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IRS seeks to shut down 125 Jackson Hewitt offices

The United States Justice department says the company "preyed on people of modest means."
Apr 4, 2007 by  soome2000 in Crime - 2 comments

Update: Eighty-three year old who took on Ontario Lottery and Gaming has died

Three days before Bob Edmonds died, he received an apology and fees, bringing his total settlement to $250 thousand.
Apr 3, 2007 by  soome2000 in Business - 1 comment

Four Kinross inmates almost make "The Great Escape"

A prison tunnel at a Michigan prison was uncovered six feet from freedom.
Mar 30, 2007 by  soome2000 in Crime - 1 comment

Hydro bosses top Sunshine list

"Energy sector bosses topped the annual list of Ontario civil servants and public sector workers who earned over $100,000 last year, which jumped a whopping 24 per cent over 2005."
Mar 30, 2007 by  soome2000 in Business - 2 comments

How much do we pay for bureaucrat's salaries? We'll know later today

Taxpayers in Ontario will learn today which Ontario bureaucrats they pay the most.
Mar 30, 2007 by  soome2000 in Business - 2 comments

Kashechewan reserve may be facing another evacuation

Most of us are glad to see the arrival of spring, but it is not as inviting to some communities, especially those in the far north along the James Bay Coast.
Mar 29, 2007 by  soome2000 in World - 2 comments

What was Canada Revenue doing while the electronic systems were down last month?

I am pleased to report that workers were not idle. There was no monkeying around like at the DJ headquarters.
Mar 29, 2007 by  soome2000 in Business - 10 comments

Ontario lottery player launches $1.1 billion lawsuit

After allegations that Ontario lottery retailers have been winning more than their fair share of lottery jackpots, it was bound to happen, disgruntled lottery players have launched a lawsuit.
Mar 28, 2007 by  soome2000 in Crime - 7 comments

Ontario ombudsman report: Lottery fixed

Everyone thinks they have a chance when they buy a lottery ticket. You might want to think twice before buying an OLG lottery ticket. Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin says the game is fixed.
Mar 26, 2007 by  soome2000 in Crime - 4 comments

Are nuclear waste mausoleums in our future?

A nuclear industry study suggest storing radioactive waste fuel underground in and around Ontario cities may be a wise choice.
Mar 26, 2007 by  soome2000 in Environment - 2 comments

Legal costs should be giving therapy to hundreds of autistic kids in Ontario

A northern Ontario M. P. P. continues to pursue the question of how much it has cost the Ontario government to fight a class-action lawsuit against parents of autistic children.
Mar 23, 2007 by  soome2000 in Politics - 2 comments

Texas site for child migrants emptied because of sexual abuse allegations

Seventy-two children from the Texas Sheltered Care facility have been transfered due to an invetigation launched last week by the FBI.
Mar 23, 2007 by  soome2000 in World - 3 comments

Deported in 2005, family glad to be back in Canada

The family was denied refuge in Canada, and were deported back to Iran in December 2005 after exhausting all their legal avenues.
Mar 22, 2007 by  soome2000 in World - 8 comments

Garden River family pet dies violent death

Every morning for the past ten years Dave Jones, of Garden River First Nation, has been letting his dog out. The other morning it turned into disaster.
Mar 21, 2007 by  soome2000 in World - 6 comments

Report: Just over ninety-two percent of people surveyed didn't know

That there is a nuclear waste refinery within two hundred miles of their home.
Mar 21, 2007 by  soome2000 in Environment

One hundred year old paper mill closure to put 385 out of work

The St. Mary's Paper mill in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario has been in business for over 100 years. It will close June 3, putting 385 people out of work.
Mar 21, 2007 by  soome2000 in Business - 5 comments

Alberta hospital closes doors over superbug spread

St. Joseph's General Hospital in Vegreville has been ordered to stop taking new patients due to the sterilization problem and the spread of a potent super bug.
Mar 20, 2007 by  soome2000 in Health

Saying goodbye to winter

There is no better way to welcome spring than to burn the snowman.
Mar 20, 2007 by  soome2000 in World - 1 comment

Goodparentspay.com shames five dads into paying child support

After having their names and personal details posted on the Internet, five so-called dead-beat dads in Ontario have been shamed into paying family support money.
Mar 19, 2007 by  soome2000 in World - 32 comments

Canada Revenue Agency lax in policing child benefit fraud

A new report says the Canada Revenue Agency must do more to ensure monthly cheques sent to needy families are not for the support of "phantom" children.
Mar 19, 2007 by  soome2000 in Crime - 3 comments
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