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Ontario alleges family employed by province perpetrated $11M COVID benefit fraud

Ontario alleges family employed by province perpetrated $11M COVID benefit fraud

TORONTO — Four family members who worked for the Ontario government in information technology defrauded the province of at least $11 million destined as COVID-19 relief money, a statement of claim alleges.
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N.S. brings in rent control, bans 'renovictions' amid affordable housing crunch

N.S. brings in rent control, bans 'renovictions' amid affordable housing crunch

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal government is bringing in temporary rent controls amid a series of evictions of low-income tenants and rising homelessness in Halifax.
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Longest-serving Quebec justice minister, Marc-Andre Bedard, dead of COVID-19 at 85

Longest-serving Quebec justice minister, Marc-Andre Bedard, dead of COVID-19 at 85

MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Bedard, a well-known politician with the Parti Quebecois and loyalist to Rene Levesque, has died of complications from COVID-19 at the age of 85.
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Hearing for judge accused of perjury over Black federation role set for December

Hearing for judge accused of perjury over Black federation role set for December

TORONTO — A judge accused of lying about his involvement in a Black activist organization will face a disciplinary hearing starting next month, the Ontario Judicial Council has announced.
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Elizabeth May’s ‘Big Fat Green Wedding’; photos of ceremony and reception

Elizabeth May’s ‘Big Fat Green Wedding’; photos of ceremony and reception

As Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and retired entrepreneur John Kidder looked at each other at the altar of Christ Church Cathedral on Monday, May wiped a single tear from her soon-to-be husband’s face.
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