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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Four people have been charged in a fraud investigation into a $48-million financial scheme, according to Waterloo Regional Police. Police said its commercial fraud unit recently completed a complex, multi-year investigation into a local firearms and ammunition distribution business, along with a commercial financing company.Between 2016 and 2020, the distribution business obtained tens of millions of dollars in financing by using forged business documents, according to a police news release. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. The alleged…

Alex de Minaur has continued his encouraging grass-court campaign by racing into the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club with a win over old rival Denis Shapovalov.

The JFTC is also investigating whether the companies took advantage of inflation to raise prices beyond what was justified by a spike in raw ingredient costs, according to Kyodo News.Five of the companies issued statements on Tuesday or on Wednesday saying their offices had been raided by the JFTC and that they “would cooperate with the investigation”.Natsuyo Suzuki of Akagi Nyugo also confirmed to AFP that the firm would work with investigators following an “on-site inspection”.If the JFTC concludes that there was a cartel, the antitrust watchdog will order the firms to improve their business practices and pay a fine.In…

NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of ‘bribing’ Iran to agree to the 2015 nuclear agreement, by referring to a $1.7B settlement of a decades-old lawsuit. He used profanity in his brief comments to the media alongside Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.Published On 17 Jun 202617 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: CarMax — Shares rose more than 3.5% after the company delivered an earnings and revenue beat in its first-quarter financial report. CarMax reported earnings of $1.31 per share, well above analysts polled by LSEG’s expectations for earnings of 95 cents per share. AST SpaceMobile — The stock jumped 6% following the company’s announcement that it successfully launched into orbit three new satellites on Wednesday that will continue to build its cellular broadband network in space. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was used for the launch, and its shares were rising almost 3%.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two underdog candidates advanced to a runoff election in Oklahoma’s 2026 Democratic Senate primary after no candidate clinched a majority of the vote.N’kiyla Jasmine Thomas, a nurse and Chickasaw Nation citizen, and Jim Priest, a lawyer and ordained minister, will compete in an Aug. 25 runoff election, according to The Associated Press.Thomas won 45% of the vote, followed by Priest, who registered just under 24% support.The winner will face Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., who easily clinched the GOP nomination for the deep-red Senate seat and avoided a runoff election. Hern is endorsed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Billionaire delivers rare blow to Trump’s endorsement machine2. Mom’s call unraveled alleged plan targeting White House UFC event3. Trump calls $300B Iran investment report ‘false’MAJOR HEADLINESBALLOT BATTLE — Primary results from DC, Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma and California. Continue reading …FOLLOW THE MONEY — Karmelo Anthony claims he’s penniless as business records tied to parents draw scrutiny. Continue reading …BEHIND BARS — ‘Happy Face’ killer warns fellow serial…

Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada on June 17, 2016. Here’s a look at some notable numbers since that time. These numbers are current as of Dec. 31, 2024, which is the most recent data available from Health Canada.76,475 — The number of people who received medical assistance in dying between legalization in 2016 and Dec. 31, 2024.2,266 — The number of MAID practitioners in 2024. Of those, 93.2 per cent are medical doctors and 6.8 per cent are nurse practitioners.5 — The percentage of deaths in Canada that are medically assisted.2021 — The year when Track…

Queensland will have the chance to win the State of Origin series on home turf after a second-half onslaught, including a Selwyn Cobbo hat-trick, secured a 44-24 victory over NSW.The teams will head to Suncorp Stadium for game three on July 8 with the series split after the Maroons levelled with a rare win in Melbourne, scoring six tries after halftime.The most recent Queensland team to savour a victory at the MCG was in 1995, coached by Paul Vautin, with this year’s side delivering in front of a record Origin crowd of 91,671.Cameron Munster put on a play-making masterclass to…

MUMBAI: Grappling with its driest June in more than a decade, India’s financial capital of Mumbai has cut water supply to construction sites and reduced industrial usage by 20 per cent starting from Wednesday (Jun 17), as reservoir levels decline. Mumbai, on the western coast of the country, is dependent on seven lakes outside the city for its water supply, and they are now at 10.35 per cent of their total capacity, authorities said. That leaves the city of 13 million with just 40 days’ worth of water.As of Wednesday, authorities said water supply to all construction sites will be temporarily disconnected,…