Unpublished Newswire
A British Columbia judge has sentenced a fraudster to two years less a day of house arrest for bilking an “extremely vulnerable” client out of $155,800 that he frittered away on gambling. Kenneth David Derksen, a former consultant at Investors Group Financial Services Inc., pleaded guilty last year to fraud over $5,000 for sending the money to himself in e-transfers from the accounts of a client, John Boellaard, who was out of the country, and at some points hospitalized in Thailand. Derksen sent himself the money in amounts between $300 and $3,000, from his client’s retirement and...
May 13, 2026 - 06:30 | Chris Lambie | National Post
“Leak” once had a singular meaning: danger, even death, as a ship floundered, water rushing in. By the mid-nineteenth century, the word caught up with politics, signalling a different kind of peril: the seepage of government secrets through strategic disclosures by officials or whistleblowers.
Key points
Breaches of confidentiality are often the source of media-reported government scandals
Leaks may not always be true or credible, and the rush to publish stories can overwhelm verification efforts
Journalistic best practice is to remain skeptical, consider witness credibility, and...
May 13, 2026 - 06:30 | Wesley Wark | Walrus
Good morning. Predictability has never been a hallmark of Donald Trump’s foreign visits, and his arrival in Beijing today will likely be no exception – more on that below, along with Ottawa’s pipeline ambitions and the return of Dunkin’ Donuts. But first:
May 13, 2026 - 06:23 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
He’s an unlikely candidate for town council: Paul Hanlon’s recent criminal history includes convictions for assault, a violent home invasion and trying to sell drugs to an undercover police officer. Now he wants to be a councillor in the rural Newfoundland town where he perpetrated some of his offences, saying he has “paid my debt to society.” “I should have a chance to prove myself,” Hanlon said in correspondence with CBC . “It’s all about starting over.” Hanlon, 59, who is seeking one of seven council seats in the local service district of Victoria, a small town about an hour’s...
May 13, 2026 - 06:00 | National Post Staff | National Post
A family is calling for an inquest after an intellectually disabled man who was being cared for at a Manitoba group home died in hospital with significant malnutrition.
May 13, 2026 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
May 13, 2026 - 05:15 | Maura Forrest | The Globe and Mail
