How much can you donate to a political party in Alberta? It depends. Here’s how some people in the province are using personal and corporate contributions to maximize their political spending.
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Alberta’s government asked media to edit or delete our story on Edmonton EMS overtime. We filed access to information requests and fact-checked them instead.
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What’s behind a surge in government secrecy? Dean Beeby explains why Ottawa and some provinces are suddenly making it harder for you to know what they’re doing.
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For years, Canada was seen as a lax jurisdiction for setting up a financial services business. Now the country’s watchdog is revoking dozens of registrations.
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Right-wing groups and think tanks had a private audience with Alberta's premier and education minister in February to discuss education policy. Check out what our access to information documents show.
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RCMP say a ban on selling used vehicles imposed after the Nova Scotia mass shooting isn’t keeping the public safe — and is costing the force millions.
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The CRA says the main activity of an Alberta charity was providing loans to businesses owned by the charity’s primary director, a lawyer in Edmonton.
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Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck says Avi Lewis’ energy policies don’t reflect the needs of people in her province. But contributions data show nearly half of Sask. residents who donated to NDP leadership campaigns put their money behind him.
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I am delivering a webinar today on freedom of information and investigative journalism, organized by the Centre for Access to Information and Justice at the @uwinnipeg.bsky.social. It's at 2 pm CT and participation is free. uniter.ca/listings/vie...
Another two Canadian charities have had their registration revoked after the CRA found they were using donor funds to support the Israeli military.
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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.
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Pro-Life Alberta, the province’s anti-abortion political party, received over half a million dollars in donations in 2025, out-fundraising the Green Party, the Alberta Liberals and newcomers like the Republican Party of Alberta.
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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.
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Jason Kenney, former premier of Alberta and former federal minister of immigration, was a guest on a CBC News podcast about immigration policy last week, but didn’t mention he was registered to lobby about the topic.
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One more reason to be wary of AI. I wonder if the thousands of followers of this site's Facebook page realize what is going on.
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.
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Canada shouldn’t rely on an American company to collect its drug data, according to a national committee of experts. It says we should take back control of the process to improve care.
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The killing of a Mexican cartel kingpin may have implications for bulk cocaine imports into Canada. See what we discovered in our Open by Default database.
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As billionaire Frank Stronach faces trial in Toronto, his company continues to lobby for its SARIT mini electric vehicles as an innovative transportation option for Toronto’s gridlocked streets.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney used to be on the board of fintech company Stripe. Now the company is lobbying the PMO.
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Young adult lone actors using everyday weapons — that's the pattern the government found in analyzing violent extremist attacks over a decade.
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The Department of National Defence wants to buy wearable eye-tracking glasses from a Swedish tech company, seeking two models and their associated software licence to “provide streamlined data collection, processing and analysis functions for ready-to-use results” for training.
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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.
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Another Canadian Epstein connection.
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:
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