A judge has sentenced a 48-year-old Toronto firefighter to six months in prison for benefits…
Fraudsters and scammers targeted by Alberta government in restitution infrastructure to protect consumers
In the 2016-2017 fiscal year, Alberta Courts ordered more than $957,000 in restitution as a result of provincial investigations into breaches of consumer protection and tenancy laws, Service Alberta Minister Stephanie McLean said in Calgary on Thursday. A home...
CFN editorial: the importance of the Paradise Papers beyond it’s societal accountability
By now the news of the Paradise Papers has begun to sink in. The 13.5 million documents that released confounding if not shocking information about offshore tax havens that some 3,000 Canadians are involved with, is just another bombshell in a sea of fraudulent...
Investigative journalist integral to Panama Papers Project, killed in bomb blast
Her work was praised as instrumental in igniting the panama papers investigation, and she’s was deemed a “one women wikileaks.” But just thirty minutes after filing her final blog post, criticizing the Maltese government, investigative journalist Daphne Caruana...
Toronto couple accused of $86K government benefits fraud
A Toronto couple is facing charges after allegedly defrauding a provincial government ministry of more than $86,000. Police say the pair claimed to have power of attorney over a family member, allegedly claiming the person had conditions including a blood disorder,...