IJF reporter Brett McKay explains more.

Oilers 50/50 raffle has paid $81M to company owned by hockey group over 4 years, documents reveal Financial statements show percentage of ticket sales available for charity has declined since raffle moved online

When you buy an Edmonton Oilers 50/50 ticket, how much money ends up with charity? Check out our investigation to find the answer.

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New IJF database shines spotlight on people appointed to Canada’s major public bodies Appointments database ‘getting us closer to what we would want to see in a well-functioning democracy,’ expert says

Today we launch our 13th public-interest database — with more than 175K appointments across the country, from judges and ambassadors to the heads of Crown corporations. Find out more.

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Check out our big tech investigative series.

‘Renting your enemy’: How Google paid the media millions to avoid regulatory pressure Google has signed more than 2,000 contracts with news outlets worldwide in the past five years

We uncover how Google paid the media millions to avoid regulations, signing more than 2,000 secret contracts with publishers. A critic calls it “renting your enemy.” Our investigation into Big Tech lobbying continues with other news outlets around the world.
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Canada says crackdown on visa fraud reducing illegal border crossings Illegal crossings plummet as both countries tighten immigration systems

Canada has been quietly cracking down on fake visas according to government documents we found. In turn, that’s helped to reduce the number of illegal border crossings into the U.S. Read why in our exclusive report.

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The latest on Alberta's #bookban from the Investigative Journalism Foundation.

Search Edmonton's full book ban list: 221 titles including Handmaid's Tale & Game of Thrones The IJF is making the full list searchable by author and title

We’re making Edmonton’s full list of banned books completely searchable. Now, you can find all 221 books, including titles from Margaret Atwood, Aldous Huxley and more in one place. See which books will be removed from Edmonton school libraries this fall.

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Waterfowl have been slowly disappearing from Toronto beaches for almost two decades. Experts suggest a growing population and the city intentionally reallocating Canada geese is behind this, raising questions about how hospitable the city is for wildlife. IJF reporter Maeve Ellis explains more:

New allegations made public about improper spending by revoked Christian charities Two linked Vancouver-area charities had their status revoked in November; new documents suggest improper spending may be the reason

Two connected Christian charities in Vancouver had their charitable statuses revoked last fall. Now, newly released documents allege that millions of dollars of misused funds were the reason why. Read what we discovered.

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City data suggests 'stark decline' of waterfowl on Toronto beaches during summer, expert says Data suggests measures to improve water quality working, but some worry about possible habitat loss

Waterfowl have been slowly disappearing from Toronto beaches for almost two decades, according to government data—but why? Find out more in our collaboration with CBC Toronto.

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Strange light over Whitehorse, Yukon

Saw this #strangelight over #Whitehorse, Yukon last night around 11:30 p.m. It was moving across the sky. Any ideas? Was it related to that rocket the previous night?!

Remember that Russian plane on the tarmac in Toronto? Here's the latest.

B.C. residents betting billions on unregulated gambling sites, 2021 report found Province tried to prevent release of report with details about reach of offshore betting sites

Online gambling in B.C. is ramping up, and we discovered through a never-released government report that residents are gambling billions of dollars on unregulated sites—costing the province millions. Find out more.

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A public servant's battle with the CRA exposes cracks in how the federal system hires, fires and rehires.

Canada seeks to equip its first lunar utility vehicle Canadian Space Agency is seeking proposals linked to scientific instruments for its lunar utility vehicle

Canada is heading to the Moon, and it needs gear. The Canadian Space Agency is accepting proposals to outfit its lunar utility vehicle. Find out which firms are in the race.

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Company pitches private medical schools as solution to doctor shortage The group behind University Canada West asked provinces to subsidize tuition for students attending medical schools in the Caribbean

The company behind University Canada West and other for-profit schools wants provinces to pay to send students to its for-profit medical schools to address the nationwide shortage of physicians.

