Companies and PR firms that are actively lobbying Alberta’s government made dozens of donations to the United Conservative Party after the province ended a ban on corporate political contributions last year. Read our investigation. zurl.co/E79jm

The @theijf.org has found Surrey Speak’s content appears to be largely AI-generated and is laden with factual inaccuracies. The website also published AI-generated imagery based on real events, including an altered portrait of a murder victim. @zakvescera.bsky.social reports. #CdnMedia

It takes eight months on average for federal departments to report a privacy breach. They’re supposed to flag major incidents within 7 days. See how we found out. zurl.co/NL1Tm

The Canadian Hockey League Scholarship Trust’s charity registration was revoked by the CRA following close to two decades of inactivity. zurl.co/WsFis

Despite spending millions to rebuild its systems following a devastating hack by cyber-criminals linked to China, Canada’s National Research Council is still highly vulnerable to future attacks, according to an internal government document. zurl.co/cKtvy

Prime Minister Mark Carney helped broker a uranium sale in India this week, but it wasn't the first time he and Saskatoon-based Cameco have been involved in a major business deal. Here's some important history: zurl.co/d7kcG

U.K.-based companies more than doubled their lobbying efforts in Canada in 2025. The surge comes as PM Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of England, promises to diversify trade and reduce economic reliance on U.S.-based companies. zurl.co/OKwTq

A special team of Ontario residential school death investigators has confirmed hundreds of previously undocumented deaths, including dozens tied to McIntosh and Fort Frances residential schools, nearly doubling official records in some cases. thttps://zurl.co/6m1T2

Who's behind Surrey Speak? We trace an AI-generated news website publishing fake news to a local tech company that has received backing from Simon Fraser University. zurl.co/Sx8MW

Investors allege fraud in lawsuit against Vancouver real estate developer Cynterra. Read our report: zurl.co/PwjEC

Political influencers are increasingly finding ways to sidestep election advertising regulations, and in some cases strategically choosing non-compliance. It makes it hard to know where their funding comes from. zurl.co/TGoXB

I've been following the Cynterra Group for 2 years, after seeing their ads all over Facebook, suggesting 15% returns on investments into their real estate developments. There have been countless lawsuits against Bob Fraser and co, and now investors are explicitly calling the whole thing a scam.

A federal contractor says Ottawa insisted it hire a specific sub-contractor for a software job, only to accuse the same person later of overbilling the government. zurl.co/vtkV2

The federal government quietly conducted counter-drone testing at several major airports around Canada in 2024. The purpose was to “identify security gaps, create drone incident response protocols, and create policy guidance for safe use of counter-drone technology.” zurl.co/NBpNO

More journalism, more impact! The IJF has won two medals at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards in the “Best Continuing Coverage” category for our Residential Schools database, and “Best Daily News Coverage” for our reporting on Mark Carney’s previous employer, Brookfield. zurl.co/Rkt61

More awards for the team @theijf.org last night at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards! We won gold for continuing coverage for our stories on residential schools, and silver for reporting on coverage of Brookfield's political connections. theijf.org/article/copa...

Young adult lone actors using everyday weapons — that's the pattern the government found in analyzing violent extremist attacks over a decade. zurl.co/pEfRT

A charity based in Surrey, B.C., has had its registration revoked after issuing more than $9.6 million in receipts connected to a gifting arrangement run by a registered tax shelter that allows donors to receive receipts for contributions 100 times larger than what they gave. zurl.co/gzseg

Prime Minister Mark Carney used to be on the board of fintech company Stripe. Now the company is lobbying the PMO. zurl.co/iwLa7

Incredible accountability reporting from @bethanylindsay.bsky.social highlighting how B.C. misrepresents how many ‘treatment and recovery’ beds it has. Even a year after public outcry, nothing has changed. theijf.org/article/addi...

The B.C. government is still counting low-barrier housing in its total of “publicly funded substance-use treatment beds.” It’s a practice that drew criticism over a year ago when the IJF first exposed it. Read now: zurl.co/Pa927

A Facebook group called "OSR cream for autism" claims to treat the developmental condition through detoxification. One mother is fighting to expose it. Our investigation with TVO’s Big [If True] takes you inside the sale and promotion of unproven treatments online. zurl.co/jUTKk

A hack linked to Can­ada's gun licensing program was massive, and five years later, we can now tell you all the details thanks to documents we have obtained. Read now: zurl.co/9ytax

Records released by the U.S. Department of Justice revealed a close-knit relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, an Emirati businessman whose company controls some of Canada’s largest container ports. zurl.co/wcVmH

Check out this collaboration between @theijf.org and TVO on fake autism cures and treatments being sold on Facebook!

Alarming’ and unproven autism treatments abound theijf.org/article/fake... @bethanylindsay.bsky.social @marcozenone.bsky.social: “They use some really smart — unfortunately — tactics that really gain the trust of parents & it gives the illusion that this is a real option and scientifically proven."

