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How a CRA employee cycled through rehirings, a firing and 15 years of legal battles

15 years of grievances, lawsuits and appeals reveal cracks in Canada’s public service system

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‘System in crisis’: Edmonton EMS overtime up 81 per cent since 2021

Data highlights cycle of understaffing, stress and attrition among Alberta paramedics

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Canadian PR firm polished Rwanda's image as the country's government was accused of backing violent militia

Crestview Strategy quietly scrubbed details of its Kigali operations from its website after Canada suspended export permits for weapons, cancelled government-to-government business with Rwanda

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Tech giants charged Canadians extra for a tax that never came into force

With the digital services tax now gone, what happens to the extra money in major multinationals’ pockets?

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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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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.

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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

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Tenders and awards from BC and the federal government.

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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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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

Investigative Journalism Foundation nominated for LION Publishers award

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

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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"

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