The Vanchorverve Foundation had almost no public profile or charitable activity. It suddenly burst into the headlines as the major debt holder when Quest University filed for creditor protection.
Now the CRA has revoked its charity status. The reasons are worth a read. theijf.org/article/ques...
The Vanchorverve Foundation’s $23M loan to B.C. school raises eyebrows for CRA auditors
A change in a federal lobbying rule has led to a 70 per cent increase in the number of registrations by corporations’ in-house lobbyists, even though the amount of corporate lobbying probably hasn’t changed all that much.
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On the fifth anniversary of the harrowing discovery of 200 potential unmarked graves in Kamloops, BC, the Investigative Journalism Foundation is cutting through the noise to explain why finding the truth isn’t as simple as digging up bodies.
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The IJF and CTV’s collaborative investigation into a deadly methamphetamine trade won the gold Janice Johnston Award for Crime and Justice Reporting at the Canadian Association of Journalists awards gala.
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Tory MP Michael Guglielmin’s latest disclosure indicates he owns at least $10,000 stock in Palantir and Tesla, companies both linked to the Trump administration.
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A transcription tool Ontario approved for doctors lists testimonials from doctors who don’t appear to exist — and has a link to a website that seems to post AI-generated news articles.
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NEW: Some of the largest funders of Sask. political parties are companies with no public profile. I went through corporate registries in three provinces to find out who was behind them, and found 5/6 of the top donations to the Sask. Part last year trace back to one influential family.
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A Toronto charity has had its charitable status revoked for “significant and systemic” non-compliance, including about $43 million in private benefits, largely provided to entities connected to a founding director.
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As Canada prepares to award its multi-billion dollar submarine contract, offsets are expected to play an important role in who wins. The IJF asked experts how partnering with Canadian companies like Irving Shipbuilding, Cohere and Algoma Steel could give the bidders an advantage.
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The Canadian government has spent more than $44 million on a secret contract with controversial American tech company Palantir.
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