Sheila Wang
Investigative reporter at the Toronto Star.
Reach me at sheilawang@thestar.ca
#Mizzou
- In the 2nd story, I looked into how one woman's journey to report alleged wrongdoing about one clinic reveals a dizzying and disjointed oversight system in the cosmetic injectable sector. “I want them to stop hurting people,” she said. www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- This is one of the two stories I published this week about the aesthetic industry where people get treatments like Botox and fillers and why expert say the loose policies have opened up a floodgate for unsupervised medical procedures performed by unqualified people. www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- The Toronto District School Board was duped into sending $1 million to fraudster who ‘can barely spell’ www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- MY LATEST: Ontario pushes ahead with plans for controversial Oakville condo project that stands to benefit developer friend of Doug Ford www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- Kyrrex controlled #crypto wallets that contained funds originally stolen from victims across the globe: a Canadian farmer, a Belgian scientist, a Danish politician... From @emmamci.bsky.social and me in collab with @icij.org www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- Reposted by Sheila WangNew from @sheilawang.bsky.social + me, with @icij.org, @lapresse.ca + @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social. A surge of unregistered firms are allowing Toronto crypto users to anonymously cash out big sums in violation of anti-money laundering law. Sheila tested it undercover: www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- MY LATEST: The City of Toronto has launched an investigation into allegations that the operator of Green P manipulated internal records in an attempt to hide its failure to properly protect customers’ payment card data. #toronto #greenp #creditcard #parking www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- From last September: How developers will benefit from the Yonge subway route change – and why it’s raising the spectre of the Ford government’s Greenbelt scandal www.thestar.com/news/investi...
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- Reposted by Sheila WangNew from me and @sheilawang.bsky.social: A mining firm with a history of pollution allegations in the U.S. wants to dig for gold upstream from Grassy Narrows First Nation. The plan risks worsening the effects of old mercury lingering in the rivers, the nation says. www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- Reposted by Sheila WangMy final investigation for The Narwhal:
- INVESTIGATION: Aamjiwnaang First Nation has spent decades battling industrial emissions from Sarnia’s Chemical Valley. Documents show the Ontario government also knew stricter pollution rules were needed long before it acted. via @emmamci.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/sarnia-ontar...
- Reposted by Sheila WangNEW: Hours of audio and video evidence is missing from Maplehurst's crackdown on inmates in December 2023. The missing footage, which some jail staff allege was purposely destroyed, has fueled calls for a public inquiry into the violent incident. www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- Reposted by Sheila WangOntario Line construction has unleashed a rat problem for some residents living nearby. Metrolinx has promised to pay for exterminators — but many say they’ve been left with the bill. From @andytakagi.bsky.social and me: www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- Tarion shelled out tens of millions to homebuyers whose houses were never built. Now it’s suing this Ontario developer to recoup those losses www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- Ontario animal welfare agents seized dogs they said were in distress. Then the animals started to die on the government’s watch via @thestar.com #investigation #dogs #huskies #animalwelfare #Ontario www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- Reposted by Sheila WangWhile Ford & Poilievre tout bail-reform policies that would see more people incarcerated, Ontario's jails are deadlier & arguably more dysfunctional than ever. We have several stories coming on this topic. This one is about Maplehurst, the province's deadliest jail. www.thestar.com/news/investi...
- Reposted by Sheila WangNEW: Another Ontario judge has slammed correctional authorities over a Dec 2023 incident in which Maplehurst jail guards in full riot gear tormented nearly 200 inmates in apparent act of collective punishment. “Something like this should never happen in this country" www.thestar.com/news/judge-s...
- Reposted by Sheila WangGreat investigation by @sheilawang.bsky.social into Oakville condo development being pushed by the province despite opposition from Oakville's council. The developers are PC donors with ties to Doug Ford. www.thestar.com/news/investi...
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- Reposted by Sheila WangAs first reported by @jessiecatherine.bsky.social, @charliepinkerton.bsky.social & @jackhauen.bsky.social at The Trillium, two former Ford government staffers have been accused in a lawsuit of promising to help a developer get land rezoned for money. Full story 👇 www.thestar.com/news/the-for...
