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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 6h

Provincial data shared with the IJF shows where in B.C. people were fined for having illegal campfires during B.C.’s relentless 2026 wildfire season. zurl.co/RPUMA

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 30/09/2026

Barbara Nolan remembers being punished for speaking Anishinnaabemowin at residential school. For Orange Shirt Day, she reflects on what was taken, what survived and why language remains central to reconciliation. zurl.co/wN3Cl

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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 29/09/2026

huge victory for DULF — also a great day to support @defactomedia.ca which has excellent coverage of this case

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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

After reading decision, BC Supreme Court judge who sided with DULF operators in Constitutional challenge to Canada's draw laws addressed them directly: "It's people like you who make a difference. And you just did.” First web hit, more to come: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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B.C. top court judge rules in favour of operators of illicit-drug compassion club

Lawyers had argued the pair who tested illicit drugs for fentanyl before reselling them offered a safer alternative to toxic supply

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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

BREAKING: A BC Supreme Court judge has sided with Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx, who operated an illicit-drug compassion club (Drug User Liberation Front), were convicted of trafficking, and challenged the constitutionality of Canada's drug laws. Trafficking section ruled invalid, convictions stayed.

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 28/09/2026

Despite not backing any candidate, this tech CEO-linked policy shop spent far more on Facebook and Instagram ads about Toronto’s municipal elections than every candidate, third-party advertiser and the city itself, combined. zurl.co/69u5R

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Zak Vescera @zakvescera.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Canada’s financial intelligence agency has revoked the registration of a controversial cryptocurrency business linked to the Trump family. The company's former president was recently found guilty of money laundering in Rwanda. theijf.org/article/alt-...

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Canadian financial crime watchdog deregisters crypto firm with links to Trump family

A Rwandan court also found Alt 5 Sigma guilty of money laundering, which the firm is appealing

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 25/09/2026

Woodland Cree First Nation is pressing Ottawa for acknowledgement and compensation over the forced relocation of its community from Marten River in northern Alberta. zurl.co/GWMKY

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 23/09/2026

Canada has paid billions to settle specific claims with First Nations. So why can some claims still take decades to resolve? zurl.co/ZuIuh

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Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada @abortionrightscan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The WAGE ministry says they have "no plans to implement the proposed restrictions" on anti-abortion pregnancy centres that had already been prepared by the Trudeau gov't. It means that groups that lie to and deceive pregnant people will be allowed to keep their charity status. archive.is/OtfBv

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Ottawa promised to crack down on anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centres.’ Carney’s Liberals have abandoned that goal

Abortion rights activist who lobbied for changes says surprise news is ‘such a shame’

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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My clever friend Marisa on AI and writing: "Writing, even when it's bad, should never feel like a waste of time. If you don't want to do it, don't. Go find something you love enough to love the work." ellipsus.com/read/7ACRjMR...

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What it means to love the work | Marisa | Ellipsus

On writing it yourself, and for yourself.

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 22/09/2026

Montreal police are purchasing two robots from Axon, an American surveillance firm that has been securing its footing in the Canadian market over the past decade, to critics’ dismay. zurl.co/H4muG

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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Another new database from the IJF! This one is special — it brings together government contracts and lobbying records, so you can trace the connections between money and influence in Canada.

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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My plan was to tally how many "crisis pregnancy centres" had lost charity status or beefed up disclosure of their anti-abortion stances since tighter restrictions were announced in 2024. Instead I discovered the Liberals had quietly abandoned this promise. theijf.org/article/otta...

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Ottawa promised to crack down on anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centres.’ Carney’s Liberals have abandoned that goal

Abortion rights activist who lobbied for changes says surprise news is ‘such a shame’

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ottawa promised to crack down on anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centres.’ Carney’s Liberals have abandoned that goal. Abortion rights activist who lobbied for changes says surprise news is ‘such a shame,’ by @bethanylindsay.bsky.social theijf.org/article/otta... via theijf.org

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Ottawa promised to crack down on anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centres.’ Carney’s Liberals have abandoned that goal

Abortion rights activist who lobbied for changes says surprise news is ‘such a shame’

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 18/09/2026

Eleven people who received artificially inflated tax receipts through the sham Global Learning and Gifting Initiative charity donation scheme will not get a chance to fight their appeals in Tax Court. zurl.co/e2JkT

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 17/09/2026

How groups tied to U.S. Atlas Network turned a fringe separatist movement in Alberta into a political threat. zurl.co/MKrCk

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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This will be our first time at the Websters! Big congrats to @zakvescera.bsky.social, who received a whopping THREE noms this year. And I'm so happy to get a nod for my collaboration with Michelle Ghoussoub at CBC!

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 11/09/2026

A Pentecostal church in Calgary and a Hasidic synagogue in Montreal have both been suspended from issuing charity donation receipts for a year. We explain why. zurl.co/4n1dx

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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you haven't had a chance to read it, check out Patti's piece on the severe lasting health consequences for a Canadian responder at Ground Zero on 9/11.

