The Canadian arm of controversial U.S. data mining company Palantir was until recently registered to lobby B.C. health authorities. Elsewhere in the world, Palantir’s health-care contracts are coming under fire. zurl.co/J0wmn

As northern Ontario wildfires forced thousands from their communities, First Nations members living far away watched the devastation unfold from a distance. zurl.co/Cs5vs

Exclusive: A U.S. regulator found dozens of safety problems with CPKC trains that use automated technology meant to replace human mechanics. zurl.co/eiOqD

Why don't more Canadians know that alcohol increases the risk of cancer? My latest for the @theijf.org examines years of alcohol industry lobbying against public health measures, including warning labels. theijf.org/article/alco...

The connection between alcohol and cancer is well known. So why are there no warning labels on bottles?

Lobbying records reveal years of organized opposition to cancer warning labels

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A Quebec bill passed in 2021 has allowed Indigenous families to request medical records for 221 lost children so far, but not all Indigenous people are satisfied with the process. zurl.co/uIFpN

@isaacphannay.bsky.social takes a look at the other side of the plan to resurrect Quest University through a merger with Columbia College. @theijf.org has looked in the serious questions about why Quest failed. Now read how the merger plan is affecting Columbia staff. thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...

Inside the Upheaval at Columbia College | The Tyee

Big layoffs, plummeting enrolment and a union drive collide as the Vancouver school pursues a merger with Quest University.

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This GoFundMe is three years old and there are no funds left but the need is still very real & urgent. The friend has temporary tenancy with someone but still no permanent housing, belongings still in storage. No funds for Aug 1st. Please help if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-nee...

Donate to URGENT NEED for a friend of G (Gabrielle Peters), organized by Bethany Lindsay

UPDATE (Feb. 19, 2026): It’s been a very long time since an update wa… Bethany Lindsay needs your support for URGENT NEED for a friend of G (Gabrielle Peters)

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Canada is announcing new rental units in Toronto, but nearby schools may be out of reach for families who move in. zurl.co/FTETs

It’s been more than three decades since National Christian Television failed to get a broadcasting licence. What it’s been doing since then isn’t clear, but it’s now lost its charity status for failing to do any charity. zurl.co/aRIsv

RCMP officers ‘intentionally’ set home ablaze during tense standoff, court documents reveal

RCMP officers ‘intentionally’ set home ablaze during tense standoff, court documents reveal

A house fire that erupted during an armed standoff in B.C.’s Lower Mainland three years ago was “intentionally” ignited by RCMP officers on scene, court documents have revealed.

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as DULF dominated the news cycle, and as they planned their high profile raid, the VPD claimed in FOI responses that no emails about DULF were sent to or from several senior officers for two of those officers, that wasn't true @defactomedia.ca www.defactomedia.ca/vpd-emails-f...

VPD claimed no emails sent to or from senior cops about compassion club ahead of raid. That’s untrue

Freedom-of-information advocates say force's non-response likely broke BC’s transparency law — and ask if Vancouver police should undergo ‘greater scrutiny’ for public transparency

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The Canadian military plans to spend $7.4 million each year on a pair of licenses from the controversial American tech company Palantir. zurl.co/XzA5m

Alberta Education’s strict requirements for learning resources and external presenters related to human sexuality, sexual orientation or gender identity have blocked child abuse prevention programming from classrooms. zurl.co/sgfnd

After the announcement of potential unmarked graves at Sturgeon Lake Residential School in Alberta, the IJF’s archival records are shedding light on the students who died there. zurl.co/ncsG8

As the federal government ramps up its massive home building program, some cities are struggling with a glut of unsold condos. Does it make sense to build in places that have too much supply? zurl.co/kCCNt

Last month, Canada imposed a new round of sanctions on Israeli groups connected to extremist settler violence. One of them has received thousands of dollars from a Toronto-area charity. zurl.co/x9iUG

