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When it All Went Wrong

When it All Went Wrong

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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.

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Episodes
  • THE MISSING BOYS | 2. The Search for Jay’siiah

    THE MISSING BOYS | 2. The Search for Jay’siiah
    Oct 22 2026

    After Jay’siiah’s family discovers he’s travelled 3,000 kilometres to a reserve in northern Saskatchewan, they desperately search for answers and confront disturbing rumours. Kai, another boy who’s ‘gone OT’, has his own theory about what’s happened. At just 14 years old, Kai’s experience selling drugs in many remote communities reveals the perilous reality some boys face — and the huge potential payoff.
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    40 mins
  • THE MISSING BOYS | 1. ‘Gone OT’

    THE MISSING BOYS | 1. ‘Gone OT’
    Oct 22 2026

    Jay’siiah Webb-Long is just 15 when the family’s security camera captures him leaving his Brampton, ON., home. Over the next few weeks, he messages his Mom, giving her hope that he’s OK, but he doesn’t come home. Then, contact suddenly stops, and his family’s concern turns to panic as they learn about the dangers for teens who ‘go OT’ – out of town to deal drugs.
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    41 mins
  • Introducing When it All Went Wrong

    Introducing When it All Went Wrong
    Oct 9 2026

    Investigative stories about the people who get hurt when the systems meant to protect us fail. Guided by CBC chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault, each story – told over multiple episodes – unravels how things went awry. Not by accident or from poor planning, but because someone in power chose to do wrong – and others chose to do nothing.


    Episodes start October 22, 2026.
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    2 mins
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