
Ryan Cooke
Ryan Cooke is a journalist with the Atlantic Investigative Unit, based in St. John's. He can be reached at ryan.cooke@cbc.ca.
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CBC INVESTIGATES
Health minister confident deal will be reached to prevent mass resignations at St. Clare's
Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister said she wasn’t fond of the approach, but she expects a deal is “imminent” with a team of doctors who threatened a mass resignation at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital in St. John’s.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

CBC INVESTIGATES
St. Clare's internal medicine doctors give mass resignation notice, warn of 'impending crisis'
Five doctors at a St. John's hospital have tendered a joint resignation notice, saying they'll be gone by Oct. 1.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

CBC INVESTIGATES
St. John's man charged with sexual assault has history of allegations involving minors
A St. John’s family is wondering what could have been avoided if the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary had acted on their warnings about a man now charged with sexual assault.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
'I went about it all the wrong way,' says N.B. man convicted of child abduction in N.L.
The Crown is seeking a 12-month jail sentence for a man who caused an Amber Alert in 2023 by attempting to move a 14-year-old girl out of province.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

Newly released video captures moment Stockton Rush's wife hears Titan implosion
The U.S. Coast Guard has released video of Stockton Rush's wife, Wendy, reacting to a loud noise overheard during the Titan's final dive.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

Tony Humby's trial was supposed to end this week. Instead, dates are booked into 2026
Wednesday should have been one of the last days of Tony Humby's eight-week trial. Instead, not a single witness has been called and concerns are growing about whether the case will be tossed due to Humby's trial rights.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

Reporter's notebook
How people in recovery are pulling together amidst a drug crisis in Sheshatshiu
We went to Sheshatshiu to shoot a documentary on drug trafficking. What we found were people with lived experience risking their own mental health and well-being to help others.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

Sofyan Boalag provoked his own stabbing, attorney general says in court filings
A serial rapist who says he was left permanently disabled by a prison attack was the author of his own misfortune, according to a statement of defence filed by the Attorney General of Canada in federal court.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

CBC Investigates
Police didn't arrest Tony Humby when he was stopped with teen boys in 2007. Two are now suing
An alleged predator’s close encounters with police 18 years ago are now at the centre of a pair of lawsuits filed against the Newfoundland and Labrador government.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

Tony Humby trial remains on indefinite pause, as defence files more applications
The trial for a man accused of sexually exploiting and abusing vulnerable teens has been delayed once again.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |