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CBC Investigates
Mike Holmes-endorsed reno company says it's closing down, blames CBC News investigation
A home renovation company endorsed by celebrity contractor Mike Holmes said Tuesday it is closing down, blaming CBC News coverage.
CBC Investigates
Mike Holmes posts statement following CBC investigation into reno company he endorsed
TV celebrity contractor Mike Holmes has posted a public statement on Facebook about the importance of electrical safety and investigating contractors which may have done unsafe work.
CBC Investigates
Mike Holmes endorsement ads for renovation company disappear amid CBC News investigation
For years, celebrity contractor Mike Holmes has endorsed AGM Renovations in slick ads. After a CBC News investigation into AGM found the company is being investigated by Ontario's electrical safety regulator following safety violations, those ads have disappeared.
CBC Investigates
$4M worth of prescription opioids disappeared from an Ontario pharmacy. No one can say where they went
Since the pandemic, unexplained losses from Canadian pharmacies appear to be on the rise, according to a CBC News analysis — including some very large losses of dangerous and addictive drugs.
CBC Investigates
Kids missing more school since pandemic, CBC analysis finds
In multiple districts across the country, rates of chronic absence — the percentage of students who miss at least 10 per cent of the school year, or two full days a month — are up significantly, according to exclusive data compiled by CBC.
CBC Investigates
Mike Holmes responds to CBC News story on demolished 'Holmes Approved Homes'
For the first time, Mike Holmes has spoken publicly about a lawsuit that alleges houses in a “Holmes Approved Homes” housing development in Meaford, Ont. were built with defects, saying his company had no access to the houses during construction and was unable to help spot potential problems.
CBC Investigates
Mike 'Holmes Approved Homes' demolished due to alleged defects
In its ongoing investigation of Terrace Wood, a housing development endorsed by Mike Holmes, CBC recently learned that consumer watchdog Tarion condemned three of the houses. CBC also uncovered documents showing Mike Holmes not only promoted the project, but also a company he's associated with loaned money to the builder.
CBC Investigates
Social media apps that facilitate sextortion blamed for not doing enough to prevent it
While the efforts of social media companies like Meta and Snap Inc. have helped remove leaked photos and videos from the internet and provided some support for victims of sextortion, experts say they do little to actually prevent the abuse from happening in the first place.
CBC Investigates
Foreign nurses out $24,000 — and left with no recourse — after job offers in N.L. disappear
A Niagara Falls, Ont., mother who paid a Toronto-based employment agency $24,000 for immigration services to bring her two daughters, who are foreign nurses, to Canada discovered there was nowhere to turn after a dispute arose with the agency and the job offers were revoked.
CBC Investigates
Courts not protecting our kids, domestic violence survivors say
Survivors of domestic violence are generally supportive of their children having a relationship with their former partners, but say they wish their concerns about safety, retraumatization and their childrens’ fears about being around the other parent were given greater consideration in family court, a CBC investigation has found.