Star casino’s former CEO and lawyer penalised after Chinese money laundering scandal

Two former executives of The Star Entertainment Group Ltd (Star) have been handed penalties for breaching the Corporations Act. Today, Justice Michael Lee found three contraventions in respect to Matthias Bekier and three contraventions in respect to Paula Martin. Justice Lee made a disqualification order of six years in relation to Mr Bekier, and seven…

Read More

Quebec strikes French-language deal with English universities – Montreal

By Charlotte Glorieux The Canadian Press Posted June 16, 2026 1:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Quebec government says it has reached a deal with the province’s English-language universities to increase the percentage of out-of-province students who are capable of having basic conversations in French by the time they…

Read More

Manitoba sought U.S. help to develop large AI data centre and find private financial partner on $18B hydro dam

Manitoba’s government spoke last fall with U.S. energy advisers about developing a hyperscale AI data centre near Winnipeg and using private capital to build an $18-billion hydroelectric generating station on the Nelson River, documents obtained by CBC News show. Premier Wab Kinew says a massive data centre is no longer on the table but he…

Read More

Halifax rental market continues to have low vacancy rate, new numbers show

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Latest numbers show Halifax remains one of Canada’s toughest markets for apartment rentals, featuring the lowest vacancy rate, the lowest turnover…

Read More