OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says 185 employees have been fired to date for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit when they were not eligible for it. That's an increase of 65 since the CRA last updated the public on its review in September. The CRA is reviewing approximately 600 cases in...
The Canada Revenue Agency says 185 employees have been fired to date for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit when they were not eligible for it. That's an increase of 65 since the CRA last updated the public on its review in September.
The Canada Revenue Agency has fired 185 employees for illegally claiming CERB destined for unemployed people during COVID-19 while they worked at the tax authority.
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Talked to a friend of mine who works at another location (same company) about 15 minutes away.
One of his coworkers was off for 3 weeks and on antibiotics after a bout with covid in early-January. He was having difficulty breathing and swallowing at times.
Whereas my friend who also got covid (late-January) was off for just over a week. Fatigue & mild cold symptoms. He said he self-tested immediately upon walking home from a 10-minute walk to get groceries and being tired upon return. Keeping in mind he regularly walks 8 - 10km daily, and during spring / summer runs (outdoors) 4 - 5 days a week.
Both of them fully vaxxed and boosted. Each in good health (small builds & exercise regularly; no preexisting conditions).
Last year, small business insolvencies hit a level not seen in more than a decade. And that was before this January’s deadline to repay pandemic relief loans in order to have some portion of them forgiven. Most businesses haven’t seen pre-pandemic levels of business return—and inflation coupled...
The Mail revealed his criminal operation after he sold one of the bogus certificates - which he openly advertised on social media - to an undercover reporter for £75.
A BRAZEN alleged scammer is reportedly fleecing holidaying Brits by flogging off £75 fake negative coronavirus certificates. Yorkshire-based bank worker Danyal Sajid, 21, boasted to an undercover r…
Danyal Sajid, 25 offered the false PCR swab tests to travellers who needed them to go abroad due to pandemic border restrictions - by selling false documents on Snapchat
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