
Jodie Martinson
Producer, B.C. investigative team
Jodie Martinson is an Emmy Award-winning journalist in Vancouver. She's the producer of the CBC podcast Other People's Problems, co-producer of the Kuper Island podcast, and has made numerous documentaries. You can reach her at Jodie.Martinson@cbc.ca.
Latest from Jodie Martinson

CBC Investigates
A B.C. couple waited weeks to get their stillborn daughter's remains. Then, they were invoiced for her autopsy
A month after delivering their stillborn child, a couple received an invoice for her autopsy addressed to her by name. It revealed her remains had been waiting for pick up two weeks longer than necessary in the morgue. An expert says this is what can happen when you lack a clear system to care for families after stillbirth.
Canada -British Columbia |

CBC Investigates
Body sat for 11 days after overdose death in 'first-of-its kind' supportive housing complex
CBC has learned that staff at a celebrated B.C. complex-care housing complex didn't find the body of a 60-year-old resident until nearly 11 days after she overdosed in her room, despite supports that were supposed to include wellness checks.
Canada -British Columbia |

After a decade apart, Burnaby, B.C., father reunites with his children from war-torn Gaza
For years, Mohammed Fayad had longed to reunite with his children — but especially over the past month, when war broke out between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, where his two children were living, leaving him worried that they would become casualties.
Radio -The Current |

A school they called Alcatraz: Survivor reflects on sisters' deaths at Kuper Island Residential School
Many children who were forced to attend Kuper Island Residential School off the coast of Chemainus on Vancouver Island died trying to leave. Survivor Karen McCallum, whose half-sisters were presumed drowned trying to escape, is still looking for answers.
Canada -British Columbia |

Homeless city resident pairs with Vancouver realtor to open new emergency warming shelter
The temportary warming shelter is one of only a handful of places where people experiencing homelessness on the West Side of the city can seek refuge from the cold.
Canada -British Columbia |

In the shadow of a pandemic, demand soars for eating disorder treatment
Advocates say more people are experiencing eating disorders and struggling to get treatment because of the COVID pandemic.
Canada -British Columbia |

New HIV infections reach an all-time low in B.C. despite COVID-19 challenges
Dr. Julio Montaner says that while B.C. is doing well, international leadership on HIV/AIDS has declined and he is concerned that COVID-19 could impact progress globally.
Canada -British Columbia |

Dr. Peter Diaries still resonate after 30 years, drawing parallels between the battles against AIDS and COVID
The stories Dr. Peter Jepson-Young told of a deadly new virus killing marginalized people and traumatizing doctors and nurses in the 1980s and early 1990s feel freshly relevant as a second wave of COVID-19 changes the way we live.
Canada -British Columbia |

These parents say jail is the safest place for their son, after B.C.'s addiction treatment system failed him
After nine years of trying to get help for their son, who struggles with addiction, a Vancouver Island couple are disillusioned with B.C.’s treatment system.
Canada -British Columbia |
High school hopes: B.C. teens share their dreams and fears as they return to class
Three B.C. teens voice their concerns about returning to the classroom in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada -British Columbia |