A Quebec-based company is hoping to become a leader in direct air capture, where carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere. But questions remain about whether the technology is the best use of limited public funds and resources as the world seeks to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Direct air …
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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. KPMG fought for months to block public from seeing court document. A once-sealed affidavit filed with …
Read More »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. Long-promised sale of troubled project will open a Pandora’s box, expert says. In her budget …
Read More »What you need to know about criminal charges linked to Thunder Bay, Ont., police
Thunder Bay’s police service is back under the microscope after Ontario Provincial Police laid charges against several people linked to the force. Here’s a history of the longtime concerns as well as more about the charges and those facing them, including from court documents obtained by CBC News. OPP investigation …
Read More »Tim Hortons says ‘technical errors’ falsely told people they won $55K boat in Roll Up To Win promo
A technical error by Tim Hortons led coffee drinkers across Canada to falsely believe they had won a $55,000 boat as part of the franchise’s Roll Up To Win promotion. Coffee chain sent email to contest participants Wednesday, apologizing for the error. A technical error by Tim Hortons led coffee …
Read More »Driver going wrong way on Hwy. 417 dies in early morning crash
A driver heading down Highway 417 in the wrong direction died in a crash early Thursday morning that shut down the highway at Innes Road, blocking one of the main ways drivers get from the east to central Ottawa. Police received a call shortly after 3:30 a.m. for the two-car …
Read More »Tesla to lay off 10% of its workforce as sales fall
Tesla will lay off more than 10 per cent of its global workforce, an internal memo seen by Reuters on Monday shows, as it grapples with falling sales and an intensifying price war for electric vehicles. Stock underperforming legacy automakers like Toyota, General Motors. Tesla will lay off more than …
Read More »Israeli artist and curators decline to show work at Venice Biennale, call for ceasefire
The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale announced Tuesday they won’t open the Israeli pavilion exhibition until there is a ceasefire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages. ‘The time for art is lost’: Artist Ruth Patir, curator also call for return of all hostages …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Arizona Coyotes fans devastated at prospect of losing their team
For the first time since 1997, no one from three generations of the Dunaway family group attended the Arizona Coyotes’ fan appreciation night — the final game of the regular season — amid reports Wednesday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers was the last one before the team is relocated. Formerly …
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