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Canada

Toronto police link ServiceOntario staff to fake VIN scheme as Ontario proposes penalties for auto fraud

The Ontario government has proposed new penalties for fraudulent vehicle identification numbers (VINs), including fines of up to $100,000 and…

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Halifax

“I don’t feel secure, I feel scammed”: Rent-in-advance scheme is troubling tenants in Halifax

Property management company Olympus Properties has been accused by Dalhousie Legal Aid Service of requiring money from potential tenants in…

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Entertainment

Tegan and Sara on the catfishing scheme that’s haunted them for 15 years

32:02Tegan and Sara: On the catfishing scheme that’s haunted them for 15 years For nearly 15 years, the Canadian pop…

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Business

Are some rents in Canada part of a price-fixing scheme?

Cynthia Black believes her rent has been rigged. Since 2022, the Toronto resident says she has twice faced annual rent…

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Sports

2nd gambler admits trying to cash in on scheme involving ex-Raptor Jontay Porter

A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Wednesday in a sports betting scheme that ended Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter’s NBA career.…

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Nova Scotia

Large N.S. landlord running ‘scheme’ to collect illegal deposits, says legal aid group

Zhaojun Xu held her breath and sent the money. The $3,142.50 deposit drained her bank account, but she needed a…

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Politics

Liberal MPs call for probe into Canadian connections to alleged Russian propaganda scheme

Liberal MPs are calling for a committee investigation of Canadian connections to U.S. allegations that Russia has used state-run media,…

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Canada

Meet the right-wing Canadian influencers accused of collaborating with an alleged Russian propaganda scheme

The social media accounts of two of Canada’s most vocal far-right pundits have fallen unusually silent after U.S. officials accused…

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Politics

Loblaw, George Weston to pay $500M for bread price-fixing scheme in record antitrust settlement

Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. say they have agreed to pay $500 million to settle…

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Entertainment

Sean Kingston and mother indicted on federal charges in $1M fraud scheme

Rapper and singer Sean Kingston and his mother have been indicted in South Florida on federal charges of committing more…

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