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CRA admits it paid out $63M in 'sham' tax refund scheme; The Canada Revenue Agency \(CRA\) headquarters Connaught Building is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Aug\. 17, 2020\.

CRA admits it paid out $63M in 'sham' tax refund scheme

November 24 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EST

International networks of sophisticated criminals have claimed untold millions of dollars from Canadian government coffers while facing few to no consequences, an investigation by The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada's Enquête has found.

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Man alleged to be behind high-interest mortgage scam living large on social media; A photo of Anas Ayyoub from his Instagram page\.

Man alleged to be behind high-interest mortgage scam living large on social media

November 24 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EST

A man alleged to be connected to a complex scheme that leaves homeowners with high-interest mortgages they say they didn't want flaunts a luxurious lifestyle on social media, while regulators crack down on lawyers and mortgage brokers alleged to be connected to the scheme.

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Israel-Hamas ceasefire holding as first hostages to be released from Gaza;

Israel-Hamas ceasefire holding as first hostages to be released from Gaza

November 24 , 2023 • 12:10 AM EST

A temporary ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas forces took hold in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the first respite in 48 days of conflict that has devastated the Palestinian enclave, but both sides warned that the war was far from over.

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What was behind that Conservative vote against the Ukraine trade deal?; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a press conference at the Shaarei Shomayim Congregation in Toronto on Thursday Nov\. 23, 2023\.

What was behind that Conservative vote against the Ukraine trade deal?

November 24 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EST

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party supports Ukraine. He also says it supports free trade with Ukraine. But when it came time for the House of Commons to vote on legislation to implement an update to Canada's free trade agreement with Ukraine, Conservative MPs voted against it.

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Some B.C. property owners 'panicking' following short-term rental legislation: realtors; A sign indicating Airbnb rentals are not permitted is seen at the entrance to a condo tower, in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023\. The provincial government last month introduced legislation to limit short-term rentals in many cities in British Columbia in an effort to put thousands of units back into the long-term rental pool, with the changes coming into effect in May\.

Some B.C. property owners 'panicking' following short-term rental legislation: realtors

November 24 , 2023 • 05:00 AM EST

Investing in short-term rentals could slow to a trickle in the wake of new legislation to regulate them, but the B.C. Real Estate Association says it is still too early to tell what the impact will be on housing sales.

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November 22 , 2023 • 11:07 AM EST

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Former soldiers say they fear Iraqi trainees committed war crimes with allies' weapons; Two Canadian soldiers and two Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, who were being trained and mentored by Canadians in northern Iraq, walk up a hill near Mosul in November 2016\.  

November 24 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EST

Former soldiers say they fear Iraqi trainees committed war crimes with allies' weapons

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Shoppers more cost conscious than ever as Black Friday kicks off holiday spending season; A Black Friday sign at a Target store ahead of Black Friday in Smyrna, Georgia, US, on Tuesday, Nov\. 21, 2023\. An estimated 182 million people are planning to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, the most since 2017, according to the National Retail Federation\. Photographer: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg  

November 24 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EST

Shoppers more cost conscious than ever as Black Friday kicks off holiday spending season

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B.C.-born NCAA basketball player confronts fan after allegedly being called a 'terrorist'; Fardaws Aimaq shoots a free throw during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Feb\. 25, 2023, in Lubbock, Texas\.  

November 23 , 2023 • 08:17 PM EST

B.C.-born NCAA basketball player confronts fan after allegedly being called a 'terrorist'

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Squid Game: The Challenge is pretty good. It also embodies everything Squid Game condemned; In Netflix's new reality series Squid Game: The Challenge, based on the popular 2021 South Korean series, 456 contestants play childhood games to win a \$4\.56 million cash prize\.  

November 24 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EST

Squid Game: The Challenge is pretty good. It also embodies everything Squid Game condemned

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November 23 , 2023 • 10:18 AM EST

Buffy Sainte-Marie pushes back against CBC investigation contradicting claims to Indigenous ancestry

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November 23 , 2023 • 01:35 PM EST

Canada's 'most boring city' is hiring a nightlife boss

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November 23 , 2023 • 06:27 PM EST

Behold Turkules, the turkey who charmed and terrorized a New Jersey town for months

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November 23 , 2023 • 04:01 PM EST

Up to 900 foreign workers coming to Windsor to help build EV battery plant, NextStar says amid backlash

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November 23 , 2023 • 08:52 PM EST

Conservative senator from Manitoba apologizes for 'losing my cool' on Senate floor

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