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A lawyer for the trustee in Ontario's self-described Crypto King's bankruptcy proceeding told a Toronto court Wednesday morning that Aiden Pleterski has no remorse for his actions operating a Ponzi scheme and is continuing to cause his investors financial hardship by failing to co-operate with his bankruptcy proceeding.

New court records filed by the trustee ahead of the bankruptcy discharge hearing alleged Pleterski continues to hide income connected to online gaming and other internet services — and has failed to provide any evidence of where millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency ended up.

"Mr. Pleterski should be embarrassed and ashamed of his conduct, but he clearly is not, and this is precisely the reason he should not be granted a discharge," said Leanne Williams, counsel for the trustee, accounting firm Grant Thornton.

"He has lied about his assets; he has lied about his income."

Response by the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Kevin Lamoureux

The Government would like to thank the petitioners for expressing their concerns regarding the serious issue of online safety and the rise of misinformation.

There are currently no industry standards to ensure the safety and well-being of Canadians online and the rise of misinformation online has led to manipulations and distortion of facts. In this context, the Government of Canada understands that everyone in Canada should be able to access an online environment where they can express themselves freely, without fearing for their safety or their life, going so far as to introduce the Online Harms Act, Bill C-63, which supports the objective of empowering Canadians to freely express their thoughts and opinions by creating a safer and more inclusive online space. The Government of Canada has also taken every opportunity to ensure Canadians always get reliable, independent and fact-checked news by passing Bill C-18, the Online News Act.

It is of utmost importance to uphold Canadians’ right to freedom of expression, which is essential in a healthy democracy. The Parliament of Canada operates independently from the Government of Canada; Members of Parliament of all parties, Members of the Senate, Officers of Parliament and employees of Parliament are responsible for the communication and management of their own social media accounts.

The House of Commons is responsible for managing their own social media accounts, including that of the Speaker of the House of Commons. The House of Commons generally uses its social media accounts to share timely and factual information about activities in and related to the House of Commons Chamber, committees of the House of Commons and parliamentary diplomacy; announcements, media advisories, news releases and other communications products from the House of Commons about events and activities at the House of Commons and on Parliament Hill; information about the Board of Internal Economy; information about products and services, digital and otherwise, maintained and offered by the House of Commons; information about recruitment and job opportunities at the House of Commons; information about the history, art and architecture of the House of Commons; and General interest content, including photos, audio, video and links to websites, information pertaining to activities related to the House of Commons, announcements and media advisories. The House of Commons does not publish any material considered to be of a political or partisan nature or that aims to support or oppose a political party or one of its members. Links and contact information can be found here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/en/social-media

The Senate of Canada is responsible for managing their own social media accounts. The Senate uses social media accounts as an alternative method of sharing the content posted on the Senate of Canada website. Links and contact information can be found here: https://sencanada.ca/en/sencaplus/social-media/

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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe recently announced new oil and gas courses that will be offered to grade 11 and 12 students in the province to prepare students to work in those industries.

The Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre, which provides Kindergarten to Grade 12 online education to Saskatchewan students, partnered with Teine Energy, an Alberta-based company to develop the courses. They will include 50 hours of online theory and 50 hours of work placement.

This training will directly benefit oil and gas companies and prepare students for careers in industries that other jurisdictions — like Québec — are phasing out.

As global leaders and agencies call for a wind-down of the use of fossil fuels, Saskatchewan is winding up its partnership with oil and gas in education by joining hands with an industry referred to by the UN Secretary General as “godfathers of climate chaos.”

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At more than 21 metres long and with a wingspan exceeding 31 metres, the Lancaster has an imposing presence. It can carry a crew of seven, with three gunner positions, and has four engines.

"It's very loud," Slobodian said.

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A northern Manitoba father says his family still doesn't have any answers to why or how his daughter died in RCMP custody last year.

The investigation into Janine Walker's death remains open, but Vernon Highway says he hasn't even seen her autopsy report.

Janine Walker was 23 when she was detained by RCMP in Chemawawin Cree Nation, about 400 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, in March last year.

She was arrested for being intoxicated, and 15 hours later she was found dead in her cell.

Gun charges fell apart last month when a judge found Toronto police officers used excessive force during a raid, questioned a man "in a vulnerable position" and were "misleading" to try to cover it up.

As a result, the judge ruled evidence of illegal firearms and ammunition couldn't be used in court, and 27-year-old Toronto rapper Omary Bent was acquitted of the charges.

But it's unclear what the punishment will be, if any, for the five officers involved. For now, they're still doing their jobs — jobs that, for some, involve teaching other officers how to do theirs.

And as CBC Toronto has learned, some of these officers have been accused of lying in court before.

For two months, Carranza and her husband slept on a couch in a small, one-bathroom apartment in downtown Toronto that they shared with two other couples as they searched for a home.

The real estate agents Carranza was working with said the reason they were rejected was because they were newcomers with no credit scores, no reference letters and — at the time — no jobs. So the agents suggested they offer up to a year of rent up front.

Desperate, Carranza started looking for options on Kijiji. There, she found a one-bedroom-one-den apartment near Kipling Station for $2,250. The landlords were willing to meet with Carranza and her husband in person.

They ended up handing over $28,300 — their life savings — to prove their reliability to the landlords and, finally, secure a home. (CBC News has seen emails that confirm the transaction.)