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This foreign worker says he paid his own wages for a cook position that didn't exist; This foreign worker says he was involved in a complex immigration scheme involving his employer, Turtle Jack's Muskoka Grill in Oakville, Ont\. The restaurant's parent company says it has given the owner of the restaurant 90 days to leave the franchise system\.

This foreign worker says he paid his own wages for a cook position that didn't exist

October 30 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A national restaurant company says it has given one of its franchisees 90 days to 'leave the franchise system' after a joint investigation by CBC and the Investigative Journalism Foundation shared allegations of an illegal payroll scheme at the restaurant.

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CRA duped in $40M bogus tax refund case. Why did it take a big bank to notice?; A Fifth Estate/Radio-Canada investigation has found that the Canada Revenue Agency mistakenly authorized bogus refunds of more than \$40 million to a tax scammer\.

CRA duped in $40M bogus tax refund case. Why did it take a big bank to notice?

October 30 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

In 2023, a Canadian taxpayer logged into his Canada Revenue Agency account, falsely amended previous tax returns and wrongly claimed he was owed more than $40 million in refunds. Without verifying any of the newly filed tax slips, the Canada Revenue Agency authorized the payments and began making the initial instalments, according to sources.

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In the shadow of Jan. 6, Harris concludes her case against Trump; Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris delivers what her campaign called its closing argument, outside the White House, facing the U\.S\. National Mall\.

In the shadow of Jan. 6, Harris concludes her case against Trump

October 30 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The speech billed as Kamala Harris's closing argument reflected her campaign itself: the words were primarily about normal economic pledges, while the atmosphere pulsed with abnormal stakes. She stood in the spot where Donald Trump urged his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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How high-speed rail would change Ontario and Quebec — if it actually happens; FILE -This Oct\. 18 2007 file photo shows high speed trains in the Part-Dieu train station in Lyon, central France\. A rebuilt Prussian palace in Berlin\. High-speed rail from Lisbon to Berlin\. A new visitor center for Britain's Stonehenge\. They're just some of the big-ticket European projects put on hold by the continent's government debt crisis\.  Deep in debt after decades of borrowing too much and still running big deficits from the recession, European countries are scaling back some of expensive building and high-speed transport projects that over the decades have given life on the continent much of its glitter and convenience\. \(AP Photo/, file\)

How high-speed rail would change Ontario and Quebec — if it actually happens

October 30 , 2024 at 04:00:24 a.m. EDT • :

A high-speed rail line linking Canada's two largest cities, Montreal and Toronto, has been the stuff of dreams — and political campaigns — for decades. But will it actually happen any time soon? And what could it look like if it does?

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Her family came to the U.S. 20 years ago, undocumented. She's worried Trump will deport them if he wins; An undocumented woman in Arizona who spoke to The Current before the U\.S\. presidential election\. The Current is not revealing her identity because she is afraid of being deported\.

Her family came to the U.S. 20 years ago, undocumented. She's worried Trump will deport them if he wins

October 30 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Republican nominee Donald Trump has pledged to deport millions of undocumented migrants if he wins the U.S. presidential election. A young woman in Arizona tells us what that would mean for her family, who came to the U.S. illegally almost 20 years ago.

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WATCH | Airline turns to technology to stop queue-jumping for carry-on space ; A passenger walks by an American Airlines airplane at a gate at Chicago O'Hare Airport in Chicago, IL\., on Oct\. 2, 2014\. The carrier is experimenting with new tech that triggers a signal to gate agents when a passenger tries to board ahead of their group\.  

October 29 , 2024 at 09:13:05 p.m. EDT • :

WATCH | Airline turns to technology to stop queue-jumping for carry-on space

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Alberta's neighbours saw their own stark rural-urban election splits in new political reality; Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and British Columbia Premier David Eby are pictured in file photos\.  

October 29 , 2024 at 04:59:07 p.m. EDT • :

Alberta's neighbours saw their own stark rural-urban election splits in new political reality

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Volpe's grand slam sparks slumping Yankees offence in time to avoid Dodgers sweep in World Series; New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam during an 11-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday\.  

October 29 , 2024 at 11:44:19 p.m. EDT • :

Volpe's grand slam sparks slumping Yankees offence in time to avoid Dodgers sweep in World Series

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B.C. Legislature 1st in Canada to be majority female; stock photos/ Exterior of  B\.C\. legislature in Victoria on 06 Oct 2021\.  

October 29 , 2024 at 09:59:29 p.m. EDT • :

B.C. Legislature 1st in Canada to be majority female

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New Chopin just dropped. Unknown piece by the legendary Polish composer found in NYC; Frederic Chopin \(1810 - 1843\), Polish composer\.    \(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images\)  

October 29 , 2024 at 06:22:31 p.m. EDT • :

New Chopin just dropped. Unknown piece by the legendary Polish composer found in NYC

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October 29 , 2024 at 07:44:31 p.m. EDT • :

Fake content is getting harder to suss out. This Canadian Nobel Prize winner has an idea to help

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October 29 , 2024 at 06:58:41 p.m. EDT • :

As the Arctic warms, some polar bears are being injured by painful ice buildup on their paws: study

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October 29 , 2024 at 02:07:19 p.m. EDT • :

Professional Women's Hockey League could add 2 expansion teams for 2025-26 season

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October 29 , 2024 at 03:54:57 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec music store owners say new language law will hurt business

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October 29 , 2024 at 07:30:27 p.m. EDT • :

Shawn Mendes says rumours about sexuality 'felt like an intrusion.' Here's why such speculation can be harmful

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