Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Mike Hager
Publication Date: June 12, 2024 - 22:47
Beneficial ownership registries curb money laundering, but Ontario and Alberta remain vulnerable, expert says
June 12, 2024
Public registries created by Ottawa, British Columbia and Quebec to allow people to find a corporation’s hidden owners have made it more difficult for criminals to funnel their ill-gotten gains into shell companies, an expert has told an international conference.But other provinces and territories, such as Ontario and Alberta, have not yet created such registries – which means the true ownership of more than half the companies registered in Canada remains hidden from the public, Sasha Caldera told Wednesday’s Journalism Under Siege conference in Vancouver.
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Lawyers representing members of the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto argued in court Thursday that attempts to dismantle the protest infringe upon the free-expression rights of protesters and violate the institution’s purpose as a centre of debate.In a hearing before the Ontario Superior Court, lawyers for members of the encampment urged Justice Markus Koehnen to reject the university’s application for an injunction that would authorize police to clear the protest, which has occupied the school’s King’s College Circle for more than six weeks.
June 20, 2024 - 22:14 | Joe Friesen | The Globe and Mail
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June 20, 2024 - 22:00 | Temur Durrani | The Globe and Mail
The 2021 flood damaged more than 30 sites at the park, including the Othello Tunnels. Restoration work is expected to be completed and part of the park reopened by mid-July.
June 20, 2024 - 21:36 | Darrian Matassa-Fung | Global News - Canada
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