
A 2014 probe originally targeted international money launderers. It eventually exposed an RCMP mole. Continue reading
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A 2014 probe originally targeted international money launderers. It eventually exposed an RCMP mole. Continue reading →
The letter also said ‘certain regimes’ were targeting Canada with state-sponsored disinformation campaigns that aimed to create doubts about the origins of the COVID-19 virus. Continue reading →
Austin Cullen issued his first interim report on Thursday, commenting on the inquiry’s mandate and evidence produced so far. Continue reading →
Insp. Wayne Holland told a public inquiry into money laundering that in 2008, he presented a report that showed how organized crime, money laundering and loan sharking were deeply embedded in B.C. Lottery Corporation casinos. His unit was disbanded in 2009. Continue reading →
In August, the NRC announced its collaboration with CanSino had ended because Chinese officials had failed to send CanSino’s vaccine for testing in Canada. Continue reading →
The Cullen Commission released some of the transcripts of recorded conversations between former solicitor-general Kash Heed and former RCMP officer Fred Pinnock. Continue reading →
A photo posted on Twitter on Wednesday showed Majid Jowhari, MP for Richmond Hill, with Alireza Onghaei, who faces allegations he helped the government of Iran funnel money into Canada. Continue reading →
The report shows how Canadian intelligence officials suspect the Iranian regime has dodged international sanctions. Continue reading →
Global Affairs Canada will not proceed with a $6.8 million contract with a partially Chinese state-owned security company that was to install and run X-ray scanners in Canada’s embassies around the world. Continue reading →
An independent review commissioned by the RCMP has found a ‘clear failure in leadership’ related to the police force’s intelligence operations. Continue reading →
B.C.’s public inquiry into money laundering has heard from a former official with the Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch, who says he tried to warn the then-minister responsible. Continue reading →
Mike Hiller, a former anti-money laundering investigator, said managers at the Crown corporation cast doubts on his concerns about the River Rock Casiso. Continue reading →
A former commander of the province’s anti-illegal gaming unit told the Cullen Commission that he believes Rich Coleman “did not want to be told” about concerns at B.C. casinos. Continue reading →
The Lottery Corp. preferred to let casino management approach the VIPs diplomatically and educate them about appropriate methods of transaction, Tottenham said. Continue reading →
The inquiry also heard from a former employee at the River Rock casino who, in 2019, blew the whistle on when exactly Macau-style money laundering exploded in B.C. Continue reading →