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TD Bank says comprehensive overhaul of anti-money laundering program underway
(Reuters) - Canada's second-largest lender TD Bank said on Friday a comprehensive overhaul of its U.S. and global anti-money laundering (AML) program was well underway. The bank has been subject to regulatory probes over its AML compliance ...
Halifax modelling agent breaks industry stereotypes, becomes catalyst for change
She smiles with her eyes. Her words affirm and can ring in anyone’s ears. She talks the talk and walks the walk. She is revered and feared in the industry for her no-nonsense mentality. She is Solitha Natasha Shortte. Walking into the Light House ...
Cape Breton boxer Ryan Rozicki charged with assault; Cape Breton court report for May 3, 2024
A provincial court trial date has been set for a Sydney-based boxer charged with assault. Ryan Joseph Rozicki, 29, who holds both national and international titles (cruiserweight), is charged with two counts of uttering threats and a single count of ...
Windsor museum changing names after former title tied to slavery
A museum in Hants County named after a businessman linked to slavery in the 19th century is getting a new name. The Clifton Museum Park, located in Windsor, will now be known as the Haliburton House Museum, an estate originally named after Thomas ...
Environmental journalism is increasingly dangerous profession, UN chief says
(Removes duplicate words in paragraph 3) By Juana Casas SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Journalists covering environmental issues have become increasingly targeted with violence as the world faces an unprecedented environmental emergency, U.N.
Sticker shock on essential baby formula still stinging in Cape Breton
With a three-month-old, a five-year-old and a seven-year-old, Devon McIsaac of Glace Bay is well versed in the recent spike in baby formula prices. “I’ve seen the prices go through the roof with each child,” McIsaac said. “This last one, there’s just ...
Haitians brace for more rain after downpours kill 13
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Heavy rains are expected to continue across Haiti on Friday, the national weather service said, after killing at least 13 people in the north and damaging thousands of homes. "If you live by a river, ravine or ...
Charlottetown police chief explains arrest of Canada's most wanted man
Charlottetown police spent days investigating Canada’s most wanted man once informed the accused was in the P.E.I. capital, the police chief said on May 3. Just before 7:30 p.m. on April 30, Michael Bebee, 35, was arrested at a business at the corner ...
Cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon wins big on global stage
Chronicle Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon worries about how AI can be used to steal artwork. “It can be a tremendously powerful tool for research and many other things,” said MacKinnon in an interview Friday. “But it can also be a tremendously ...
Explainer-What is behind the pro-Palestinian protests at US universities?
(Reuters) - Student protests over the war in Gaza have swept the U.S. in past weeks, with police clearing a number of encampments, at times after confrontations between protesters and counter-protesters; other tent protests dismantled after ...