Robyn Doolittle

StaffDeputy head of investigations

Area of Expertise

Investigations, sexual violence, crime, freedom of information, corporate law

Robyn Doolittle is The Globe and Mail's deputy head of investigations.

Doolittle came to The Globe in 2014 to join the investigative unit. After a decade on the i-Team, she spent time in the Report on Business covering corporate law.

In her time at The Globe, Doolittle has investigated political and business corruption, a series of shootings and arsons targeting Canadian waste giant GFL, the Hockey Canada scandal, gender inequities in the workforce and Canada’s broken freedom of information system as part of the Secret Canada project. Her “Unfounded” series, which exposed the ways that Canadian police services mishandle sexual assault cases, prompted a national overhaul of policy, training and practices around sexual violence.

As a legal reporter, Doolittle has dug into the inside story of an executive pay scandal at the Law Society of Ontario, the collapse of Minden Gross LLP, and the competitive world of proxy solicitation.

Doolittle is also an avid figure skater and has covered three Olympic Games. Her two books, “Had It Coming – What’s Fair In The Age of #MeToo?,” and “Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story,” were both national bestsellers.

Years in Journalism

Years at The Globe and Mail

Education

Bachelor of Journalism - Ryerson University (now called Toronto Metropolitan University)

Honours & Awards

SABEW Gold for Profile, 2025: "How Patrick Dovigi accrued billions in debt, had his house shot at, and still managed to win back investors" with Tim Kiladze

Digital Publishing Award, Gold, Best Digital Editorial Package, 2024, for Olympics coverage

National Newspaper Award, Breaking News, 2024, for Olympics coverage

National Newspaper Award, Project of the Year, 2023, for Secret Canada

IRE Medal and FOI Award, Investigative Reporters and Editors, 2023, for Secret Canada

Canadian Association of Journalists, Freedom of Information Journalism Award, 2023, for Secret Canada

World Press Freedom Canada, Career Achievement Award, 2023

Michener Award, 2022, for Hockey Canada

Canadian Association of Journalists, Data Journalism Award, 2021, for The Power Gap

CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2018, for Unfounded

The Landsberg Award, 2018, for Unfounded

National Newspaper Award, Journalist of the Year, 2017

National Newspaper Award, Investigations, 2017, for Unfounded