CRA paid out $37M to tax scammers, unsealed affidavit alleges

A once-sealed affidavit filed with the Tax Court of Canada and obtained by The Fifth Estate details how alleged scammers tricked the Canada Revenue Agency and made off with $37 million of taxpayers’ money.

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For its next trick, Ottawa must unload the $34B Trans Mountain pipeline. It won’t be easy

The federal government bought the project when the proposed pipeline was on the verge of falling apart before there was ever a shovel in the ground in the face of legal, political, and regulatory challenges. 

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They became friends on the Prairies — and are now working to fight a global health threat in Sri Lanka

Two scientists whose connection was sparked in Saskatchewan are working together from different sides of the globe to improve animal health in Sri Lanka, in hopes of addressing a potential global health threat.

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Even gardens have a carbon footprint. Here’s how to reduce the climate impact of urban farming

A study published earlier his year in the science journal Nature suggests gardeners should evaluate the carbon footprint of things like co-operative or collective gardens by looking at what they use to build them and, as importantly, what they grow and how they grow it.

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Google fires 28 employees who protested its cloud contract with Israeli government

Google said on Thursday it has terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in protests against the company’s cloud contract with the Israeli government.

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Do Ottawa’s proposed capital gains tax changes affect inherited properties?

Tax experts and lawyers explain to CBC how capital gains works on property transfers, including what happens with inheritances and how the value of those properties is determined.

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Tesla recalling Cybertrucks in U.S. for faulty accelerator pedal

Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertrucks to fix an accelerator pedal pad that could come loose and get lodged in the interior trim, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

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Ottawa to force banks to use carbon rebate label for direct deposits

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s department has been battling with banks for almost two years over how carbon rebates are labelled when they are deposited directly into bank accounts.

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Halal mortgages in federal budget about ‘being equal’ for Muslims, providers say

Federal budget references to mortgage products aimed at Canadian Muslims have members of the community celebrating, along with the mortgage providers that look to serve them, despite a lack of detail from the government on what is to come.

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Anyone want a camper? It’s a buyer’s market for RVs as pandemic-era sales fizzle

RVs — along with boats, ATVs and other outdoor vehicles — sold like hotcakes during the pandemic as people poured their vacation funds into goods that could be enjoyed closer to home. But now the sector is going through a market correction, with sales down around 20 per cent last year.

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