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The Inside Story with Avery Haines

The Inside Story with Avery Haines

Avery Haines takes a deeper look at the people you want to know more about and the issues you’re talking about. From quirky to in-depth, Avery asks the questions.

To share your story with Avery, visit www.citynews.ca/submit. You can reach her on Twitter @CityAvery.

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The Inside Story: Mother documents son's accidental overdose

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The Inside Story: Mother documents son’s accidental overdose

After her son Austin accidentally overdosed on opiates and ended up in a coma Christine Padaric turned to the internet to document the rest of her son's life. Video (1)

Inside Story: Alberta man travels across Canada shooting portraits

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The Inside Story: Alberta man travels across Canada shooting portraits

| CityNews.ca staff

Alberta native Tim Van Horn is travelling across the country interviewing and photographing thousands of people. (1)

The Inside Story: Innisfil teen signs up for Mars One project

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The Inside Story: Innisfil teen signs up for Mars One project

It's always his dream to travel to space and now Cody Alexander, 19, is one step closer. Video

The Inside Story: Anti-abortion activists to target Toronto high schools

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The Inside Story: Anti-abortion activists to target Toronto high schools

Anti-abortion activists vow to target every high school in Toronto by holding pop-up protests that contain graphic images. Video (59)

The Inside Story: Project 162 - Pay It Forward, in memory of Allister Hoy

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The Inside Story: Project 162 – Pay It Forward, in memory of Alistair Hoy

Project 162 - Pay It Forward is one of the largest community blood drives in the city. Video (1)

The Inside Story: How a rare brain infection temporarily stole a woman's sanity

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The Inside Story: How a rare brain infection temporarily stole a woman’s sanity

Emily Thomson, a healthy young woman, woke up one morning deluded, paranoid and hallucinating. The Inside Story’s Avery Haines tells us what caused her madness, and how she reclaimed her sanity after 78 harrowing days. Video (2)

The Inside Story: Woman aims to shut down alleged cult

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The Inside Story: Woman aims to shut down alleged cult

Carol Christie lived in fear and isolation for decades in an alleged cult said she wants the government to shut down the "church" and save those who still live there - including her youngest son. Video

The Inside Story: In Jay's corner

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The Inside Story: In Jay’s corner

CityNews reporter Avery Haines tells the story of Jay Manning --- whose faith in humanity was tested, but ultimately restored, after his prized possession was stolen while he was in hospital fighting cancer. Video (2)

The Inside Story: Widow attempts to eliminate the stigma of losing a loved one to suicide

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The Inside Story: Widow attempts to eliminate stigma of suicide

Mary Muir never expected to be an activist but she also didn't plan to be a widow at the age of 50. Video (1)

The Inside Story: Brampton family endures nightmare after their children are kidnapped

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The Inside Story: Brampton family endures nightmare after their children are kidnapped

Two young brothers are kidnapped in 2008 and held for ransom.  The Inside Story’s Avery Haines talks to the Brampton family about the crime, the conviction, and the startling revelation about the perpetrator’s fate. For victims of crime to register to be informed about a criminal’s status you can call the Victim Support Line toll-free Read the Rest of the Entry Video (1)

The Inside Story: Men's rights group causes controvercy at U of T

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The Inside Story: Men’s rights group causes controversy at U of T

A group promoting the rights of men has caused controversy and protest at the University of Toronto. Video (63)

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The Inside Story: Fallout from a Life with Billy

On Friday Avery Haines met with the minister responsible for Child and Youth Services in Ontario. Video

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The Inside Story: Life with Billy

The award winning 'The Inside Story: Life with Billy,' originally aired Apr. 12, 2012. Video

The Inside Story: From homeless alcoholic, to hero who saved teens

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The Inside Story: From homeless alcoholic, to hero who saved teens

The Inside Story’s Avery Haines talks to Kurt Baron, who turned his back on a life of drugs and alcohol, and helped save the lives of four teens whose car plunged into the Don River on Good Friday. Video (2)

The Inside Story: Hamilton football community mourns teen's death

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The Inside Story: Hamilton football community mourns teen’s death

Six months ago the football community in Hamilton rallied around Matthew Sagodi and his family after he was diagnosed with a degenerative heart condition. Video (1)

The Inside Story: Teens test their 'metal' at robotics competitions

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The Inside Story: Teens test their ‘metal’ at robotics competitions

The Inside Story’s Avery Haines take a closer look at competitive robotics and the tenacious teens behind the intellectual sport. Video (2)

Kayla Baker, 14, had a lung transplant at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children on April 3, 2013. CITYNEWS

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The Inside Story: Cambridge teen gets new lung

| CityNews.ca staff

Kayla Baker, 14, underwent a lung transplant at the Hospital for Sick Children on Wednesday after a two-year wait for a donor. Video

Kayla Baker, who has pulmonary fibrosis, has been on a waiting list for a double-lung transplant for 15 months. CITYNEWS

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Girl, 14, receives single-lung transplant

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Kayla Baker has been on the organ donor waiting list for two long years. Video (13)

The Inside Story: Jays Care, Pathways helps one man achieve a bright future

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The Inside Story: Jays Care, Pathways helps one man achieve a bright future

Although baseball has never been a part of his life, Wares Fazelyar says he owes his future to the Jays Care Foundation and Pathways to Education. Video

Jordan Hilkowitz, an 11-year-old Richmond Hill boy, has parlayed his love of science into internet celebrity with the help of his babysitter. CITYNEWS

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The Inside Story: Autistic boy’s science videos make him a YouTube hit

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Jordan Hilkowitz, an 11-year-old Richmond Hill boy, has parlayed his love of science into internet celebrity — all with the help of his caring babysitter. Video