Jon Woodward

2 months ago | ctvnews.ca | Jon Woodward

This is the second part of a CTV W5 two-part series that explores technological changes at Canada’s prison systems that are providing prisoners with new education opportunities, while Correctional Service Canada attempts to manage risks the new technology presents.

2 months ago | ctvnews.ca | Jon Woodward

BATH, Ont. — This is the first part of a two-part series by CTV W5 that explores technological changes at Canada’s prison systems that are providing prisoners with new education opportunities, while Correctional Service Canada attempts to manage risks the new technology presents. Canada’s federal prisons are introducing the internet to their prisoners for the first time, in a limited way geared to providing some inmates with educational courses and even virtual reality, W5 has learned.

2 months ago | ctvnews.ca | Jon Woodward |Joseph Loiero

In the final part of a four-part investigation into the seedy underbelly of the lucrative clothing donation bin industry, CTV W5 correspondent Jon Woodward and producer Joseph Loiero look at how some cities are trying to rein in the chaos. One Ontario city staff member faced threats and even had her tires slashed while leading a crackdown on unlicensed clothing bins that may be connected to organized criminals, a former deputy mayor told W5.

2 months ago | ctvnews.ca | Jon Woodward |Joseph Loiero

This is part two of a four-part investigative series by CTV W5 into the seedy underbelly of the lucrative clothing donation bin industry. W5 correspondent Jon Woodward and producer Joseph Loiero, using trackers, reveal a for-profit operation masquerading as a charity. When Nazarene Sebastian spotted a brown stuffed elephant in a Toronto-area thrift store, she thought it would be the perfect Christmas present to donate to needy children.

2 months ago | ctvnews.ca | Jon Woodward |Joseph Loiero

This is part three of a four-part investigative series by CTV W5 into the seedy underbelly of the lucrative clothing donation bin industry. W5 correspondent Jon Woodward and producer Joseph Loiero look into allegations the industry is rife with organized crime activity. Toronto-area police agencies linked a rash of assaults and arsons to a turf war between rival organized crime groups hoping to assert control over the surprisingly lucrative clothing donation industry, W5 has learned.