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Criminals laundering Chinese money through Canadian real estate, agency report says

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

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Alberta has rejected excited delirium as a cause of death, but it’s all over this police-related autopsy report

Mazin Zaim’s 2023 death after arrest by Edmonton police remains under investigation

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Agency review found 18 Canadian small banks not following anti-money laundering rules

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

The Investigative Journalism Foundation earns two nominations for national RTDNA awards

Open by Default database and story about lobbyists’ connections in Ottawa recognized

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Alberta government PR branch moved under premier’s office

Transfer makes Premier Smith the minister responsible for Communications and Public Engagement department.

Share of Canadian businesses and nonprofits using AI doubles over past year

Firms more likely to shrink workforce than expand it after adopting AI, survey finds

The metal poles of a teepee reach into the sky, as a memorial to the 19 boys who died in a fire at Beauval Indian Residential School in 1927.

Possible burial sites found near former Saskatchewan residential school, First Nation says

A search near the former Beauval Indian Residential School in northwest Saskatchewan has identified 60 “potential unmarked burials” outside the bounds of the community cemetery, says English River First Nation.

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Founder of Kevin Hart-backed Vancouver toothbrush startup accused of stealing $20M from its coffers

Lawsuits accuse Bruush CEO Aneil Manhas of fraud and say other company leaders enabled it

Controversial Alberta private health centre helped behind the scenes by Airdrie mayor, documents reveal

Internal emails show how the mayor and city staff helped draft and pitch a proposal for a publicly funded, privately delivered urgent care centre in Airdrie, Alta.

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As Ottawa pushes AI boom, experts warn of risks to farmland and resources

In the race to grow AI infrastructure, farmers are urging governments not to sideline farmland and food security.

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CEO promised to repay $1M real estate investment, but moved cash to other projects instead, court hears

B.C. investor testifies Bob Fraser of the Cynterra Group ‘kept moving offices’ to avoid her

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IJF reporter takes home silver at annual CAJ awards

Bethany Lindsay won for her work on B.C. addiction treatment beds

Federal government considered requiring AI platforms to pay news platforms, document suggests

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

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