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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 1h

Vancouver’s airport said in 2016 that privatization would be an “irreversible mistake.” Now, that’s exactly what the federal government plans to do for YVR and Canada’s other three largest airports. zurl.co/bmDkw

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 22h

The number of Canadians jailed or arrested abroad hit a ten-year high in 2025. zurl.co/gFDWp

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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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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 29/09/2026

A major maker of peanut butter, ketchup and coffee grounds is seeking a special exemption from Canadian counter-tariffs as the trade war with the United States rages on. zurl.co/ILitC

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 29/09/2026

The owner of a North Vancouver chlorine plant is suing a competitor over an astroturf campaign that was first uncovered by the IJF and CBC. zurl.co/WLmtj

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

Tariffs dominated lobbying topics last month, with chambers of commerce from across the country registering dozens of communications with officials about the ongoing trade war. zurl.co/ZdvM1

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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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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 · 25/09/2026

Canada’s anti-money laundering watchdog revoked the registration of a crypto firm with ties to the Trumps. zurl.co/btPuH

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 24/09/2026

A shortage of ice rinks in B.C. is keeping young people out of hockey. Organizers and the NHL are talking to the government about a plan to build. zurl.co/snRxZ

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 24/09/2026

Several provinces have eliminated time changes and switched to permanent daylight savings. But why is B.C. reluctant to reveal its full research leading up to the change? zurl.co/t8J1S

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

An AI and data analytics company is lobbying for a bigger share of Saskatchewan government contracts. zurl.co/VJzeJ

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

The IJF’s new database, Paper Trail, pulls together thousands of government documents to create a ‘friendlier and clearer’ path to accountability. zurl.co/6Walf

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 21/09/2026

Premier David Eby’s next campaign manager is a lobbyist whose firm represents Uber, Loblaws and other companies trying to shape government policy. zurl.co/dGqor

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 21/09/2026

Many so-called crisis pregnancy charities claim to offer a full range of services for pregnant women while hiding their anti-abortion views. Justin Trudeau’s government promised to crack down — so what happened?zurl.co/N932q

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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

An Indigenous-owned tech company is lobbying Ontario to help grow its training programs, especially in the province’s north. zurl.co/cs4Fr

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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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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 16/09/2026

Since 2023, it’s been illegal in Quebec to sell goods that have been deliberately designed to become obsolete. Now, a group of businesses in the province want to delay changes to the consumer protection bill that would impose fixed product warranties on retailers and manufacturers. zurl.co/Iopwp

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 15/09/2026

The IJF is nominated in four categories for the 2026 Webster Awards, recognizing excellence in investigative, health, business, and arts and culture reporting in B.C. zurl.co/6TysF

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 15/09/2026

Canada is turning to Sweden for lessons on building modular housing. An internal briefing note reveals Swedish builders might even be planning Canadian investments. zurl.co/pJ4K0

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 15/09/2026

University of Saskatchewan’s attempt to block an access to information request is overturned. zurl.co/6nBjC

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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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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 10/09/2026

The Mounties’ union is lobbying in Quebec after the province cut funding for first responders’ access to free psychotherapy. zurl.co/pP5lv

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

True Sports, an Ontario-based maker of hockey equipment, has found itself in the middle of the gloves-off trade brawl between Canada and the U.S. after 50 per cent tariffs were applied to their exports south of the border. zurl.co/qEiI7

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

Ever since a gunman in Nova Scotia used an old Mountie vehicle in his killing rampage, the government has not allowed used patrol car sales. The RCMP says this is costing them millions, and wants changes. zurl.co/jPjwK

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 08/09/2026

Former B.C. NDP ministerial adviser who ran unsuccessfully as a candidate in a provincial and a federal election is now registered to lobby the B.C. government. zurl.co/0EfEY

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 08/09/2026

Montreal-based GardaWorld appears to be winning a battle for federal security contracts over a non-profit organization created to support veterans. zurl.co/sV9hK

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 07/09/2026

As Canada and the U.S. butt heads over trade, the IJF takes you through what Canadian companies want from Washington, according to American lobbying filings. zurl.co/gkG98

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

A private Indigenous-owned company hopes to secure funding from Quebec for a data centre in Waswanipi Cree territory. The project’s lobbyist is an ex-mayor with a troubled past. zurl.co/aJUJZ

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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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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 03/09/2026

Ontario’s public libraries are lobbying for sustainable funding for First Nations libraries. zurl.co/Ac1PC

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 03/09/2026

Manitoba’s police watchdog rarely charges officers with wrongdoing, doesn’t publish timely annual reports and hasn’t had a permanent civilian director since 2024. Read our investigation. zurl.co/Neo06

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 02/09/2026

A former top adviser to Doug Ford is registered to lobby on behalf of a cannabis company and drone manufacturer, six months after leaving his job. zurl.co/EGPAW

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 02/09/2026

Axon products walk, drive and fly in Canada, at the risk of eroding citizens’ civil liberties, critics warn. Read our investigation on the American vendor that has Canadian police in a chokehold. zurl.co/Q3NHv

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 01/09/2026

An advocacy group is lobbying the Saskatchewan government to implement a policy for universities, expanding the definition of antisemitism to include “undue criticism of Israel,” “opposition to Zionism” and “colonial narratives.” zurl.co/BKhkE

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 01/09/2026

Canada’s federal government has moved many services and records online but paper has not disappeared. The Canadian Census and defence work, to name a few, still require sheets based on multi-million dollar call-up orders without really knowing how much it uses as a whole. zurl.co/EckOv

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 31/08/2026

Canadian lottery coalitions want governments to restrict prediction markets, which they argue are "indistinguishable from gambling products.” zurl.co/50CNT

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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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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 · 27/08/2026

A group of motorcyclists are claiming Quebec’s insurance structure is inequitable. Now, they’re lobbying the government to remedy what they deem to be discrimination. zurl.co/mwSDC

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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 · 26/08/2026

Ray-Mont Logistics wants to bring a dedicated potash export facility to one of Canada’s busiest ports, and it’s asking the Saskatchewan government to support its pitch. zurl.co/8a1bJ

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 25/08/2026

Alberta is closing a voluntary addiction treatment program in Edmonton, eliminating 62 treatment beds and taking almost 600 people off the centre’s waiting list. zurl.co/uMWl5

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 25/08/2026

The Canadian embassy in Washington wanted to influence U.S. audiences through social media and tackle the “ever-growing problem of echo chambers.” It hired a lobby firm led by a former Republican director to help. zurl.co/EQHyZ

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 25/08/2026

A major Canadian gas company reported dozens of leaks in B.C. after that province exempted thousands of its pipelines from normal cleanup requirements. zurl.co/mbjvn

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 24/08/2026

Builders of new Vancouver data centres asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to guarantee federal business for those projects, according to internal documents. zurl.co/oaYjn

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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 24/08/2026

An audit of Canada’s highest civilian honour found “exceptionally low” trust in its nomination process and a years-long backlog. zurl.co/ejvYh

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