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Patti Sonntag @pattisonntag.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

After 10 months away, I’m returning to social media as a cancer survivor The World Trade Center Health Program has certified my sarcoma is connected to my work at Ground Zero on 9/11 This @theglobeandmail.com piece honours the first responders who gave far more than I did tinyurl.com/4bny6s3f

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I rushed to help Americans on 9/11. Now I’m one of the wounded

At a time when our two countries were still good neighbours, I was one of hundreds of Canadians who responded to the crisis

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 04/09/2026

A prominent charity at the heart of backlash against the human rights museum’s Nakba exhibit has given more than $4.8 million to groups the CRA later flagged for supporting illegal Israeli settlements, displacement of Palestinians or the Israeli military. zurl.co/2lMsk

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The IJF Union @ijfunion.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

At @theijf.org our mission is to strengthen democracy by holding power to account and getting behind closed doors. Today, we’re bringing that transparency home: The workers of the IJF have voted to form a union with @cmglaguilde.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3jt4yh8s #InvestigativeJournalism

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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Sav Jonsa has spent months combing through press releases from Manitoba's IIU, trying to figure out exactly what the police watchdog has been up recently. No annual reports for 3 years, the website is often inaccessible and there have been no charges in police-related deaths since 2017.

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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A really important story from @dear-gazelle.bsky.social in light of the controversy over Flock cameras in the U.S. In Canada, it's Axon (fka Taser) that dominates the police tech market, offering everything from automated licence-plate readers to facial recognition and AI report-writing tools.

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 28/08/2026

Edmonton’s former mayor is lobbying the federal government to get funding for the Oilers Entertainment Group’s Village at Ice District housing project. zurl.co/GWWZN

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 28/08/2026

The first half of 2026 saw a spike in Canadian charity revocations for serious violations, at least doubling the total for the same time period of every year for the last decade. zurl.co/Es3JV

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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Robert I. Tennant has been an "ineligible individual" since just after the CRA created the concept. And yet he continued to direct charity after charity, and charity after charity has been revoked for serious violations of the rules. theijf.org/article/char...

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This chronic ‘ineligible individual’ is still listed as a director of 4 Canadian charities

Robert I. Tennant has a long history of charity revocations connected to risky private investments

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 27/08/2026

When someone is involved in serious violations of charity tax law, the CRA declares them an “ineligible individual.” But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re banned from running other charities, as the case of one Alberta lawyer demonstrates. zurl.co/8zHXr

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 21/08/2026

Calgary police are trying to replace an investigative tool made by the controversial American firm Palantir. So why are they paying another U.S. company to keep maintaining it? zurl.co/ZxfCo

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 20/08/2026

After spending $400K lobbying in the U.S., the company behind the Keystone pipeline could see its XL project revived yet again, according to an eleventh-hour announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump. zurl.co/T4aNy

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

If you or a loved one live with a brain injury, you're going to want to read this story by @bethanylindsay.bsky.social revealing that almost all of a special fund that's supposed to fund both brain injuries and spinal cord injuries is going towards the latter. thetyee.ca/News/2026/08...

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Where Are the Millions BC Promised for People with Brain Injuries? | The Tyee

For more than a decade, the Rick Hansen Foundation has devoted almost all of a $2-million annual neurotrauma fund to spinal cord injuries.

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 14/08/2026

The end of musician Ashley MacIsaac’s defamation lawsuit against the search engine giant Google has left some questions unresolved in the area of libel and artificial intelligence. zurl.co/EuKbE

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 11/08/2026

The Rick Hansen Foundation gets millions from the B.C. government for brain and spinal cord injury research and services. So why aren't people with brain injuries seeing the money? zurl.co/5lLxK

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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

NEW: I looked into the $2M/year B.C. Neurotrauma Fund, which was created to fund services and research for brain and spinal cord injuries. Brain injuries are much more common, but the Rick Hansen Foundation has directed almost all of the money to spinal cord projects. theijf.org/article/rick...

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B.C. promised millions each year to help people with brain injuries. What happened?

Rick Hansen Foundation has devoted almost all of $2M/year neurotrauma fund to spinal cord injuries for more than a decade

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

B.C. promised millions each year to help people with brain injuries. What happened? Rick Hansen Foundation has devoted almost all of $2M/year neurotrauma fund to spinal cord injuries for more than a decade, by @bethanylindsay.bsky.social theijf.org/article/rick... via @theijf.org

theijf.org

B.C. promised millions each year to help people with brain injuries. What happened?

Rick Hansen Foundation has devoted almost all of $2M/year neurotrauma fund to spinal cord injuries for more than a decade

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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Our newest reporter, Sav Jonsa, explored how the problems with overcrowding, unsafe drinking water and inadequate sewage systems that drove Hep A epidemics in residential schools continue to cause outbreaks in First Nations today.

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 05/08/2026

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

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 03/08/2026

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

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 31/07/2026

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

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Annie Burns-Pieper @annieburnspieper.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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...

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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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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 28/07/2026

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

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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

@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...

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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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Gabrielle Peters @mssinenomine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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...

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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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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 21/07/2026

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

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 21/07/2026

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

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