Contractor

• ‘Morning mayhem’: $300K in damages as stolen excavator runs wild in N.B. town

  Kendall Killam, one of the homeowners on McLaughlin Drive, said she was shocked by what she saw outside her window after someone stolen an excavator and tore threw lawns.

  Crime

  Aug 29, 2025
  
• Estlin, Sask. contractor charged after police say victims lost $258K in 48 cases

  Contractor Joseph Alan Myers is charged in relation to a fraud investigation in which police received 48 complaints from victims who lost over $258,000.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2023
  
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• Contractor in Northumberland County charged with fraud: OPP

  On July 6, police received information alleging that a business owner had not completed agreed contractual work at the residence of the victim.

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2023
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• Reno gone wrong: Toronto-based contractor takes $82K, disappears

  A Toronto-based renovation contractor who held about $82,000 in deposits without completing work has left a customer convinced he'll never see any of the money again.

  Consumer

  Mar 9, 2023
• Montreal teacher says banking scam led to $45K loss

  She says the hackers impersonated the contractor and exchanged several emails with her, eventually giving her bogus banking information.

  Crime

  Mar 9, 2023
• B.C. homeowners say they’ve lost thousands of dollars after local contractor leaves renovation projects unfinished

  One homeowner said his home has been left unfinished for months after hiring Knotty Boys Construction to do a major home renovation.

  Consumer

  Feb 16, 2023
• Peterborough police make arrests for spousal assault, uttering threats

  Police say a contractor reportedly threatened an individual who requested a return on a deposit.

  Crime

  Nov 4, 2022
• Blood Tribe members petition to stop outsourced work in Stand Off: ‘We need the work out here’

  Members of the Blood Tribe spent the weekend protesting and petitioning. They're asking for transparency, accountability and jobs to come back to their community.

  Economy

  Apr 5, 2021
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• City of Hamilton notifies west end residents of in-home visits from contractor with COVID-19

  The city says the worker did wear personal protective equipment (PPE) while inside residents’ homes.

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2021
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• Coronavirus: Okanagan residents report COVID-19 vaccine booking challenges

  2,456 people in Interior Health made vaccination appointments on Monday.

  News

  Mar 9, 2021