2015/16 Archive Page

JUNE 25

  • CTV's Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme delivers a never-before-seen look inside Canada’s ultra-elite team of soldiers training foreign troops to fight ISIS (W5)

    An exclusive look at Canada's Special Forces and the war against ISIS

The Love of a Child

  • W5 Love of a Child

    Canadian woman's quest to adopt son, help people of Kenya, sets precedent

GORDIE HOWE

  • Gordie's Comeback

    Gordie's Comeback: Mr. Hockey battles to win back his life

IVAN HENRY

  • Victim or Villain: Was an innocent man jailed for

    Ivan Henry spent 27 years in prison, but is still seeking justice

APRIL 9 IN THE DARK

  • W5 investigates troubling cases of sexual assault in Ontario nursing homes.

    W5 investigates cases of sexual assault in Ontario nursing homes

  • While researching "In the dark," W5 tried to ascertain the number of sexual assaults reported in Ontario’s nursing homes in a given year.

    Counting sexual assaults in Ontario nursing homes

APRIL 9 STICKER SHOCK

  • 2016's W5 and Automobile Protection Association survey focused on new vehicles in Vancouver - and over half of the dealerships failed.

    Eleven out of 20 car dealerships fail this year's W5-APA survey

Automobile Protection Agency President George Iny (W5)

George Iny with APA's full report summary

In the winter of 2016, secret shoppers from the Automobile Protection Association visited 20 new car dealerships in Greater Vancouver.

Ad for a Honda Fix DX

Responses from dealerships and automakers

Email responses W5 received from dealerships as well as from the head offices of Honda, Nissan and Ford.

APRIL 2

  • This week W5 investigates a murder mystery that spans the globe. Harry Doyle was a successful businessman from New Brunswick, who sought love in the Philippines. That's where he was murdered, by the sea at a tropical resort. And the search for his killers stretches from Asia back here to Canada. Kevin Newman reports.

    W5 tracks down elusive prime suspect in murder of Canadian in the Philippines

  • Harry Doyle was a successful businessman from New Brunswick, who sought love in the Philippines. That's where he was murdered, by the sea at a tropical resort. And the search for his killers stretches from Asia back here to Canada.

    Navigating the Filipino justice system while researching 'Who Killed Harry?'

  • The Toronto Raptors have a lot of fans across Canada, but in Toronto, there is only one official Superfan. W5 profiles Nav Bhatia, who takes fandemonium to a new level.

    Raptors superfan Nav Bhatia takes 'fandemonium' to a new level

W5-TSN EXCLUSIVE

  • Philadelphia Flyers' Jody Shelley, left, and New York Rangers' Derek Boogaard fight during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Nov. 4, 2010. (AP / Matt Slocum) CTV News/TSN Exclusive

    NHL doctor under investigation for player’s 2011 drug overdose death

The head of the association representing retired NHL players provided a league executive with a document summarizing a meeting held by former players engaged in the concussion lawsuit against the league, a CTV News/TSN exclusive has found.

A decade after the NHL launched its concussion study in 1997, neurologists spoke with players, team doctors and league officials to make the game safer. But as a CTV News-TSN investigation finds, they never got to finish analyzing the data they collected.

A U.S. federal court in Minneapolis has unsealed a trove of sensitive emails sent between high-ranking NHL executives, including one email exchange in which NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly links fighting in hockey to "personal tragedies."

MARCH 19

  • W5 goes undercover this week to investigate the world of psychics and fortune tellers. It's a 'buyer-beware' -- as in you won't believe how some clairvoyants charge their clients for questionable advice.

    Fortune tellers who give questionable advice for big money see their victims coming

  • In Kevin Newman's profile of the Al Moulia family who arrived in Canada six months ago, access to classes teaching English turned out to be the greatest obstacle to their integration.

    Learning English, finding a job the next big challenges for Syrian refugees

MARCH 12

  • W5's 'Claim Game' takes you inside a hidden camera investigation into bogus accident claims, which provides rare insight into a problem resulting in higher auto insurance costs for all motorists.

    Undercover video provides rare glimpse into possible auto insurance fraud

  • This week on W5: CTV’s Health and Medical Expert, Dr. Marla Shapiro, looks into medication developed to treat female sexual dysfunction and increase women’s libido.

    Seeking answers and treatment for female sexual dysfunction

MARCH 5

  • W5: Residents in B.C. claim their water is at risk from a government-approved landfill site, upstream of the renowned Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island.

    B.C. residents claim water at risk from government-approved landfill

  • On W5 this weekend: 'Hospital Hush-Up' features Kevin Newman’s investigation into secrecy laws protecting hospitals while keeping families in the dark after tragic events.

    Family searching for answers after hospital tragedy runs into secrecy laws

FEB. 20

  • W5 investigates the failings of Canadian hospitals when dealing with suicidal patients. While emergency rooms are on the front-line of care, many are ill-equipped to provide adequate mental health care.

    Suicide prevention programs lacking due to reliance on ERs for patients in crisis

  • Where I Belong: Meet the pride of Petty Harbour

    Kevin Newman tours Alan Doyle's hometown

FEB. 13

  • A special W5-TSN investigation into brain injuries suffered by NHL players features emotional interviews with two of the more than 100 former players who are suing the National Hockey League, claiming it put profits ahead of their health.

    Lives shattered by concussions: former NHL players share their stories

  • W5's Sandie Rinaldo profiles Mitch Garber - a Canadian who rose from humble beginnings and became one of the most influential powerbrokers in Las Vegas, heading up a $2.5-billion empire.

    Mitch Garber rose from humble beginnings to head up a $2.5-billion empire

FEB. 6

  • W5 investigates troubling claims of decades of abuse – psychological, physical, and sexual – from former students attending the Ontario Christian school from the 1970s through to the 1990s.

    Former students allege psychological, physical and sexual abuse at Ont. Christian school

JAN. 30

  • W5 delivers an inspirational look at Canadian doctors on a Humanitarian medical mission.

    W5: An inspirational look at Canadian doctors on a humanitarian mission in Ukraine

NOV. 28

  • This week, W5 investigates a multi-billion dollar crime wave: cargo theft. Everything from high-priced electronics to food, to toilet paper. If it's in a truck or trailer thieves will steal it. And it costs us all. W5 Saturday 7 pm on CTV.

    It's cargo theft season in Canada, as thieves target truckloads of goods

  • W5: the story of W5s own Kevin Newman, and the coming- out of his son, Alex.

    Father and son: the story of W5's Kevin Newman and the coming-out of his son Alex

NOV. 21

  • W5 profiles Canada's new Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan.

    Battle tested: Canada's new defence minister is a street-smart, combat-hardened soldier

  • Never Give Up

    Cystic Fibrosis didn't stop Joe Johnson from becoming a champion athlete

  • Reach for the Top

    50 years later, 'Reach For The Top' still showcasing high schoolers with all the answers