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Agency review found 18 Canadian small banks not following anti-money laundering rules

Internal document reveals 18 banks had gaps in systems designed to stop the flow of dirty money

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The Investigative Journalism Foundation earns two nominations for national RTDNA awards

Open by Default database and story about lobbyists’ connections in Ottawa recognized

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Alberta government PR branch moved under premier’s office

Transfer makes Premier Smith the minister responsible for Communications and Public Engagement department.

Share of Canadian businesses and nonprofits using AI doubles over past year

Firms more likely to shrink workforce than expand it after adopting AI, survey finds

This Week's

Lobbying Roundup

What is the lobbying roundup?

Each week, the IJF publishes 5 insights from our four lobbying databases showing who wants laws changed and who is asking for government money at the federal level and in every province across Canada. Think of it as your weekly dose of public policy news before it becomes news.

1. European, Canadian companies seeking defence contracts 2. Google, Microsoft, Cohere lobby ministers on AI 3. 'Big Beautiful Bill' worries Ontario healthcare pension plan 4. Facebook lobbies B.C., AG calls for federal social media law 5. Company lobbies about farm imports bill soon to become law

The metal poles of a teepee reach into the sky, as a memorial to the 19 boys who died in a fire at Beauval Indian Residential School in 1927.

Possible burial sites found near former Saskatchewan residential school, First Nation says

A search near the former Beauval Indian Residential School in northwest Saskatchewan has identified 60 “potential unmarked burials” outside the bounds of the community cemetery, says English River First Nation.

A smiling Kevin Hart is shown from the waist up, wearing a beige sweatshirt and holding an orange electric toothbrush.

Founder of Kevin Hart-backed Vancouver toothbrush startup accused of stealing $20M from its coffers

Lawsuits accuse Bruush CEO Aneil Manhas of fraud and say other company leaders enabled it

Controversial Alberta private health centre helped behind the scenes by Airdrie mayor, documents reveal

Internal emails show how the mayor and city staff helped draft and pitch a proposal for a publicly funded, privately delivered urgent care centre in Airdrie, Alta.

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Tenders and awards from BC and the federal government.

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As Ottawa pushes AI boom, experts warn of risks to farmland and resources

In the race to grow AI infrastructure, farmers are urging governments not to sideline farmland and food security.

A sign reading 'The Law Courts' is displayed over an entrance to the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.

CEO promised to repay $1M real estate investment, but moved cash to other projects instead, court hears

B.C. investor testifies Bob Fraser of the Cynterra Group ‘kept moving offices’ to avoid her

A woman in a black dress walks to the stage to accept an award from a man in a suit

IJF reporter takes home silver at annual CAJ awards

Bethany Lindsay won for her work on B.C. addiction treatment beds

Federal government considered requiring AI platforms to pay news platforms, document suggests

A 2024 briefing note muses about whether a bill requiring tech companies to pay for news could apply to AI platforms

Conservative activists gave Alberta government list of ‘inappropriate’ books in school libraries

Alberta's education minister initially said he was approached by concerned parents. We now know he met with groups campaigning to remove books from libraries in Canada.

Prime Minister Mark Carney gestures with his hand while standing at a podium with Canadian flags in the background.

Brookfield firms seek help from Carney days after he takes office

Calgary-based firm, controlled by Brookfield, wants Carney to consider it in investment decisions

Lobbying Roundup

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