Alongside HonestReporting Canada, HR Canada Charitable Organization claims to fight anti-Israel bias in news reporting. Now it’s battling the CRA to keep its charitable registration. zurl.co/boEMK

"A charity connected to the controversial group HonestReporting Canada, which claims to expose anti-Israel bias in news media, has launched two court battles against the attempted revocation of its registration by CRA ... CRA says it found that HRCCO was “not carrying out any charitable activities"

Pro-Israel media ‘watchdog’ fighting CRA’s attempt to revoke its charity status

Auditors allege HR Canada Charitable Organization acted as a ‘conduit’ for HonestReporting Canada, carried out no charity work

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A scoop from @turnerabigail.bsky.social and me: the CRA wants to revoke the registration of the pro-Israel media "watchdog" charity that collects donations for HonestReporting Canada. theijf.org/article/pro-...

Pro-Israel media ‘watchdog’ fighting CRA’s attempt to revoke its charity status

Auditors allege HR Canada Charitable Organization acted as a ‘conduit’ for HonestReporting Canada, carried out no charity work

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Alberta doesn't have enough beds to offer addiction treatment when people want it. And now some of those spaces may be taken away to use for involuntary treatment.

Brett McKay@brettmckay.bsky.social · last mo.

Publicly, the UCP have said they won't take beds away from voluntary addiction recovery centres in Edmonton to make space for the province's forthcoming forced treatment program. Internal Recovery Alberta docs tell a different story. zurl.co/IRjG4

New from me! Feds signed $5.4 billion in secret procurement contracts last year: theijf.org/article/feds...

Feds signed $5.4 billion in secret procurement contracts last year

This comes after the IJF revealed feds quietly paid Palantir tens of millions more than previously disclosed in contract identified as ‘not for public disclosure’

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Today, we launched the Free Access for Journalists program: free access to the IJF’s 23 million+ rows of public interest data for reporters across Canada. Learn more about this program and check your eligibility today: theijf.org/free-access-...

Big news from @theijf.org today! We're now offering free access for journalists to all our databases and stories. If you're a Canadian reporter interested in power, money and influence, we'd love to hear about the stories you dig up with these tools! theijf.org/free-access-...

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The Vanchorverve Foundation had almost no public profile or charitable activity. It suddenly burst into the headlines as the major debt holder when Quest University filed for creditor protection. Now the CRA has revoked its charity status. The reasons are worth a read. theijf.org/article/ques...

Charity at centre of Quest University’s collapse revoked for serious breaches of tax law

The Vanchorverve Foundation’s $23M loan to B.C. school raises eyebrows for CRA auditors

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The IJF and CTV’s collaborative investigation into a deadly methamphetamine trade won the gold Janice Johnston Award for Crime and Justice Reporting at the Canadian Association of Journalists awards gala. zurl.co/E2vHb

A change in a federal lobbying rule has led to a 70 per cent increase in the number of registrations by corporations’ in-house lobbyists, even though the amount of corporate lobbying probably hasn’t changed all that much. zurl.co/Ebuam

Tory MP Michael Guglielmin’s latest disclosure indicates he owns at least $10,000 stock in Palantir and Tesla, companies both linked to the Trump administration. zurl.co/2t3Jm

On the fifth anniversary of the harrowing discovery of 200 potential unmarked graves in Kamloops, BC, the Investigative Journalism Foundation is cutting through the noise to explain why finding the truth isn’t as simple as digging up bodies. zurl.co/hLg60

NEW: Some of the largest funders of Sask. political parties are companies with no public profile. I went through corporate registries in three provinces to find out who was behind them, and found 5/6 of the top donations to the Sask. Part last year trace back to one influential family. zurl.co/23RQH

Web of companies masks identity of big political donors in Saskatchewan

Hundred of thousands of dollars pass through cryptically named corporate accounts to Sask. political parties

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A transcription tool Ontario approved for doctors lists testimonials from doctors who don’t appear to exist — and has a link to a website that seems to post AI-generated news articles. zurl.co/J9jqS