Leah Hendry

Journalist

Leah Hendry is an investigative reporter with CBC in Montreal. She specializes in health and social issues. She has previously worked as a reporter for CBC in Vancouver and Winnipeg. You can email story ideas or tips to montrealinvestigates@cbc.ca.

Latest from Leah Hendry

Subaru Crosstrek driver blames car's lane-centring technology for accident

Tobias Marzell doesn’t think he’ll ever use the lane-centring feature on his 2021 Subaru Crosstrek again, after he believes it caused an accident during his morning commute last month.

Montreal's cycling network has doubled in 10 years. Is it a success? Depends on who you ask

Despite criticism that the island of Montreal has been overrun with bike paths since Projet Montréal came to power, Mayor Valérie Plante's administration has only added another 220 kilometres since 2017. The difference? Those additions were protected lanes on busier and larger traffic arteries.

Quebec firefighters have long struggled to get coverage for some cancers. That finally changed

The province will expand the list of cancer types eligible for compensation for firefighters who get sick on the job. The changes are expected to be in place by March 2025.
CBC Investigates

His racial profiling complaint against a Quebec police officer still isn't resolved after 10 years

Few cases of racial profiling make it to Quebec's police ethics tribunal. And for those, like Emmanuel Abraham's, that do, critics say the lengthy, complex process discourages complaints from being made in the first place.

Parents say Quebec standing in the way of daughter's recovery with transfer to French-speaking hospital

McKenna Jones Griffin’s family is trying to get the 10-year-old access to English rehabilitation services in Montreal after she suffered a traumatic brain injury. They worry the hospital centre in Quebec City won’t be the right fit for their daughter, who only speaks English.
CBC Investigates

How safe are safety deposit boxes? They're not as protected as you may think

Due to the confidential nature of the boxes, only owner Irina Broido could vouch for its contents when she said $20,000 was missing. The box also wasn't insured against theft — and she hadn't realized that storing cash inside was prohibited.

Former Montreal school board official recounts fallout from corruption charges

During sentencing arguments Tuesday afternoon, Caroline Mastantuono recounted how charges from Quebec's anti-corruption squad resulted in a dark period for her family where they "lost everything."
CBC Investigates

Katimavik promoted 'guaranteed' work in Quebec City. Some left feeling unsupported and in debt

Katimavik's FuturePerfect program advertised Quebec City as a place for youth to work in the tourism industry and improve their French while living in an apartment rent-free. But several participants say they struggled to find work or never got a job during their time in the program in the fall of 2023.

Wait times for death certificates in Quebec keep getting worse, despite ministry efforts

Months after Quebec pledged to improve how quickly it issues death certificates, the average wait-time continues to get worse.

Montreal's homelessness, addiction crises fuelling rise in safety complaints on the Metro

Most of the concerns flagged by Metro users are related to homelessness, the attitude or behaviour of transit users and drug or alcohol use, according to data obtained from the STM.