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Nine companies Carney had disclosed investments in have lobbied his office

PM disclosed a third-party investment fund that included major companies like Spotify, Microsoft and Lockheed Martin

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Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during Canada Day celebrations at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa.

Mark Carney has investments in 567 organizations. Only three are Canadian

The prime minister’s Canadian holdings make up 0.5 per cent of his portfolio.

A group of survivors gather in front of what used to be a residential school building and pose in different coloured shirts

Survivors are gathering across Canada for residential school reunions. Here’s why

Gatherings offer a chance to reflect on survivors’ experiences and talk about intergenerational trauma and healing

A man in a suit stands in front of three Alberta flags and one Canadian flag.

Alberta used lists of America’s most banned books and a controversial database to identify ‘inappropriate’ material in schools

Internal emails show how education ministry staff compiled pages of book titles that could be restricted through new content guidelines.

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A plastic tube is connected to a hand with a ring on the patient's thumb.

BC securities regulators investigating former ketamine clinic operator

Braxia Scientific Corp. had plans to explore the health benefits of magic mushrooms

Oil giant broke deal to deactivate thousands of pipelines and faced no penalty, documents reveal

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. promised to deactivate thousands of inactive pipelines under a special deal with B.C.’s energy regulator. Internal emails show the company failed to meet its targets.

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Who wanted to kill the Digital Services Tax?

U.S. Chamber of Commerce and tech companies spent years fighting the controversial DST

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Investigative Journalism Foundation nominated for LION Publishers award

Zak Vescera’s reporting with CTV on international fraud is up for collaboration of the year

An illustration showing Sheila Copps with floating images of tests labelled "Lobbying Test"

Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps’ firm sues for share of $2 billion federal contract

BTNX says if Copps' firm lobbied on its behalf, "then it did so by illegal means"

Fishing boats and houses on Grand Manan island, New Brunswick.

Facing trade uncertainty, New Brunswick hopes to strengthen ties with francophone Africa

Seeking new markets, New Brunswick sets its sights on six African countries to expand its global economic footprint

Keir Starmer, Mark Carney and Aidan Gomez wear suits in front of U.K. and Canadian flags

Cohere has spent about $1M lobbying the EU, U.K., U.S. and Canada since 2023

The Canadian company has been attempting to shape global AI rules for nearly two years

A red and white "For Sale" sign outside a residential home in Vancouver.

Criminals laundering Chinese money through Canadian real estate, agency report says

August 2024 intelligence report says criminals use bogus mortgages to clean dirty cash

Mazin Zaim looks over his shoulder at the camera as he prepares food on a camping stove.

Alberta has rejected excited delirium as a cause of death, but it’s all over this police-related autopsy report

Mazin Zaim’s 2023 death after arrest by Edmonton police remains under investigation

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