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Read More »Construction without permits, entry without proper notice drove some from Winnipeg block, tenants allege
Several tenants in a building in Winnipeg’s West Broadway neighbourhood say their privacy, rights and safety were violated during months of non-permitted construction this summer, prompting some to leave. But the new owner argues the aging complex needs upgrades and defended management’s notices to tenants. Mira Koop, who moved out …
Read More »International students allege private college made them campaign for Conservative candidate
When Yanisa Kapetch decided to leave Thailand to study digital media at a private B.C. college, she never expected it would lead to her knocking on doors and handing out flyers in support of a federal Conservative candidate. The 25-year-old travelled to Canada to study at Pacific Link College, a …
Read More »Hong Kong visa applicants used plagiarism, ghostwriters to game application process, court records allege
A Canadian visa program set up to fast track educated immigrants from Hong Kong appears to have been systematically abused by applicants accused of using ghostwriters or plagiarism to obtain academic credentials. CBC News has found at least seven Federal Court decisions involving applicants rejected for misrepresentation, after immigration officers grilled them …
Read More »Auditors allege Canadian charity helped Hamas financier – National
A government audit of one of Canada’s largest Muslim charities alleges some of its directors and employees were involved in “an apparent Hamas support network.” Canada Revenue Agency auditors cited the “troubling” allegation as one of the reasons it felt there were grounds to revoke the charity status of the …
Read More »Toronto man sought after police allege he removed court-ordered ankle monitor – Toronto
Toronto police say they are looking for a man they allege removed his GPS ankle monitor, which was part of his release conditions. Police said on Wednesday at around 8 p.m., officers responded to the area of Highway 427 and Burnhamthorpe Road. Investigators said the man was released from court …
Read More »2 teen girls repeatedly sexually assaulted by Toronto private school teacher, police allege – Toronto
An arrest has been made after a Toronto private school teacher repeatedly sexually assaulted two teenage girls whom he taught, police say. Toronto police said in a news release Thursday that between January 2012 and June 2020, the man worked as a teacher at Bond Academy Private School, located on …
Read More »Two high-level memos allege Beijing covertly funded Canadian election candidates
Justin Trudeau said he was never briefed on the issue, and his security adviser has dismissed it out of hand, but two high-level national security reports before and after the 2019 election suggest they were warned that Chinese government officials were funnelling money to Canadian political candidates. The two intelligence …
Read More »Whistleblowers allege U of T data project collected 600K patient records without consent
Ontario’s privacy commissioner is investigating a sweeping data project at the University of Toronto that is alleged to have collected over 600,000 electronic medical records without patient consent or knowledge. Filed last summer by a group of concerned doctors in the GTA, a privacy complaint alleges the University of Toronto …
Read More »Teen pedestrian killed, Hamilton police allege 15-year-old fled scene
Hamilton police say a 15-year-old driver has been arrested after he allegedly struck and killed another 15-year-old boy, then fled the scene. Police allege the 15-year-old boy was speeding northbound on Upper Paradise Road in a Dodge hatchback shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday when he hit the other teen, who …
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