The Journal | show | 1982 | Official Clip - video Dailymotion

"The Journal," a CBC Television current affairs show from 1982 to 1992, aired at 10:22 PM after "The National," delving  | dHNfbTFKSTdWOW9CYXc

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00:00 And that's the National this Monday night. Thanks for watching.

00:03 For CBC News, I'm Peter Mansbridge. A reminder, our budget coverage starts with the tabling of the budget

00:08 tomorrow at 5.30, 6 o'clock in Newfoundland.

00:11 And we'll have a full wrap-up on the National from Ottawa tomorrow night.

00:14 Now, the Journal.

00:17 [Music]

00:37 The Journal, with Barbara Frum.

00:39 Good evening. How did 36 babies mysteriously come to die at Toronto's prestigious hospital for sick children more than a decade ago?

00:48 Was it murder? These questions continue to intrigue and concern.

00:53 It is a case that refuses to go away.

00:56 On Sunday, CBC Television will present a special edition of The Scales of Justice.

01:02 The two-hour dramatization explores the circumstances surrounding the baby deaths

01:07 and some of the questions that remain unanswered.

01:10 The program introduces us to the main characters, including nurse Susan Nellis,

01:15 first charged, then exonerated in four of the baby deaths.

01:19 It is a story of grieving, of victims and their families,

01:23 a story with so many unknowns that it seems destined to remain one of the great mysteries in Canadian legal history.

01:31 Tonight, I'll interview Susan Nellis, but first, Journal correspondent Lynn Whittam has this report.