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  • Two ex-Canada Revenue auditors face charges in tax-evasion scheme

    Two former federal fiscal bureaucrats face charges on allegations that they received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in a Montreal-based tax-evasion scheme that deprived the government of $4.5-million in tax revenue.Also being charged is Francesco Fiorino, 54, a chartered accountant who had been charged last year on allegations that he conspired with two construction bosses to evade ...

  • Three charged in Canada Revenue Agency fraud investigation

    MONTREAL -- Three people have been arrested and charged in an ongoing RCMP investigation into a multimillion-dollar corruption scheme at the Canada Revenue Agency. The charges are being laid against a chartered accountant and two former employees at the federal agency's Montreal office. The RCMP announced Thursday that the accused are suspected of participating in a scam where the ...

  • Canadas privacy watchdog wants power to impose 8-figure fines on offenders

    Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart appears at a Senate banking, trade and commerce committee in this 2012 file photo. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN ...

  • Calgary listed as one of Canadas more affordable housing markets

    CALGARY -- Calgary's housing market renaissance has not been a steady process, as the overall improving trend in resale activity was inconsistent last year, says a report released today by RBC Economics Research.But the city remains one of the more affordable housing markets in Canada.The latest Housing Trends and Affordability Report said recent statistics, however, show that resales in ...

  • ‘Canada taking a step backwards’ Decriminalize hard drugs to fight addiction B.C. report says

    OTTAWA -- The personal use of illicit drugs, from heroin to crack cocaine, should be decriminalized as part of a federal-provincial strategy to tackle drug abuse, a B.C.-based national coalition of drug policy experts argue in a report to be released Thursday. The report denounces the Harper government's aggressive war on drugs that has put the emphasis on law enforcement while steering ...


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Movie Review

One True Thing

At first glance, "One True Thing" looks like one thing to avoid. Its previews made it come off like a bloated TV disease-movie-of-the-week about cancer; its screenplay, based on a popular 1994 book by Anna Quindlen, was written by Karen Croner, a writer with only TV experience; and, as icing on the cake so to speak, it stars Meryl Streep as the dying mother, sort of the opposite of her role in 199 ... ...

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  • Canada’s digital privacy laws in bad need of updating watchdog

    With her mandate nearing its end at the end of the year, Canada's privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is again calling for stronger enforcement powers to help keep companies from straying from or disregarding Canadian privacy law.She released a position paper Thursday suggesting the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act is not able to adequately deal with privacy ...

  • Ontario Liberals set aside $900-million for cancelled gas plants

    Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty appears before the Justice Policy committee hearing as he testifies about the power plants the Government axed in Oakville and Mississauga for the 2011 election, at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Tuesday May 7, 2013. (Chris Young For The Globe and ...

  • Canada’s political scandals Widening cracks

    AS FAMILIES fired up their barbecues to celebrate the Victoria Day long weekend from May 18th-20th, a double helping of juicy political scandal was served along with the burgers and steaks. First came an extraordinary story in Toronto, where Rob Ford, the mayor, faced unproven allegations that he had been caught on video smoking crack cocaine. Next a long-simmering tale of senators fiddling ...

  • Canadas existing privacy rules cant keep up with digital evolution watchdog

    Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart appears at a Senate banking, trade and commerce committee in this 2012 file photo. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN ...

  • Media Advisory - 102.1 The Edges Todd Shapiro to EXILE Ontario Business Leaders

    The action-packed event will feature 10 rival tribes competing in a variety of challenging mental and physical contests. Each tribe is paired with a local wish child who has yet to be granted their most heartfelt wish from Children's Wish. By participating in Exile Island, the corporate teams are responsible for raising enough funds to grant their wish child their most heartfelt ...

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