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We’ve got an announcement—we’re on TikTok! 🎉

Want more videos on unique public interest Canadian journalism? Give us a follow and stay up to date on our latest stories. ⬇️

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We've been poring over Prime Minister Mark Carney's long-awaited financial disclosures. We found nine companies the PM had reported financial interests in have lobbied his office. Go to the link in o... TikTok video by IJF

IJF reporter Carly Penrose breaks down the companies the PM had reported financial interests in have lobbied his office. #cdnpoli

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Nine companies Carney had disclosed investments in have lobbied his office PM disclosed a third-party investment fund that included major companies like Spotify, Microsoft and Lockheed Martin

Microsoft, Lockheed Martin and Spotify are among the companies that have been lobbying Prime Minister Mark Carney since he took office—and they’re all firms he invested in before. Check out the full list of companies that have lobbied the PM, which he has invested in.

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Alberta used lists of America’s most banned books and a controversial database to identify ‘inappropriate’ material in schools Internal emails show how education ministry staff compiled pages of book titles that could be restricted through new content guidelines.

More on Alberta’s book ban: government staff used an index of America’s most banned books and a controversial American website to create lists of specific books deemed “inappropriate” for school libraries.

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Cohere has spent about $1M lobbying the EU, U.K., U.S. and Canada since 2023 The Canadian company has been attempting to shape global AI rules for nearly two years

Canadian AI company Cohere has spent about $1 million in the last two years lobbying policy makers in Canada, the E.U., the U.S. and the U.K. in an attempt to shape AI rules. It’s received nearly a quarter of a billion dollars from Canada over the past seven months.

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Former Infrastructure Ontario VP lobbying ex-employer months after leaving job Less than a year after bidding farewell to his high-level job at Infrastructure Ontario, Rob Krauss has four active registrations to lobby his former colleagues at the Crown corporation, also known as the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation.

A former VP at Infrastructure Ontario, Rob Krauss, is lobbying his former colleagues at the Crown corporation less than one year after leaving his position. Krauss started his own government relations company shortly after leaving.

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The Investigative Journalism Foundation earns two nominations for national RTDNA awards Open by Default database and story about lobbyists’ connections in Ottawa recognized

The IJF is up for two RTDNA Awards! Our database “Open By Default” is nominated in the Overall Excellence in Digital category, and our story about politically-connected lobbying is nominated for Excellence in Data Storytelling. Read more about the nominees below 🎉

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Possible burial sites found near former Saskatchewan residential school, First Nation says A search near the former Beauval Indian Residential School in northwest Saskatchewan has identified 60 “potential unmarked burials” outside the bounds of the community cemetery, says English River Fir...

Sixty “potential unmarked burials” have been found near the grounds of a former residential school in Beauval, Sask., English River First Nation announced yesterday. A group searching for missing children from the Beauval school plans to further analyze the sites.

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Founder of Kevin Hart-backed Vancouver toothbrush startup accused of stealing $20M from its coffers Lawsuits accuse Bruush CEO Aneil Manhas of fraud and say other company leaders enabled it

The founder and former CEO of Bruush, a Vancouver toothbrush company backed by Kevin Hart, has been accused of embezzling upwards of $20 million from the startup. Read our deep dive into the lawsuits embroiling the firm.

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A Koch company is lobbying Manitoba about the industrial carbon tax as its fertilizer plant tops the list of biggest provincial polluters Koch company wants to discuss the "impacts of federal/provincial taxes and regulations"

A Koch company wants to discuss environmental fees and the carbon tax with the Manitoba government. The company’s fertilizer plant in Brandon, Man. is the only Koch plant in the country—and it’s also the top emitter in the province.

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Founder of Kevin Hart-backed Vancouver toothbrush startup accused of stealing $20M from its coffers Lawsuits accuse Bruush CEO Aneil Manhas of fraud and say other company leaders enabled it

Buzzy Vancouver toothbrush startup Bruush had "all the hallmarks of a typical fraud company," according to finance expert Ting Xu.

So maybe it's not a surprise that founder Aneil Manhas is now accused of stealing $20M+ from the company.

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