Investigations about the people who get hurt when the systems meant to protect us fail, hard. Not by accident, not from poor planning, but because someone chose to do wrong — and others chose to do nothing. With chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault as the guide, CBC’s best journalists go deep over multiple episodes to reveal the fault lines in institutions we’ve come to trust and the fates of people caught in the middle. Our latest investigation, The Missing Boys, follows two teens who disappear after being lured by gangs to traffic drugs far from home. Hosted by Mark Kelley, this four-episode story is a co-production with CBC’s the fifth estate. Episodes start October 22, 2026.
What this show covers
missing personsinvestigative journalismremote communitiesabuse of poweraccountabilityAdrienne Arsenaultsystemic failurefamily investigationdrug traffickingCanadateen exploitationyouth exploitationdrug tradeyouth drug tradefamily fear
What listeners will find here
A new investigative series on what happens when protection systems fail
This episode introduces When it All Went Wrong, a series of investigative stories about people harmed when the systems meant to protect them break down. Guided by CBC chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault, it focuses on how abuse of power and inaction let damage unfold.
A teen vanishes, and his family uncovers the peril behind going “OT”
Jay’siiah Webb-Long is 15 when a security camera records him leaving home in Brampton and not returning. As messages to his mother briefly suggest he’s safe, the episode follows the family’s growing panic and the dangerous world of teens sent out of town to sell drugs.
A family races north as rumors swirl around Jay’siiah’s disappearance
Jay’siiah’s family learns he has travelled 3,000 kilometres to a reserve in northern Saskatchewan and begins a desperate search for answers. The episode also follows 14-year-old Kai, whose account of selling drugs in remote communities points to the dangers and incentives pulling some boys into this world.
A teen’s choice could decide whether he disappears next
Jay'siiah's family waits for news from a police search in Pelican Narrows as 14-year-old Kai faces a dangerous turning point. The episode follows his mother’s fight to stop him from going out of town to sell drugs and from vanishing like Jay'siiah.
