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West Vancouver, Vancouver place near top of list ranking income inequalityThe highest-earning 10 per cent of households in West Vancouver made nine times more than the lowest-earning 10 per cent.EconomySep 21, 2023
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Ontarians on social supports ‘worse off’ than before pandemic, study suggestsA new McMaster survey is highlighting how Ontarians who rely on social assistance haven't seen enough increases in benefits to offset skyrocketing rent and food prices.CanadaSep 20, 2023
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120 employees ‘no longer with the CRA’ after review of CERB claimsSince launching an internal review of employee's CERB claims earlier this year, the CRA says 120 people are no longer with the agency out of 600 reviewed cases.CanadaSep 1, 2023
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Former CRA employee accused of stealing $20K in COVID-19 benefitsAlberta RCMP have arrested a former CRA employee who is accused of embezzling nearly $20,000 in COVID-19 benefits during the pandemic.CrimeAug 16, 2023
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‘So forgotten’: No pandemic loan forgiveness for business owners in fire-razed LyttonMegan Fandrich's Klowa Art Café in Lytton was the place her daughter took her first steps. She now describes it as a "nice, burned up piece of property."PoliticsAug 11, 2023
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Hamilton food banks report 40% increase in visits year over yearThe agency that provides for Hamilton's food banks said more people are using the services year over year with many coming two or three times every 30 days.CanadaJul 13, 2023
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Over 1,000 Canadians took CRA to court over COVID benefits. Who won?The government's subsequent attempts to claw back pandemic funds from those it now deems ineligible set the stage for more than 1,000 battles in Federal Court.CanadaJul 12, 2023
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CRA says 20 employees fired for claiming COVID-19 benefits while workingThe CRA said more workers could be fired as it investigates about 600 employees who may have "inappropriately" received CERB while working for the agency.CanadaJun 30, 2023
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Why millennials in Canada are hardest hit by debt: ‘Living on the edge’On a per-population basis, millennials were 1.4 times more likely to file for insolvency than people in generation X aged 42 to 56, a study shows.MoneyMar 26, 2023
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N.S. child poverty rates dropped sharply in 2020, ‘almost entirely’ due to pandemic reliefWhile child poverty rates in Nova Scotia declined by 24.3 per cent in 2020, a new report warns that it was largely due to temporary programs and more permanent measures are needed.CanadaMar 9, 2023
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