Canada

Factions within the federal government were complicit in corruption, extortion, and “ghost contracting” during the development of Canada’s ArriveCAN app, two tech entrepreneurs testified during a government committee meeting.

“An act of misconduct rarely happens in isolation. It is almost always symptomatic of a larger existence and tolerance of misconduct,” Amir Morv, co-founder of software company Botler AI, told MPs in his opening remarks on Oct. 26. “Individuals engaged in such conduct are also prime targets of exploitation and extortion.”

Financial stress is taking a serious toll on Canadians’ mental health and having a negative effect on their personal relationships, according to a new study by the Royal Bank of Canada.

The bank’s latest financial well-being survey of 1,001 people found that younger Canadians, in particular members of generation X (aged 43-58), millennials (aged 27-42) and generation Z (aged 18-26), are having more money problems than the national average.

It was a selfie video recorded and posted in a moment of extreme frustration.

Stephanie Finlayson of Woodstock, Ont., had been going over her monthly budget, trying to find a way to cover costs from food and insurance to fixing or replacing her 2005 Honda Accord.

The car, which she’s still driving, has a leaky radiator and 377,000 kilometres on the odometer. It needs more work, but her mechanic doesn’t recommend she put more money into it. He was also worried its creaky frame might not survive another trip up the hoist at his shop.