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Fast-food chains serving up halal food with a side of misinformation, expired certificates
Some of Canada’s most popular restaurants are now serving halal food, but a Marketplace investigation finds many popular chains including KFC and Boston Pizza can't always answer basic questions about the halal food they serve, or provide proof to back their certification claims.
MARKETPLACE
Hidden cameras capture bank employees misleading customers, pushing products that help sales targets
Current and former employees from BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD tell Marketplace about immense pressure to meet sales targets — pushing credit cards, mortgage insurance, mutual funds and other products — or risk losing their jobs. Marketplace hidden camera footage captures the big five breaking the law, says bank expert.
Hey, sports fans: You spend up to 20% of every game watching gambling advertising
A collaboration between CBC's Marketplace and British researchers at the University of Bristol found gambling messages fill up to 21 per cent of each broadcast, on average, based on an analysis that looked at seven games.
Most doctors took financial hit in 1st year of COVID, but top earners did just fine
For most physicians in Canada, the first full year of the pandemic delivered a financial gut punch, according to an exclusive CBC News data analysis. But for a select group of highly paid doctors, it was a very different story.
Sex assault charges withdrawn against Toronto dentist
Charges of sexual assault and sexual interference have been withdrawn against Toronto dentist Dr. Amir Haydarian after prosecutors said there was "no reasonable prospect of conviction" and that they had doubts about the credibility of the main complainant.
CBC Investigates
Contaminated medical devices used in open-heart surgery caused severe infection in patients
A class-action lawsuit launched on behalf of Canadians who underwent open heart surgery between January 2010 and July 2018 alleges the manufacturer of contaminated medical devices used during the surgeries failed to adequately warn hospitals of the risk.
CBC Investigates
While investigating allegations of a fake psychologist, police charge a real one
Investigators have made an arrest in the unusual case of a fake psychologist who was working with the Ottawa police. But in a twist, investigators say the culprit isn't an imposter — but the actual therapist.
CBC Investigates
Police officer assessed by fake psychologist after complaining of sexual harassment
The Ottawa Police Service has launched a criminal investigation after a former officer called for a probe into what appears to be a fraudulent report by someone posing as a psychologist who was assessing her ability to work on patrol.
CBC Investigates
Police smash couple's living room window with armoured vehicle in drug raid that finds nothing
Looking for a drug den, police smashed their way into an Alberta couple's home firing tear gas. But their evidence "amounted to a hill of beans," one lawyer says. No-knock raids like this are executed hundreds of times a year in Canada — though some police forces have mostly abandoned the practice.
CBC Investigates
Girls hockey coach still on ice despite permanent suspension for punching threats
In March, the Ontario Women's Hockey Association permanently banned Jenya Feldman for verbal abuse and threats of violence against players. But the private hockey academy owner is still on the ice with teen girls, and authorities say they can do little about it.