Avery Haines

2 months ago | ctvnews.ca | Daniel Otis |Avery Haines

W5 visited Panama as mass protests raged against a Canadian-owned mine that has now been ordered close. Known as Cobre Panama, the massive copper mine has been the target of widespread demonstrations since October, when Panama’s government signed a contract allowing it to operate for at least 20 more years. “The Canadian government promotes itself as really aware of the environment,” environmental biologist Guido Berguido told W5 at a protest.

Dec 12, 2024 | ctvnews.ca | Avery Haines

Editor's note: W5 was recently in Syria for a documentary focusing on the country's notorious prisons, where thousands of accused high-ranking members of ISIS, including some Canadians, were being held. W5 Managing Editor Avery Haines spoke with a Canadian expert on what the collapse of the Assad regime, and the likely release of these prisoners, means for global security.

Mar 16, 2024 | ctvnews.ca | Avery Haines

Graphic content warning My first security briefing was harsh. The advice: Sleep with one eye open. Don’t trust anyone. Walk fast. And this: You can’t protect yourself from rape, so take condoms. And so, when a group of women, deep in the jungle, told me they had just been robbed, humiliated and sexually violated by an armed gang, I was horrified, but not surprised.

Dec 1, 2023 | ktvz.com | Avery Haines

Published December 1, 2023 5:10 AM By Avery HainesClick here for updates on this story    BOQUETTE, PANAMA (CTV Network) — A Canadian mining company is expected to begin the process of closing its multibillion-dollar operations in Panama today after weeks of civil unrest and protests from civilians fearing the ecological repercussions of its open-pit copper mine that is twice the size of Manhattan.

Nov 21, 2023 | ktvz.com | Avery Haines

Published November 21, 2023 8:11 AM By Avery HainesClick here for updates on this story    TORONTO (CTV Network) — The first time I met Ian and Lorna Tenniswood was over a video call. They were in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley and I was in Toronto. They gave me a virtual tour of their spectacular four-bedroom home. It has a state-of-the-art kitchen, a massive family room, gorgeous original ceiling beams, and restored hardwood floors.