Leaked files reveal CRA refunded millions by mistake

More than two years after paying out $4.99 million in an allegedly bogus refund, the Canada Revenue Agency is stuck in Federal Court trying to figure out where the money went and how to get it back.The seven-figure refund was This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
‘Here we go again’ after CRA pays out another bogus $5M income tax refund, agency insider says

The Canada Revenue Agency has paid out another $5-million refund to a single taxpayer, this time to a B.C. businesswoman, despite what it now alleges was a bogus return that included “illogical” and “falsified information.”According to court records obtained by This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
This womanâs identity was stolen in a CRA hack. Why hasnât the impostor been charged in her case?

For years, B.C. nurse Leslie Warner sought justice against the impostor who stole her identity in 2020. The impostor claimed Warner had moved to Alberta and then hacked into her Canada Revenue Agency account and received a bogus refund in This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
2 N.S. softball team members fought for their lives, and they made it to the Canada Games

The journey to the Canada Games involves hard work, talent and skill. But for Nova Scotiaâs softball team, theyâve been overcoming adversity after adversity on the road to St. Johnâs.
Some N.L. artists pull music from Spotify after CEO’s weapons investment

If you want to listen to Colleen Powerâs hit debut album, Lucky You Are, you wonât find it on Spotify. She’s one of many artists leaving the platform after its CEO invested millions into a company developing AI-powered defence weapons.
From retirement to Olympic training camp: How Daryl Watts found her way back to hockey

The 26-year-old Toronto Sceptres forward is one of 30 players in contention for a spot on the team that will go to Italy.
The Jays have a shot at their 1st division title in years. Here’s what you need to know before hopping on the bandwagon

The Blue Jays are leading their division as baseball enters its final regular-season stretch, giving the team a chance to clinch a playoff spot without going the wildcard route for the first time in a decade, and the fans are keeping the faith.
Canadian companies race to launch rockets into orbit from home soil â a first

One thing that has never been done in Canada is launching rockets into orbit from home soil. That could soon change. And those involved believe that it could both be an economic boon for Canada while also keeping talented engineers at home.
3 provinces, 1 territory made pharmacare deals. Ottawa won’t say if others are coming

Two provinces have implemented pharmacare this year, two more jurisdictions are preparing to roll it out and the rest of the country doesn’t know if Ottawa still intends to subsidize some prescription drugs for them, too.
Ontario man charged with assaulting home intruder acted ‘within his rights’: lawyer

A Lindsay, Ont., man who is facing charges after allegedly assaulting an intruder in his apartment is accused of using a knife in the incident, a court document shows, but his lawyer says he was acting within his rights to This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Mother of Toronto boy killed by stray bullet urges vigil crowd not to forget her son

TORONTO — The mother of an eight-year-old Toronto boy killed by a stray bullet while he was in bed told a community vigil Thursday that she hopes everyone remembers JahVai Roy’s name. “His love language was loud,” Holly Roy told This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Ontario colleges seek arbitration as support staff move toward strike

TORONTO — The bargaining agent for Ontario’s publicly funded colleges says it is proposing binding mediation-arbitration after a union representing thousands of full-time support staff took a step toward a possible strike. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has asked the This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10