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

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.

About a quarter of the 58 reports Fintrac received about animal trafficking in 2023 had “potential” links to organized crime

Canadian Border Services Agency from 2019-2021 show a rising rate in student visa holders applying for refugee status

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

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

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

Yazan Al Homsi is one of six people accused of orchestrating ‘pump-and-dump’ schemes that netted them more than $46 million

Court filings reveal hundreds of millions of dollars in unreported transactions flowed to just three accounts.

Major website operators are pressuring B.C. to follow Ontario and Alberta in legalizing private online betting

Third-party advertisers are spending millions to influence voters

Here are some of the powerful people throwing fundraising parties for Canada’s next prime minister

As parties pitch plans to address the housing crisis, developers spend up to $1,750 each to rub elbows with a future prime minister

The BC Greens say secrecy around BC Energy Regulator compliance and enforcement is ‘completely unacceptable'

IJF analysis found Tory candidates disclosed investing in company they accused of dodging taxes

At least seven Conservative MPs held stock in Liberal leader’s former company, IJF analysis finds

Inspection notes offer a glimpse behind the scenes of government oversight of the fossil fuel industry — and the companies doing business in B.C.

IJF analysis finds 10 MPs report owning shares in American tech giant as more and more Canadians boycott the company

B.C.’s energy regulator has the power to grant such exemptions — without notifying the public. Experts raise alarm about the process, saying the regulator is playing soft with fossil fuel companies

U.S. businessperson turns to B.C. court in bid to unmask scammers

Most cases involve online investment fraud where charging criminals is almost impossible, police say

Four men connected to Tenet Fintech group accused of manipulating the market to enrich themselves

Hydrogen sulphide, methane and potentially contaminated water leaks from natural gas wells in B.C. were all registered in an obscure government database

Zimar won a huge contract to build an oil refinery. But can the company do it?

Internal 2022 bulletin found Canada had ‘limited resources’ to stop trade-based money laundering.

IJF analysis shows hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts and subsidies for Trump ally’s companies

Alberta case highlights how beginner investors can be influenced by online figures with financial interests

Canada produces more fentanyl than it can consume: experts

Province plans to scale up a controversial program that critics say violates civil rights

Canadian governments award billions to American companies. Stopping might not be easy

B.C. Conservatives criticize rules after one union spends more than $470,000 on ads backing B.C. NDP

One commission lawyer compared the case to a scene from the 2015 blockbuster The Big Short

The IJF’s review of the 2022 Cullen Commission found roughly half of 101 recommendations incomplete

Observers say political turmoil in Ottawa may kill measures meant to boost the country’s grades at an upcoming international review

Police and observers say tougher rules needed to protect customers at risk of crypto scams

Former Fintrac deputy director credits IJF/CTV investigation for helping spur change.

Tujie Lai claims public access to the records infringes on his privacy and may put him in danger

Legal regulator seeks deal experts say would be a game changer for money laundering enforcement in Canada

The former Kelowna MP is one of two directors of West Coast Proud, which spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads supporting B.C. Conservatives

‘It's been the largest animal health emergency that this country has ever had to face’: CFIA

Police often powerless to investigate fraudsters, leaving victims without options

Internal police analysis said Mexican methamphetamine is undercutting local producers, pushing them to ship product to lucrative markets like Australia

Government alleges possibility of money laundering, but no criminal charges laid

West Coast Proud’s unmasked activities show the need for advertiser transparency, say experts.

Niki Sharma says re-elected government would introduce new rules on ‘grassroots’ campaigns after IJF and CBC Vancouver investigation

Company received exemption allowing it to hire temporary foreign workers without first offering those jobs to Canadians

Metaverse Foreign Exchange Group has been accused of swindling billions from investors in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Company co-founder says he should have been transparent, defends message of the campaign

Big money is trying to covertly influence local government, politicians say

Caban Condos customers say company failed to deliver promised real estate or return money

Company got rare exemption letting it hire foreign workers without first advertising jobs to Canadian residents.

Ships, planes and a renovation of Canada’s Parliament among the most expensive things bought by government

Canadian company alleged to have defrauded hundreds of thousands in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had apparent link to B.C. consultants.

One money laundering expert calls it an “abuse of the system”

Foreign governments say hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka lost savings to Metaverse Foreign Exchange, headquartered in Ontario.

Michael Bolton, one of Canada’s most renowned defence lawyers, denied Law Society allegations.

A judge stayed proceedings against a 72-year-old Vancouver man because of ‘cavalier’ police conduct.

Securities investigators say Vancouver company orchestrated three ‘pump-and-dump’ schemes.

Government agency found Canadian lawyers involved in transactions with organized crime groups.

It’s rare, but some attorneys have been fined or even disbarred for helping criminals launder cash

Internal report says mules are helping foreign crime groups launder money swindled from Canadians

Proponents say it will help provinces go after dirty cash, but civil liberties groups warn of government overreach

Premier Scott Moe says province made decisions based on information it had at the time

Regulators say scheme netted masterminds $46 million while leaving other investors out in the cold

Internal documents reveal how and why the school hired private investigators to secretly record striking teaching assistants.

The provincial government is opposing the deal, which it says would sidestep legal obligations to consult First Nations.

Importing grapes among multiple requests from wine industry lobbyists after grim harvests

Canada saw a surge in financial crime during the pandemic that experts say continues today

Internal briefing notes reveal how Canadians try to conceal donations to hate groups

Internal documents reveal Canadian officials have struggled to address the problem for years.

The province announced new rules for drivers, but companies are lobbying privately and publicly to reshape them.