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Magnetic brain stimulation company CEO’s West Vancouver home with eight mortgages facing foreclosure actions
By Amy Chen The CEO of a company that developed a device that promises to cure depression using magnetic brain stimulation is facing foreclosure actions on his West Vancouver home, which carries eight mortgages. Jetmov filed a petition against Heather
Publicly listed cannabis company CEO accused of fraud sues for defamation
By Amy Chen A CEO of a Vancouver-based publicly listed medical marijuana grower has filed a defamation suit against a government official who accused him of fraud, court records show. Dennis Petke, President and CEO of Alliance Growers Corp (CSE:
Fake Richmond “winery” sours business relationship leading to violence
By Amy Chen The troubled Richmond, BC-based fake “winery” accused of selling counterfeit ice wine to China created a rift between its owners and their business partners leading to violence, according to court documents. Ying Hua Yu and Tao Li
BC government investigating North Van developer’s foreign buyer tax avoidance scheme
By Amy Chen British Columbia’s Ministry of Finance is investigating a foreign buyer tax avoidance scheme run by a North Vancouver developer uncovered by ThinkPol on Sunday, a ministry official confirmed today. “Our government is committed to making sure our
Mandarin a must for many jobs in Metro Vancouver
By Amy Chen From Production Manager at Lululemon to Administrative Assistant at RBC, many job postings in Metro Vancouver are demanding fluency in Mandarin as a mandatory requirement even for jobs that doesn’t require communicating with customers or vendors in
North Vancouver developer advertising in China scheme to skirt foreign buyer tax
By Amy Chen A North Vancouver developer is advertising in China a scheme to circumvent Lower Mainland’s 15% foreign buyer tax on real estate through a rent-to-own arrangement. “Did you know you can buy a house in North Vancouver one
Scores of BC birthing hostels advertised in China
By Amy Chen Fancy advertisements for so called “birthing hostels” are luring pregnant women women from China to give birth to their babies on Canadian soil, promising the mothers a convenient, comfortable and healthy way to give their children Canadian
Yuen Pau Woo joined Ponzi operator’s event as special guest a month before Senate appointment
By Amy Chen Yuen Pau Woo joined alleged Ponzi operator Istuary Investment Group’s third anniversary celebrations a mere month before being appointed to Canada’s Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. An announcement by Istuary[1]http://archive.is/fAqup#selection-729.468-729.507 and an article in the Chinese
Ottawa approved fraudster to offer visas despite whistleblower warnings of immigration and Ponzi scams
By Amy Chen Canada’s immigration department approved an alleged fraudster to offer immigrant visas despite warnings from whistleblowers that the company was running a Ponzi scheme and committing immigration fraud. Former employees of Istuary Investment Group claim that they warned
Tech investors in US, Canada scammed out of millions as Ponzi operator flees back to China
By Amy Chen Investors in US and Canada who thought they were investing in a tech company but were tricked into joining an alleged real estate Ponzi scheme have been scammed out of millions, court documents show. So far, four