With Alexander Quon: wrote about some documents we only just obtained that reveal new insight about what Sask. government officials knew about COVID-19 in a decisive moment of the pandemic.

Excited for my mentions to be super normal

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For low-income neighbourhoods, fires are more severe. Our investigation with CBC Toronto found that casualties from fire incidents in Toronto’s lowest-income ward were nearly five times greater than those in the highest-income ward. Read: theijf.org/fatal-fires

Live your life with the determination of Emerson the elephant seal, who was relocated some 150km away and simply refused to stay there

A Vancouver investor lost thousands of dollars in a “pump and dump” scheme, while the people who allegedly committed the fraud walked away with millions.

Zak Vescera’s latest: theijf.org/how-accused-pu…

Come work with the incredible team @ijfmedia.

We have three open positions at the moment, all with May 3 deadlines: theijf.org/careers

Are you a great reporter, developer or fundraiser, we want to hear from you!

whenever I get discouraged, I remind myself that the combined might of the Canadian government could not stop a single very determined elephant seal from visiting his favourite city

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Here's a good opportunity to work as a summer reporter with the Investigative Journalism Foundation Investigative Journalism Foundation Apply here: theijf.applytojobs.ca/editorial/29653

In 2017, Karl Haase made what he thought was a savvy investment in a BC telemedicine company.

Securities regulators now believe it was part of a 'pump-and-dump' scheme that netted masterminds millions while leaving investors like Haase out in the cold.

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asked a German friend if he wanted to see vampire weekend

14 minutes after a customer deposited bitcoin on B.C.'s ezBtc cryptocurrency exchange, someone at the company transferred it to an online casino. Founder David Smillie is accused of gambling away $13M in client funds.

My latest on his BCSC hearing: theijf.org/cryptocurrency…

This is big news for Steve and other former writers at the Straight, who were owed weeks of wages when they were laid off in Sept 2022.

Wrote about this at The Tyee at the time: thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/1…

Last Friday, Gerald Paulin made his first appearance in court as one of only six lobbyists ever charged with breaking federal laws governing the practice.

Some believe that number vastly underestimates the amount of shadowy lobbying in the country. theijf.org/lobbyists-char…

Online fashion retailer Shein is lobbying Ottawa about legislation requiring companies to report on child and forced labour in their supply chains, claiming that it is taking “robust measures” to address concerns with its supply chain. theijf.org/shein-lobbying…

Former customers are out millions of dollars after the collapse of the B.C.-based cryptocurrency exchange ezBtc.

The founder, David Smillie, is still nowhere to be found — although he did respond to my interview request, forwarded to him by his mom. theijf.org/where-is-david…

If you're considering using a cryptocurrency platform, be cautious. These BC residents found out the hard way. Story by Bethany Lindsay for Investigative Journalism Foundation theijf.org/where-is-david…

ICYMI: The strange story of a northern B.C. sawmill, whose former owners petitioned into receivership and are now trying to buy again in a controversial deal opposed by the provincial government and First Nations