Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Jim Bronskill
Publication Date: October 2, 2025 - 13:53
Spy watchdog flags ‘lack of rigour’ in CRA audits tied to terrorism
October 2, 2025
A national spy watchdog has found “a lack of rigour” in the way the Canada Revenue Agency selects charities for audits over terrorism concerns, saying the process introduces risks of bias and discrimination.
In a newly released report, the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency says the Review and Analysis Division of the CRA’s charities directorate lacks an evidence-based method of validating the risk indicators it uses to justify scrutiny of a charity.
A new global health report suggests that every year from 2020 to 2024 about 1,400 deaths in Canada were associated with wildfire smoke pollution as climate change takes an increasing toll on the country’s health. The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change, compiled by more than 100 experts worldwide, is considered one of the most comprehensive looks at the subject.
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Seven obstetricians and gynecologists have resigned from Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, B.C., while four psychiatrists have stepped down from Vernon Jubilee Hospital.
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A senior official working at the Canada Revenue Agency says the agency is looking to artificial intelligence and better training to help call centre agents provide more accurate answers to taxpayers.
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