Our joint investigation with TVO takes you inside social media hubs for the sale and promotion of unproven health products, including some claiming to treat or even cure autism. The Facebook group "OSR cream for autism" has left one mother horrified. Read more: zurl.co/TsrZ0

If you're in Ontario, please tune into TVO on Sunday night for our story about unproven and potentially dangerous autism "treatments" and "cures" being sold all over Facebook. The story will be on YouTube as well for the rest of us!

I'm diving back into the world of unproven and risky autism treatments. Thanks to undercover mom Melissa Eaton, @theijf.org is exposing an unapproved cream being sold to parents on Facebook. Read my collaboration with @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social: theijf.org/article/fake...

Debunking Unproven Treatments for Autism | Truth Talks | @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social

"None of this is easy, and there’s no guarantee it’ll change anyone’s mind. I’ve seen how deeply entrenched conspiratorial thinking can become, and how difficult it can be to reverse it. But we owe it to autistic kids to try." — @bethanylindsay.bsky.social (@theijf.org)

Whenever I've written about oil and gas property tax arrears in the past, people emailed me asking why I didn't name the companies. The answer is that this information wasn't public and difficult to obtain. With this story we're releasing the tax debts of hundreds of companies /1 zurl.co/O1gMZ

An anti-bullying organization founded by a Calgary police officer has lost its charitable status after the CRA alleged he operated the organization for personal benefit. But he says he lost money because of the charity. Read more: zurl.co/X59fH

Human trafficking for forced labour has never been a government priority, advocates say. @thetyee.ca and the IJF obtained a government report indicating that labour trafficking of migrant workers in a range of industries is on the rise in Canada. Read our joint-report. zurl.co/wlE7U

An exclusive IJF investigation reveals nearly 600 Alberta companies are responsible for millions of dollars in municipal tax debts and unpaid lease payments to landowners. Read more: zurl.co/O1gMZ

Toronto-based 2SLGBTQI+ community centre and charity The 519 wants to discuss Ottawa’s safe third country agreement with the United States. The agreement says individuals must claim refugee protection in the first “safe country” they enter. Read our report: zurl.co/8gcoM

The RCMP’s National Cybercrime Coordination Centre has built an artificial intelligence data tool, equipped for police departments across the country to combat the surge in fraud cases that are estimated to cost Canadians billions of dollars. zurl.co/d3dwo

Marineland’s beluga whales and dolphins are going to be moved over a year after the Ontario park closed to the public. This decision follows a surge in lobbying by the park and animal rights groups,who are concerned about what will be done to protect the whales. zurl.co/ej6Dt

A Vancouver-based Christian foundation is trying to stop tax officials from revoking its charitable status by taking the Canada Revenue Agency to court, arguing the federal agency’s oversight of charities is unconstitutional. zurl.co/eqwcS

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has hired a former Liberal staffer to handle the company’s communications with the federal government. Sharan Kaur was previously the deputy chief of staff to former finance minister Bill Morneau. zurl.co/qj8dA

A federal intelligence report warns Canada’s controversial gun buyback program “will almost certainly be leveraged by violent extremist propaganda,” while suggesting the ban would do little to prevent deadly attacks. Read the details of the report: zurl.co/uNe8t

Canada’s Bill C-4 promises to make life affordable for Canadians, but one measure would exempt political parties from provincial privacy laws. And privacy advocates are sounding the alarm. zurl.co/P744l

The Tyee is hiring a reporter for a biodiversity beat! #journalism #journalismjobs More info here: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...

Fair Future Canmore says it is a grassroots group opposed to the Alberta town's vacancy tax. We found that it shares an office with one of Canmore's major housing developers. zurl.co/thhud

Quebec has become a home base for a network of West African romance scammers who’ve defrauded thousands of Canadians out of tens of millions of dollars. We discovered an intelligence report from the Canada Border Service Agency in our Open By Default database. zurl.co/SSRoz

B.C.'s investment regulator has found a Vancouver venture capital company committed two pump and dump stock fraud schemes. I've been following the story for almost two years. Respondent the panel described as a "conductor" for the schemes says he will appeal theijf.org/article/bcsc...

B.C. company cited for running illegal "pump and dump" scheme that earned them millions from unwitting investors. Read now: zurl.co/sfJCs

Canada’s former minister of mental health and addictions has taken on a new senior role at a major lobbying firm. This comes less than a year after Ya’ara Saks lost her seat to her Conservative opponent in the 2025 election. Read more: zurl.co/1yrNG

LNG Canada has been burning significantly more gas than planned in Kitimat, according to a @thenarwhal.ca investigation. Read the story here: zurl.co/0zfun

Mark Carney’s announcement about Qatar’s investment in Canadian infrastructure projects wasn't the first time this had been discussed. Our Open By Default database shows that Canada had sought funds from the state for years before the proposed deal. Read our report. zurl.co/Mi6R1