Derek Miller

Nov 24, 2023 | ctvnews.ca | Derek Miller

He went toe-to-toe with Muhammad Ali for 15 rounds. Ali couldn’t knock him down. Joe Frazier didn’t knock him down. George Foreman didn’t knock him down. In fact, nobody ever knocked down Canadian boxing legend, George Chuvalo. At least not in his 93 professional fights. Watch the latest W5 investigations But he’s been knocked down like nobody outside that ring. Chuvalo lost three sons and his wife inside 11 years to drugs, overdoses and suicide.

Nov 10, 2023 | ctvnews.ca | Derek Miller

Emails from viewers remain one of the top avenues for your story ideas to become W5 investigations. That’s exactly what happened in the case of the mysterious Kenora Bomber. A masked gunman attempted to rob a Kenora bank in 1973. He didn't get far. (Don Dutton/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Almost a year ago, I got an email from Joe Ralko. Joe is a former Canadian Press journalist and an author. And he told me a story that not only floored me, but made we wonder why everyone doesn’t know it.

Oct 6, 2023 | ctvnews.ca | Derek Miller

HONG KONG - A Canadian woman has been released from a Hong Kong prison after spending 270 days behind bars on cocaine smuggling charges. Suzana Thayer, 65, from Barrie, Ont., was arrested at the Hong Kong airport last year after being found with cocaine hidden inside her suitcase. The sudden decision to release her was a shock to both the woman herself and legal watchers.

Apr 8, 2023 | ctvnews.ca | Derek Miller

The mini-investigations you don't get to see. From time to time, W5 gets a request for help for a story that’s legitimate, but doesn’t justify a half-hour or full hour TV investigation. Those stories are still worth telling. This week, I’m sharing the case of a senior who was frustrated by a long-overdue bill for his services. Syd Rabin is 72 and lives in Las Vegas. He’s retired now, but used to run a small professional video company.

Feb 25, 2023 | ctvnews.ca | Derek Miller

The tourism board in Thunder Bay, Ont. probably won’t like this week’s W5 episode. Maybe they should, if it helps to undo a despicable and embarrassing reputation: Thunder Bay is Canada’s murder capital. There are more murders per capita in the city than anywhere else in the nation. Homicide rate per 100,000 population, by Census Metropolitan Areas (Data source: Statistics Canada) What makes it worse is that many Thunder Bay murders have an undeniable stink of racism.