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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.