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CBC Investigates
Toronto man still allowed to employ staff despite owing more than $1M in wages, fines
Toronto businessman Anchuan Jiang and his companies owe more than a million dollars in unpaid wages and fines for not paying wages. Employment lawyers say the province needs new enforcement tools to stop businesses like his from operating until workers get paid.
Hospital alleges its floors aren't flat, files $100M lawsuit against builder
Humber River Health is suing the consortium contracted to build and maintain its hospital for $100 million alleging that negligent design and construction work is creating health and safety issues for hospital patients and staff.
Ontario court tosses out developer's $300K lawsuit trying to 'silence' student
An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed a $300,000 lawsuit filed by a developer against an engineering student for trying to “silence” his concerns about the redevelopment of a Mississauga, Ont., mall and plans to build adjacent residential towers.
Brampton man facing fraud charge, 2 lawsuits as alleged real estate deposit scam collapses
Moiz Kunwar, 28, has been charged with fraud and is facing two lawsuits related to an alleged pre-construction home deposit scam worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
He's still waiting for FOI records Toronto police said he could have last summer, requested in 2020
A Canadian academic has been waiting nearly five years for freedom of information records from Toronto police concerning facial recognition technology. He thinks there needs to be better enforcement of access legislation.
Toronto will look into new rules for ride-sharing after Uber drove away with kid
Toronto city council adopted a motion Thursday directing staff to recommend regulatory changes for ride-sharing companies in emergencies, after an Uber drove away with a 5-year-old girl last month.
Retired Toronto lawyer charged with fraud after allegedly keeping client funds
A suspended and retired Toronto lawyer has been charged with fraud in the wake of allegations from clients that he kept their money.
An Uber drove away with her kid. Then Uber wouldn't connect her or police with the driver
An Ontario mother is raising concerns about Uber's emergency policies after one of its drivers drove away with her five-year-old daughter still in the back seat. She says the ride-sharing company refused to contact the driver and police found the child without its help.
She was chatting with friends in a Lyft. Then someone texted her what they said
A Toronto woman is raising concerns about her privacy being breached after she received a text message transcript of her conversation with her roommates during a Lyft ride last month.
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Fraudsters hijacked GTA man's company record, tried to mortgage its $12M property for cash
Hitender Sharma was shocked to learn someone had changed his holding company's corporation record to leverage the mortgage-free commercial property it owns for cash. Sharma's case and a handful of others are raising questions about the security of business records in Ontario.