 2024
.@CTVW5 investigates an uprising that paralyzed Panama and shut down one of the world's largest copper mines. But with its forced closure, there are now fears of an environmental catastrophe. Watch 'Panama's War with Canada' Saturday at 7 p.m. #ctv
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10 Feb 2024
How can a fridge repair request end with a $1,000 bill for nothing? @CTVW5 investigates companies that rack up hundreds of complaints with consumer watchdogs and repeatedly leave customers feeling ripped off and ignored. Watch 'Customer (dis)Service' Saturday at 7 p.m. #ctv
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7 Feb 2024
.@CTVW5 exposes companies racking up customer complaints. Watch the full episode this Saturday at 7pm.
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