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Auditor General Slams CRA Call Centres for Inaccurate Tax Guidance

  Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. The Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) call centres are failing to provide Canadians with reliable tax information, according to a new report from Auditor General Karen Hogan. Between February and May 2025, Hogan’s office placed test calls to CRA contact centres and found that agents gave accurate and complete answers to individual tax questions only 17 per cent of the time . While responses to business tax or benefits inquiries were somewhat better, accuracy reached just 54 per cent , with completeness hovering around 30 per cent. The report also highlighted long wait times. Despite the CRA’s target of answering 65 per cent of calls within 15 minutes, only 18 per cent of calls met that standard. In June, fewer than five per cent were answered within the promised timeframe, with average waits stretching to more than half an hour  Hogan criticized t...
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Blue Jays Break Drought, Punch Ticket to World Series After Thrilling Game 7 Win

                                            George Springer reacts to a home run.

For the first time since 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays are headed back to the World Series. In a nail-biting Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, the Jays edged out the Seattle Mariners 4–3, sending a packed Rogers Centre into a frenzy and ending a 32-year wait for another shot at baseball’s ultimate prize.

Toronto’s offense struck early, but it was the bullpen that sealed the deal, shutting down a late Mariners rally in the final innings. The decisive moment came in the eighth, when a clutch RBI double gave the Jays the lead they would not relinquish.

The victory marks a historic milestone for a franchise that has endured decades of near-misses and rebuilding seasons. Fans who grew up hearing stories of Joe Carter’s legendary walk-off in 1993 now have a new October memory to cherish.

The Blue Jays will now face the National League champions in the Fall Classic, carrying the hopes of an entire nation eager to see the World Series trophy return north of the border.


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