Bethany Lindsay is a B.C. journalist focused on white-collar crime. She has reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, CTV News, the Cambodia Daily and the North Shore News. In her nearly two decades as a journalist, she has covered the courts, crime, health care, pseudoscience, climate change, professional regulation, international conflicts and the first trial at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. She won an RTDNA data journalism award for her investigation into B.C.’s administrative civil forfeiture regime, and has received awards for her reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and cultural appropriation in fashion. When she’s not working, you can usually find her exploring the city by bike or cuddling up with her two cats and a book.
The address shared by the greatest number of charities in the country belongs to a Vancouver company founded by a woman who has been deemed an “ineligible individual” by the Canada Revenue Agency
Less than six months after he retired from Ontario politics, former natural resources and forestry minister John Yakabuski has started lobbying the ministry he once led.
The Mastercard Foundation spent hundreds of millions in gifts to charities supporting programs in Africa
Zak Vescera’s reporting with CTV on international fraud is up for collaboration of the year
Private foundation had status revoked after audit that found it spent all its money paying consultants
The City of Vancouver issued a tender for the supply of body-worn cameras for a six-month pilot project with the parking enforcement and operations team
Infrastructure Ontario vice president Rob Krauss is registered to lobby his former colleagues at the Crown corporation, despite having left just under a year ago
Mazin Zaim’s 2023 death after arrest by Edmonton police remains under investigation
Open by Default database and story about lobbyists’ connections in Ottawa recognized
Lawsuits accuse Bruush CEO Aneil Manhas of fraud and say other company leaders enabled it
B.C. investor testifies Bob Fraser of the Cynterra Group ‘kept moving offices’ to avoid her
Ban on identity of B.C. man who claimed responsibility for unsolved murder lifted after 13 years
Coromandel Properties investor says more than $150 million was lost through Jerry Zhong’s misappropriation
As parties pitch plans to address the housing crisis, developers spend up to $1,750 each to rub elbows with a future prime minister
Robert Carney appears several times in new IJF database, including reports on 2 northern schools
Power, corruption and data drive veteran journalist’s work
Documents confirm students were underfed, dressed in filthy, ragged clothing and subjected to unhygienic conditions
Thousands of pages detailing abuse and poor conditions are now public and searchable
Inconsistent redactions in documents released by government complicate search for the truth
Four men connected to Tenet Fintech group accused of manipulating the market to enrich themselves
Fast Company’s 2025 ranking also includes big names like DeepSeek and Duolingo
Allison Patton was previously disciplined for improperly calling herself a ‘community physician’
And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter
B.C. anthropology buff hopes to build support for this growing non-profit
And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter
IJF analysis shows hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts and subsidies for Trump ally’s companies
Analysis shows donations over $1,000 make up bulk of money donated to Doug Ford’s party
Frontrunners Carney, Freeland both received large donations from ultra-wealthy Canadians
Alberta case highlights how beginner investors can be influenced by online figures with financial interests
Canadian governments award billions to American companies. Stopping might not be easy
‘I really believe in the power of journalism to shine a light in dark places’
Advocates say seniors across Canada are increasingly falling victim to financial abuse
Some experts say Canada doesn’t require enough transparency about charity sector compensation
News follows IJF/CBC investigation into black market for Labour Market Impact Assessments
Reporting on government procurement, financial crime and lobbying links recognized
David Smillie diverted $13M in bitcoin and ether from ezBtc platform to gambling sites
Observers say trend betrays lack of investment in combating surge of financial crime
‘I want to make sure we are doing everything in our power to bring our stories and insights to users’
Freedom-of-information request shows crises in housing and health care drive long queues for publicly funded beds
Toronto lawyer outlines strategy for using the civil courts to recover cash from scammers
Both David Eby and John Rustad have been lobbied by former public office-holders who served under their governments
At least 72.3 per cent of Edmonton Institution for Women’s population identifies as Indigenous, the IJF has found.
AstraZeneca is the province’s number 1 supplier, with $1.3B in awards over last decade
School district’s accidental loss to vendor scam shows need for fraud risk management and training
NDP says counting system denounced as ‘bold faced lie’ began with Conservative leader’s government
Victoria advocate ‘furious’ to learn province includes low-barrier housing in its total
The foundation’s first Alberta-based journalist hopes to focus on Indigenous issues and police accountability
But promos that some call ‘highly problematic’ likely don't break any rules
West Coast Accountability tracks campaign contributions and procurement at 3 levels of government in B.C.
Panel makes novel finding that ezBtc was trading in futures contracts, making it subject to securities law
New resource includes thousands of federal and B.C. government tenders and awards
‘Classic Canadian compromise’ allowed firm to remain eligible for public projects, experts say
Bob Fraser of the Cynterra Group pledges he’ll repay funds owing to contractors ‘in the next few days’
Four years after RevenueWire signed $6.75M settlement with U.S. FTC, no sign of action in Canada
Surrey’s Rohita Pannu one of three professionals linked to accused scammer Hon Kit Chung
Hon Kit Chung allegedly used complicated web of numbered companies, fake liens in B.C. scheme
B.C. Securities Commission working to recover $34.8 million from Scott Low and his companies
Pastor files complaint against Cherie Evangeline White over affordable housing scheme
Kate Schneider and Roberto Rocha receive data journalism nods for stories on military exports and cash-for-access fundraisers
The Cynterra Group is at the centre of several lawsuits, along with concerns about advertising and a review by securities investigators
David Smillie is accused of defrauding customers of $13 million deposited on ezBtc platform
Founder of failed B.C. company a no-show as hearing on alleged $13-million fraud begins
Data suggest speculators currently play only a small role in real estate market
Canada saw a surge in financial crime during the pandemic that experts say continues today
Vast majority of B.C. warnings about suspicious investments involve cryptocurrency
