N.L. watchdog flagged 'potential billing fraud' for travel nurse EV rentals. We have the invoices
A critical report by Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general highlighted electric vehicle rentals charged to taxpayers by a travel nursing agency. Now, a CBC Investigates analysis of billing records obtained through access to information also raises some quest...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-canadian-health-labs-travel-nurse-electric-vehicle-rentals-9.7155183?cmp=rss

2nd wing of West Bedford transitional care centre opens
A day after the auditor general criticized how sole-source contracts are used in health-care spending, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and other government officials toured a facility that represents the most expensive example.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/west-bedford-hogan-court-tim-houston-auditor-general-health-care-shannex-9.7150423?cmp=rss

Adviser warned Ontario to dig ‘deeper’ on Therme finances days before signing lease
New emails, obtained by the Ontario NDP, offer fresh insights into an incident flagged more than a year ago by the auditor general.
#Politics #Fordgovernment #OntarioPlace #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11753811/ontario-place-therme-lease-warning/

Adviser warned Ontario to dig ‘deeper’ on Therme finances days before signing lease
New emails, obtained by the Ontario NDP, offer fresh insights into an incident flagged more than a year ago by the auditor general.
#Politics #Fordgovernment #OntarioPlace #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11753811/ontario-place-therme-lease-warning/

Adviser warned Ontario to dig ‘deeper’ on Therme finances days before signing lease
New emails, obtained by the Ontario NDP, offer fresh insights into an incident flagged more than a year ago by the auditor general.
#Politics #Fordgovernment #OntarioPlace #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11753811/ontario-place-therme-lease-warning/

N.S. health agency misusing rules around sole-sourced contracts, says auditor general
Nova Scotia's auditor general says the province's health authority has not followed rules around the use of public contracts without competitive bids.
#Health #KimAdair
https://globalnews.ca/news/11753440/nova-scotia-auditor-general-health-authority/

Tips to city hotline uncover employees sleeping on shift, working second jobs
Ottawa’s auditor general uncovered dozens of cases of city employees behaving badly last year, including by sleeping on the job and taking city vehicles for personal use.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/tips-to-city-hotline-uncover-employees-sleeping-on-shift-working-second-jobs-9.7148761?cmp=rss

N.S. health agency misusing rules around sole-sourced contracts, says auditor general
Nova Scotia's auditor general says the province's health authority has not followed rules around the use of public contracts without competitive bids.
#Health #KimAdair
https://globalnews.ca/news/11753440/nova-scotia-auditor-general-health-authority/

Auditor general raises concerns about untendered contracts at Nova Scotia Health
Opposition MLAs say a new report from Nova Scotia’s auditor general is further proof the provincial health authority’s board needs to be restored to provide better oversight.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/auditor-general-kim-adair-untendered-contracts-9.7148568?cmp=rss

A major immigration reform bill is now law in Canada. Some worry it rolls back refugee rights
After a week that saw a scathing auditor general's report find the federal Immigration Department has failed to act on fraud in its international student program, a major bill reforming immigration powers is now law in Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-immigration-reform-law-9.7145624?cmp=rss