Andrew McIntosh
Andrew McIntosh brings decades of financial and investigative reporting expertise to the Global News team, and a track record of breaking news and exclusive investigations on both sides of our border.
As aerospace correspondent for Seattle’s Puget Sound Business Journal, his revelation that a Chinese plane manufacturer had secret plans to set up shop in Boeing’s backyard won a global Aerospace Media Award in 2021.
Between 2010-2016, Andrew was investigations editor for Agence QMI/QMI News Agency, leading a team that exposed the gravity of a corrupt Montreal cop’s massive police leak of informants’ identities; a fraud ring that trafficked $60 million in fake construction invoices; and thefts of airline passengers’ money by airport security screeners across Canada and the U.S.
Earlier, as a senior writer for The Sacramento Bee in Northern California, his probe of deaths and thousands of injuries caused by nail guns won an award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW). His probe of substance abusing paramedics and patchwork of local laws that allowed them to keep working led to a new state law and praise from then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He is a coauthor of a best-selling book in French, Le Livre Noir des Hells Angels, which investigated fraud, money laundering, drug trafficking and murders by the infamous biker gang in Quebec.
During his career, Andrew has won three National Newspaper Awards and six Canadian Association of Journalists Awards for his outstanding investigative reporting. He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Reach him at andrew.mcintosh@corusent.com.
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Terror suspect arrested in Quebec was plotting to attack Jews in New YorkThe attack was to take place on Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Hamas attack that killed 1,200 in Israel, according to U.S. authorities.Canada4 hours
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Quebec man who imported 26,630 fake $2 coins made in China gets jail timeMike Marshall, an Ontario-based counterfeit coin expert, called the Quebec man's sentence a "slap on the wrist."InvestigationsSep 5
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Quebec, Ontario billionaires join bidding for Via HFR electric train dealGlobal News learned that in 2023 federal officials planned to pay up to $20 million to each bid group for their 'compliant' high-frequency electric railway proposals - win or lose.InvestigationsAug 23
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Quebec, Ontario organized crime groups boost Western Canada vehicle theftsAs vehicle thefts grow, intelligence indicates that organized crime groups are using tow trucks to steal parked vehicles, a tactic believed to raise less suspicion from passersby.InvestigationsAug 19
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Friction among regional spies, shadowy CSIS HQ unit a challenge for new intelligence bossDavid Vigneault’s surprise retirement as CSIS director came just weeks after tensions were revealed. Whoever gets his job will have more than foreign interference to face.InvestigationsAug 16
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RCMP has questioned Han Dong’s financial agent in 2019 GTA Liberal nomination raceRCMP questioned a veteran Liberal political operative who handled finances associated with Han Dong’s 2019 campaign for the federal Liberal Party nomination in Don Valley North.InvestigationsAug 14
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Air Canada, TGV train company join group bidding for high-frequency fast rail projectA consortium bidding to become the developers of VIA's new high-frequency electric train network has added two new partners, and it's triggering questions.CanadaAug 7
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Veteran spy Vanessa Lloyd named interim boss of Canadian intelligence serviceVanessa Lloyd, a CSIS officer since 1998, is interim director of the Canadian spy agency. She'll hold the job for either six months or until a permanent director is named.CanadaJul 19
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RCMP targets Chinese government interference, threats in Quebec amid rising casesRecently, the RCMP's in Quebec has received more than a half dozen complaints from Chinese Canadians fearful for their or their loved ones's safety after being threatened.InvestigationsJul 10
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Federal government consultant charged in $250,000 timesheet fraud schemeClara Elaine Visser, 63, was charged with one count of fraud over $5,000, contrary to Section 380(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada.InvestigationsJul 9
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2nd Russian Montrealer set to plead guilty for smuggling tech to KremlinNikolay Goltsev is set to plead guilty to charges that he illegally conspired to ship restricted technology to Russia, which used it in hardware that killed Ukranian soldiers.InvestigationsJun 7
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Montreal UN aviation workers busted in China-Libya drone sale conspiracyTwo men who previously worked with the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal face charges for allegedly trying to sell Chinese drones to Libya.CanadaApr 23
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Air Canada’s Hong Kong jet maintenance deal amid China discord raises security concernsThe maintenance company, HAECO, unveiled its major Air Canada deal with fanfare on Feb. 28, 2024, replacing ST Aerospace company.InvestigationsApr 1
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Suspended ArriveCan IT consultant selling second Ottawa office condoGlobal News has learned that the second property put up for sale by Coradix Technology Consulting Ltd. at 222 Somerset St. West in Ottawa's downtown is worth almost $1 million.InvestigationsMar 29
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Suspended ArriveCan IT consultant unloading $2.2M Ottawa office condoCoradix Technology Consulting Ltd. put up for sale an office suite which it owns in the national capital, just as the ArriveCan app spending controversy was intensifying.InvestigationsMar 22
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Caribbean cruise rewards for top workers: Pinnacle of recognition or ‘carbon bomb’?Bank ‘carbon bomb’ cruises may signal need for mindset shift about employee recognition trips in corporate Canada, to better align corporate values with corporate actions.InvestigationsFeb 7
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Trans Mountain given more billion-dollar lifelines as debt costs, risks to taxpayers soarTrans Mountain quietly received another $2B loan while it wrote off another $1B off its balance sheet. This, as the project's cost and risk to taxpayers, soars.InvestigationsJan 12
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Bombardier wins deal to supply U.S. Army with jet for spy plane prototypeThe U.S. army deal to buy three Bombardier Global 6500 jets could be worth up as much as $224.6 million for the company at aircraft list prices.CanadaJan 10
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‘Dirty Money’: New book explores how financial crime is corroding CanadaA vast 'financial underworld' is operating in Canada whose members commit fraud and other financial crimes without punishment, the authors of a new book say.CrimeDec 29, 2023
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Exclusive: GTA man cops plea in fake ‘Camel Toe’ toonie case, gets big fineThe flood of fake toonies in the GTA that spread across Canada and continue to circulate, caused the Mint to draft a special plan to manage 'contamination' of the coinage system.InvestigationsDec 15, 2023
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A new fake Toonie has emerged in Quebec, Ontario: Here’s how you spot itAn arrest and seizure of allegedly counterfeit $2 coins in Quebec, and a second arrest in Ontario, suggests a new counterfeit toonie variety is across Canada, a coin expert says.ConsumerNov 29, 2023
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Dodgy Toonies from Quanzhou: How CBSA says it nabbed man with 26,630 fake $2 coins from ChinaThe mystery began when a customs officer wondered why a Quebec 'card' company would want 12,000 'metal badges' from China. She opened the package and found ... 12,000 Toonies?InvestigationsNov 21, 2023
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Two Montrealers busted in New York for allegedly helping Russia’s Ukraine attacksThe charges follow a major probe by the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Commerce departments.CanadaOct 31, 2023
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Canada weak on foreign bribe probes, prosecutions. Numbers? Grim: reportThe number of anti-corruption enforcement probes launched in Canada 'remains exceedingly low,' a new report says.EconomyOct 20, 2023
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Canadian security czar buys Napa winery for $57 million. It’s not his firstCalifornia property and corporate records show that a Stephan Crétier-controlled company, SCW Fund Corp., acquired the 100-acre Vine Cliff Winery in Napa, Calif.CanadaOct 17, 2023