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Jon Woodward
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CTV News and W5 investigative reporter, generalist muckracker and dad joke enthusiast
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Zussman! This is the end of an era. Hope things are ok and best of luck trying something new!
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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And our follow story:

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September 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Here’s the story!

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‘It never comes back to you’: Corrupt Service Ontario worker brags about her role in a scheme to sell stolen cars
A W5 investigation is shedding light on how at least one corrupt employee of the agency that licenses vehicles has been helping thieves steal cars.
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June 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Here's the online version of part one:

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Canada’s federal prisons introduce limited internet to prisoners for first time
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...
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April 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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And we saw cutting edge technology play a role in how any wars of the future could be fought in the Arctic, from new cold weather ATVs to diesel drones to machine-gun mounted snowmobiles:

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How cutting edge military tech tested in the Arctic could change northern warfare
This is the fourth part of a multi-part series by CTV W5, embedded in the Canadian military’s Operation Nanook, as international interest by adversaries in Canada’s Arctic ramps up.
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March 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Neither we nor any of the soldiers went anywhere in the tundra without the help of the Canadian Rangers, which are a crucial tool for the military in the north, though expanding them faces several obstacles:

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A closer look at the Canadian Rangers, the military’s ‘eyes and ears’ in the North
There are only about 2,000 Rangers, who must cover a vast territory – some 40 per cent of Canada’s land mass.
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March 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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The challenge in the harsh, sparsely populated area is how to project power. One way: to turn any of the frozen lakes into an airstrip that can handle enormous military planes -- and we saw that process from beginning to end:

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How the Canadian and U.S. militaries turned a frozen lake into an airstrip for an enormous plane — in just days
This is the third part of a multi-part series by CTV W5, embedded in the Canadian military’s Operation Nanook, as international interest by adversaries in Canada’s Arctic ramps up.
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March 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Training up there is crucial to gear up to defend the Arctic, and we saw missions like blowing up a snow defense fortification with C4.

We also saw soldiers who were surprised how well prepared they were for the cold:

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‘The cold doesn’t like you': soldiers test gear and mettle in Arctic exercises
This is the second part of a multi-part series by CTV W5, embedded in the Canadian military’s Operation Nanook, as international interest by adversaries in Canada’s Arctic ramps up.
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March 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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A warming arctic means accessibility by vessels from adversary nations like Russia and China -- and also becomes harder to defend with the recent posture of the U.S.
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Canada faces dual adversaries on its northern frontier: W5 embeds with the Canadian military in the Arctic
For the first part of a multi-part series, CTV W5 was embedded in the Canadian military’s Operation Nanook, as international interest by adversaries in Canada’s Arctic ramps up.
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March 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM