13 h. ago Central Ontario financial advisor charged in $1.8M fraud investigation

ORILLIA — Police in central Ontario have laid a dozen charges against a financial advisor who is alleged to have stolen more than $1.8 million from clients. The Ontario Provincial Police says the local advisor is charged with defrauding the public and eleven counts of uttering a forged document. They say 40-year-old Kevin Douse, of […]

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34 h. ago George Santos gets 7 year prison sentence on fraud, ID theft charges

The former Republican congressman admitted to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of nearly a dozen people, including his family members, to fund his winning campaign.

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4 d. ago George Santos defends social media tirade to federal judge set to sentence him for fraud

NEW YORK — George Santos is defending his recent social media tirade to a federal judge who will be sentencing the disgraced former New York congressman later this week on fraud charges. In a lengthy letter ahead of the Friday court date, Santos, 36, said he remains “profoundly sorry” for his crimes but protests that […]

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4 d. ago Integral Metals Welcomes Shervin Pishevar as an Advisor to the Company

Tech Visionary and Entrepreneur Shervin Pishevar Joins Integral Metals to Drive Strategic Growth in Critical Mineral Exploration CALGARY, Alberta, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Integral Metals Corp. (CSE: INTG | OTC: ITGLF | FSE: ZK9) (the “Company” or “Integral”) is pleased to announce the addition of Shervin Pishevar as an Advisor to the Company. […]

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8 d. ago Murdaugh accomplice pleads guilty to wire, bank fraud in South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The banker accused of helping disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh hide millions of stolen funds pleaded guilty Friday to federal bank and wire fraud charges. Russell L. Laffitte, 54, entered the plea after convictions on the same charges were overturned by an appeals court last year. Laffitte was one of […]

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2 w. ago 17,500 customers still without power after Ontario ice storm: Hydro One

Some 17,500 customers are still without electricity more than a week after a powerful spring storm encrusted parts of central and eastern Ontario with ice.

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2 w. ago Power still being restored across central Ontario after damaging ice storms

Hydro workers continue to restore power around the clock after communities in central Ontario were hit by two ice storms late last month. In Orillia, Mayor Donald McIsaac called the efforts to restore power in his city “Herculean” after heavy rain froze on tree branches and power lines and knocked them down more than a […]

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2 w. ago More than 34,000 customers remain powerless after spring storm tears through Ontario

Just over 35,000 customers still don't have power back in Ontario more than a week after a storm tore through the central and eastern parts of the province.

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3 w. ago Chestermere man convicted of RV park fraud now charged with similar crimes

Calgary police said they began investigating the crime after receiving several complaints from lot owners, who suffered a combined loss of approximately $1.5 million

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3 w. ago Ontario Premier Doug Ford to visit areas without electricity since ice storm

Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that he plans to visit some areas affected by prolonged power outages since a powerful ice storm hit central and northern Ontario over the weekend. More than 190,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark midday Thursday, a Hydro One outage map showed, after the storm caused severe damage […]

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3 w. ago Halton Region police officer charged with fraud after OPP investigation

Halton Regional Police say one of their officers has been charged with fraud following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police.

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4 w. ago Ontario power outage map shows 50,000 homes in the dark amid brutal ice storm

Almost 50,000 Ontario homes are in the dark as widespread blackouts impact the province amid a brutal ice storm, according to HydroOne's outage map.HydroOne confirms that over 49K homes in central and eastern Ontario are without electricity on Saturday afternoon as freezing rain weighs down tree branches and power lines."Power outages continue across central & eastern Ontario due to freezing rain," stated the utility company in a post on X, assuring the public that "Crews are working as quickly & safely as possible."HydroOne's social media post warns the public to "Stay safe, stay back from downed lines."HydroOneParts of the province may receive up to 25 millimetres of freezing rain by the time the system passes on Sunday.Environment and Climate Change CanadaA large swathe of the province remains under a freezing rain warning issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada as of Saturday afternoon.

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4 w. ago Ontario power outage map shows over 218,000 homes in the dark amid brutal ice storm

Over 218,000 Ontario homes are in the dark as widespread blackouts impact the province amid a brutal ice storm this weekend, according to Hydro One's outage map.Hydro One confirmed that homes in central and eastern Ontario without electricity reached hundreds of thousands as freezing rain weighed down tree branches and power lines."Power outages continue across central & eastern Ontario due to freezing rain," stated the utility company in a Saturday post on X, assuring the public that "Crews are working as quickly & safely as possible."Hydro One's social media post warns the public to "Stay safe, stay back from downed lines."Hydro One outage map as seen Saturday afternoon.The energy provider shared an update on Sunday, stating that over 218,000 homes are still without power.More than 218,000 customers remain without power. Safety is our top priority. We urge customers to stay away from downed power lines, trees and any damaged electrical equipment. Crews are w...

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