Today Investigative Journalism Foundation launches a series of stories and a database of documents with information about residential schools many have never seen before. The federal government battled for years to keep much of this information hidden. theijf.org/residential-sc…

Today we’re launching Residential Schools: The Hidden Stories — a database that includes never-before-released documents and a series of stories based on that new information. Watch reporter Bethany Lindsay give her insights on the project and describe what she heard from a

Why is the federal government afraid of revealing what happened in residential schools more than a century after the events took place? See examples in our series Residential Schools: the Hidden Stories Investigative Journalism Foundation theijf.org/residential-sc…

Agnes Benn's death and the hidden history of Birtle residential school's predatory principal cbc.ca/news/canada/bi…

As we head into a hotly contested election, we analyze which MPs hold #Amazon stock. There have been calls to boycott the US giant because of the trade war and its leader’s close ties to Trump. One Liberal MP still owns Amazon even though the company closed a warehouse in his

Federal government researchers spent years building a searchable database with more than a million documents about #ResidentialSchools. But First Nations looking for lost children can’t get access to it. Read the latest story in our series. buff.ly/r53RFnI

Here is info about Brookfield Asset Management you may not have known. Exclusive story from Zak Vescera Investigative Journalism Foundation

The NDP’s ethics critic is calling the #Conservatives “hypocrites” after the party regularly criticized Brookfield while several MPs had invested in it. The company was formerly chaired by Liberal leader #MarkCarney. Read the story. buff.ly/uexSaGy #cdnpoli

As candidates pitch how to solve the housing crisis in this federal election, we’ve found that dozens of real estate developers attended cash-for-access fundraisers for both #MarkCarney and #PierrePoilievre. Find out who was there — and who hosted. buff.ly/iYJdkRi

Who's behind Canadian Crime Watch? theijf.org/right-wing-inf… Investigative Journalism Foundation

The federal #Liberal government unveiled billions in funding — including millions for battleground ridings in Alberta — days before it called the election. One prof says that wasn’t fair to the opposition parties. Find out more in our story. buff.ly/vT5bWdY #cdnpoli

🎉🎉🎉 Great way to end the week! We’re proud to say that our reporter Zak Vescera is a finalist for the prestigious CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism in the Small Media category for his work with Adrian Ghobrial of CTV to uncover a global fraud scheme.

Following our investigation with the CBC about sellers advertising fake jobs online to migrants, Ottawa plans to hire a web monitoring company to combat the issue. But is this the best way to detect fraud? Read our story. buff.ly/Wh4AlYo #cdnpoli #crime #CBC

Canadian medical supply manufacturers want an investigation into former Liberal minister Sheila Copps’ alleged role in helping importers land government meetings. One importer later received billions in pandemic contracts. Find out more. buff.ly/NusiegH #cdnpoli

Israel’s largest weapons company—Elbit Systems—wants the Ontario government to use its drones to fight forest fires. The company has been the subject of protests for its ties to the Israeli military. Learn more here. #cdnpoli #onpoli #gaza #israel buff.ly/XRfhpDY

NDP-era changes let municipalities opt out of placing civic notices in local papers, ending a "silent subsidy" that helped sustain the industry. And giving local gov't power to defund media challenges their ability to report on council without fear of repercussion, publishers say

Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, failed to report more than $550 million worth of financial transactions, according to the Canadian government. We bring you in on the unfolding court battle and the state of cryptocurrency regulation in Canada. #binance

Honda Canada met with 27 different government leaders this year, leading up to its postponement of a highly anticipated $15 billion electric vehicle project in Ontario. It’s likely the company argued against Ottawa’s goals for electric vehicles, according to one industry

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The mayor of Airdrie, Alberta and a group of city staff secretly provided help with developing a proposal for a controversial private health care centre despite the city’s public claim that it did not, the IJF has discovered. Read our exclusive story to find out more. #abpoli