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5 days ago | castanet.net | Aaron Sousa |Jack Farrell |Catherine Morrison |David Baxter

An Alberta court has denied the appeal of a Calgary man convicted three years ago of a Ponzi scheme that saw his clients bilked out of millions of dollars. Arnold Breitkreutz was sentenced to 10 years in 2022 in what the Crown called a multimillion-dollar scheme where more than 100 investors believed they were putting money into safe first mortgages.

5 days ago | castanet.net | Catherine Morrison |David Baxter |Aaron Sousa |Fakiha Baig

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press - | Story: 549483A Liberal candidate who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in the federal election says his request for a judicial recount has been granted. Irek Kusmierczyk, the Liberal incumbent in Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, argues in a social media post today that several ballots were "wrongly rejected."He says that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered a judicial recount to give the community "confidence" in the election result.

5 days ago | castanet.net | Catherine Morrison |David Baxter |Aaron Sousa |Fakiha Baig

The number of Albertans who have contracted measles since cases were first detected in March has reached 326. The Alberta government's latest update reports 13 more cases of the highly contagious disease. Of those 326 cases, 23 are known to be communicable. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced a new public awareness campaign earlier this week, urging Albertans: Don't get measles, get vaccinated.

5 days ago | castanet.net | Catherine Morrison |David Baxter |Aaron Sousa |Fakiha Baig

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall at 10:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday. After winning the Liberal leadership in March, Carney swiftly named 23 MPs to his cabinet, not including himself. His first cabinet was smaller than former prime minister Justin Trudeau's last team.

6 days ago | castanet.net | Catherine Morrison |David Baxter |Aaron Sousa |Fakiha Baig

A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to face more questions from defence lawyers for the players in court today. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, has been on the stand since last Friday in the trial of Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote.