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  • 1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Catherine Urquhart

    A Surrey widow says she has gone into financial distress following a tragic incident in Boston Bar and must sell her house because ICBC's death benefits were so minimal. On July 11, 2022, Kelly and Christine O'Reilly were enjoying a ride on their motorbike. Suddenly, a truck travelling in the opposite direction lost its load of bricks. "The whole thing just collapsed almost on top of us," she told Global News. "I could feel my husband gearing down and trying to steer, and it was really bumpy ...

  • 1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Catherine Urquhart

    As a forensic audit into a gift card scandal at the City of Richmond examines the past decade, and the RCMP say their own investigation is "active and ongoing," the city's chief administrative officer is attempting damage control. Some believe it goes too far. The city has confirmed that $295,000 worth of gift cards it bought in 2022, 2023 and 2024 are unaccounted for.

  • 2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Catherine Urquhart

    The Metro Vancouver Regional District's 41-member board is being called "large and unwieldy."That characterization was made by accounting firm Deloitte, following an audit of the beleaguered organization. Deloitte makes 41 recommendations for reform. "There are some things in there that are quick things we can get done right away, and we plan on doing that right away," Board Chair and Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley said.

  • 2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Catherine Urquhart

    Amid a police investigation into spending, a forensic audit at Richmond City Hall has been expanded to review the past decade. That decision came during a City of Richmond General Purposes Committee meeting on Tuesday afternoon, at which Councillor Kash Heed put forward a motion calling for the review to go back to 2015.

  • 3 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Catherine Urquhart

    As Richmond RCMP's Serious Crime Section investigates a gift card scandal at city hall, questions are being raised about why discrepancies weren't discovered. Police were called in after Global News exposed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of financial irregularities. The city says it has been unable to reconcile $295,000 worth of cards bought in 2022, 2023 and 2024. KPMG audited the city's financial statements.

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