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A B.C. currency exchange specializing in transfers between Canada and Iran is facing a series of lawsuits and demands from customers allegedly owed tens of thousands of dollars. Meanwhile, legislation passed to regulate currency exchanges is still not in force more than two years after the provincial government heralded new measures intended to protect customers. […]

A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down and he stopped breathing, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a homicide. Source link

It’s been two years since the former ferry docked in Charlottetown Harbour while en route to India to be scrapped. During refuelling, diesel spilled into the harbour — and access to information documents obtained by CBC News show the amount could have been up to 1,530 litres. The vessel received three violations, and its owner […]

A woman whose daughter was taken from the country by her father, in contrary with a family court order, says she is close to seeing her little girl again. Source link

Last November, Quebec abolished the Programme de l’expérience québécoise, a popular pathway to permanent residency. Despite protests and constant criticism, the government has remained adamant that the new immigration rules are here to stay. But that doesn’t mean the controversy surrounding this change is going away. Source link

Jack Smith, the former special counsel who filed indictments against U.S. President Donald Trump in two separate cases that never went to trial, condemned “false and misleading narratives” in his first public congressional testimony regarding his investigation. Source link

Free solo climber Alex Honnold will attempt to scale one of the tallest buildings in the world with no safety equipment this Friday in a live Netflix special. But the idea of watching a person risk his life on live TV makes some people uncomfortable and raises questions about what we consider entertainment. Source link

A family of 18, including eight autoworkers, have picked up their lives in Brampton and moved 350 kilometres southwest to Windsor, Ont. Source link

Crofton Mill employee Tawni Marcil tells The National about the moment she helped save a colony of cats at the site before its closure in Crofton, B.C. Source link

A Texas jury has acquitted a former Uvalde school police officer on charges he failed in his duty to confront the gunman during the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting, which left 19 students and two adults dead. Source link