2025 Canadian Screen Awards.

NOMINEE
Best News or Information Segment

CBC News Investigative Unit – “Testing the Truth”

Synopsis:

For nearly a decade, a Canadian laboratory had an explosive secret: its paternity tests had a pattern of naming the wrong fathers. CBC has gathered stories from families around the globe whose lives were ripped apart when they discovered the DNA test was wrong. One young American man was devastated when, during a custody battle, a new paternity test contradicted the one from the Canadian lab. He had to surrender his paternal rights to his much loved eight month old baby and never saw the boy again. For years he thought it was just horrible luck, but CBC’s investigation reveals it was anything but. The heartache and the legal and financial implications for these families has been profound––and the company has dodged accountability, until now.

Channel:

CBC

Broadcaster:

CBC

Production Company:

CBC/Radio-Canada


CBC News Investigative Unit – “Testing the Truth”

Synopsis:

For nearly a decade, a Canadian laboratory had an explosive secret: its paternity tests had a pattern of naming the wrong fathers. CBC has gathered stories from families around the globe whose lives were ripped apart when they discovered the DNA test was wrong. One young American man was devastated when, during a custody battle, a new paternity test contradicted the one from the Canadian lab. He had to surrender his paternal rights to his much loved eight month old baby and never saw the boy again. For years he thought it was just horrible luck, but CBC’s investigation reveals it was anything but. The heartache and the legal and financial implications for these families has been profound––and the company has dodged accountability, until now.

Channel:

CBC

Broadcaster:

CBC

Production Company:

CBC/Radio-Canada

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