3 d. ago B.C. to target money laundering, fraud with new gambling regulations

British Columbia plans to bring in new gambling regulations in an effort to curb money laundering and fraud, including creating an independent gambling regulator.

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3 d. ago B.C. man charged with money laundering after Lethbridge online investment scam

The Lethbridge man contacted police on Nov. 30, 2024, and reported he had been scammed out of the money after speaking with someone online about investment opportunities.

Technology

4 d. ago ‘You haven’t changed one whit’: Crown argues Nicola Puddicombe not ready for early parole

Nicola Puddicombe says she's changed despite the fact she's now romantically involved with a woman serving a life sentence for second-degree murder.

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4 d. ago Swiss prosecutors target Credit Suisse, now part of UBS, over Mozambique money laundering case

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss authorities on Monday said they have indicted a former official at Credit Suisse — now part of Swiss banking titan UBS — for alleged money laundering in a case involving state companies in Mozambique, and charged the bank with not doing enough to stop it. Credit Suisse, which was merged into […]

Economics

5 d. ago B.C. woman alleged to have handled babies at hospital has past animal cruelty conviction

A B.C. woman sentenced to probation in 2016 for the violent kidnap of a family's Labrador retriever now faces assault charges for entering a Surrey hospital and picking up babies.

Science

7 d. ago Toronto woman serving life sentence admits role in 2006 axe murder

Nicola Puddicombe, serving life for first-degree murder, admitted at her faint-hope hearing that she plotted with her girlfriend to kill Dennis Hoy.`

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1 week ago B.C. woman sentenced to 18 months in prison for money laundering

A B.C. woman who laundered $500,000 in drug money has been sentenced to 18 months. Law enforcement officials called the sentence a milestone in efforts against organized crime.

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1 week ago B.C. woman sentenced to 18 months in jail for money laundering in ‘milestone’ case

Securing a guilty plea in a British Columbia money laundering case that dates back to 2019 involved undercover officers and multiple search warrants, and organized crime investigators say they hope an 18-month jail sentence handed down this month is the first of many. B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit said Monday that Alexandra Joie Chow’s […]

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1 week ago Caesars Palace fined $7.8M over gambling by bookmaker linked to Ohtani’s interpreter

Nevada gaming regulators voted to fine Caesars Palace $7.8 million Thursday over failing to comply with anti-money laundering rules, settling a case that centered on an illegal bookmaker with ties to the former interpreter for the baseball star Shohei Ohtani. The Nevada Gaming Control Board alleged that Caesars Palace failed to verify bookmaker Mathew Bowyer’s […]

Economics

2 w. ago Faint hope hearing begins for Toronto woman serving life sentence for plotting boyfriend’s axe murder

A faint hope hearing is underway for Nicola Puddicombe, who was found guilty of the first-degree murder of her boyfriend Dennis Hoy 19 years ago.

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2 w. ago TD Bank Sued by Chinese Employees in US Claiming Illegal Firing

Toronto-Dominion Bank was sued by a group of former employees who claim they were improperly fired from their jobs amid disclosure of widespread criminal money laundering through bank branches.

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2 w. ago Lawyer wants Cree identity considered in sentence for N.S. prison hostage

A Nova Scotia judge is scheduled to sentence a woman today who has been in prison since she was 15 and has pleaded guilty to unlawful confinement. 

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2 w. ago Quantexa Named as a Category Leader in Chartis Research’s 2025 AML Transaction Monitoring and KYC Solutions Reports

Decision Intelligence pioneer recognized for leadership in explainable AI, real-time behavioral monitoring, and contextual risk intelligence LONDON, Nov. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantexa, a global pioneer in Decision Intelligence, has been recognized as a Category Leader in Chartis’ RiskTech Quadrant for anti-money laundering (AML) transaction monitoring solutions and RiskTech Quadrant for KYC Solutions, 2025. Chartis […]

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2 w. ago ‘I’m so grateful I got to be your mom’: Toronto woman who suffocated her 2 sons sentenced to life

Court heard the 27-year-old Toronto woman was left a paraplegic as a result of a failed suicide attempt on the night she murdered her sons.

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3 w. ago U.S. sanctions casinos linked to drug cartels, individuals in Mexico

Move follows actions taken by Mexican government to probe connections between casinos and money-laundering networks

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3 w. ago Sentencing hearing held for young woman who murdered Toronto rapper

The family of rapper Jai Parker-Ford read out their victim impact statements during a sentencing hearing for Brianna Warner, who was found guilty last month.

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3 w. ago Woman sentenced to life, no parole for 25 years in drug dealer’s killing

Superior Court Justice Martha Cook said Grant Norton, 59, was “robbed, savagely beaten, and stabbed”.

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