Corruption
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Alberta’s auditor general granted extra $1M for health procurement corruption probeAuditor general Doug Wylie says the scope and complexity of the health-care corruption probe means his office needs to hire additional help and cover legal costs.PoliticsJun 24, 2025
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Smith, LaGrange face more questions over AHS firings and procurement practicesAlberta Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange continue to face scrutiny over the dismissal of the former head of Alberta Health Services.PoliticsMar 21, 2025
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Alberta Health Services says it fired ex-CEO for profound incompetenceThe AHS statement of defence claims Athana Mentzelopoulos failed in her mandate to downgrade the health agency to one of many that would oversee care under a new model.PoliticsMar 14, 2025
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Canada weak on foreign bribe probes, prosecutions. Numbers? Grim: reportThe number of anti-corruption enforcement probes launched in Canada 'remains exceedingly low,' a new report says.EconomyOct 20, 2023
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U.S. senator refuses growing calls to resign amid corruption chargesPowerful U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, a Democrat, was forced to step down as head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee but said he would not resign from Congress.U.S. NewsSep 22, 2023
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Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of ex-construction boss Tony Accurso convicted of corruptionTony Accurso was sentenced in 2018 in what a Quebec judge called one of the worst examples of municipal corruption to come before a Canadian court.CanadaJul 27, 2023
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No way of ‘adjudicating facts’ in deals between corrupt firms and prosecutors: Quebec judgeRemediation agreements are a new part of the legal landscape, that were supposed to make it easier to bring corrupt companies to justice.CanadaJul 10, 2023
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Quebec forensics firm to pay $10M to avoid charges over bribes promised to Philippine officialsThe deal between Ultra Electronics Forensic Technology Inc. and federal prosecutors has been approved by the Superior Court of Quebec.CanadaMay 31, 2023
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Former Malaysian PM charged with corruption over projects launched while in officeThe charges come just three months after Muhyiddin Yassin lost a closely fought and divisive general election and are likely to increase political tensions in Malaysia.WorldMar 9, 2023
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Haiti officials say government corruption has cost country US$4 millionThe report from Haiti's anti-government corruption unit stems from investigations into places including two schools, three mayors' offices and three government agencies.WorldAug 26, 2022
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