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Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The U.S. Secret Service did not receive more than 100 local radio transmissions about the gunman …
Read More »Hosting FIFA World Cup will cost taxpayers $1B: watchdog report
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Hosting the 2026 World Cup will cost governments across Canada more than a billion dollars, putting …
Read More »Privacy watchdog says Kelowna’s new security camera network must be monitored
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Police in Kelowna are creating a registry of surveillance cameras owned by businesses across the city, …
Read More »Crypto exchange Cryptomus fined record $177M by Canada’s financial crime watchdog
A cryptocurrency exchange has been slapped with a fine of almost $177 million — the largest-ever penalty by Canada’s financial intelligence agency — for infractions including failing to flag more than 1,000 transactions with suspected links to criminal activity. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) announced …
Read More »U.S. watchdog launches investigation into former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith
A U.S. federal agency has opened a formal investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith, who oversaw two criminal probes into U.S. President Donald Trump following his first term in the White House. The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) confirmed to Reuters that it was investigating whether Smith violated the …
Read More »Iran suspends co-operation with UN nuclear watchdog
Iran’s president on Wednesday ordered the country to suspend its co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes hit its most-important nuclear facilities, likely further limiting the ability of inspectors to track Tehran’s program that had been enriching uranium to near weapons-grade levels. The order by President …
Read More »Competition watchdog calls for relaxed foreign ownership rules in airline industry report
The Competition Bureau is calling for changes to improve the competitive landscape in Canada’s airline industry, including loosening rules that currently limit foreign ownership of Canadian airlines. The watchdog, in a 117-page market study published Thursday, reiterated that Canada’s airline industry is highly concentrated with two major carriers — Air Canada and WestJet — …
Read More »Ontario’s police watchdog investigating after 2 die inside Burlington home
is investigating after two people were found dead inside a Burlington, Ont., home overnight Tuesday. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a news release that at roughly 12:30 a.m., Halton Regional Police officers responded to a home on Cornerstone Drive, near Dundas Street, after receiving multiple 911 calls for …
Read More »Government accountability watchdog calls for end to free concert tickets for city councillors
A democracy watchdog is questioning the practice of municipal governments receiving free tickets to events hosted at public venues, following a CBC News investigation. Access to free tickets has been under scrutiny after a former federal cabinet minister accepted tickets from a Crown corporation to see Taylor Swift during the Eras Tour. …
Read More »Iran has amassed even more near weapons-grade uranium, UN watchdog says
Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog said Saturday. In a separate report, the agency called on Tehran to urgently change course and comply with its years-long probe. The news comes at a sensitive time as Tehran and …
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