Tag: CRA

CRA to Send out New Round of Letters Checking Eligibility From CERB Recipients

OTTAWA—The Canada Revenue Agency is sending out a new round of letters to pandemic aid recipients to verify they were eligible for the help, and warning of potential need for repayments. It’s the second time the agency is mailing Canada Emergency Response Benefit recipients as part of a process to verify the eligibility of the…


Canada Revenue Agency Offline as a Precaution Due to Global ‘Security Vulnerability’

The Canada Revenue Agency says it has taken its online services offline after it learned of a possible security threat. The agency says on its website that it became aware of a “security vulnerability affecting organizations around the world” and decided to take services offline as a precaution. It says there is no indication the…


Rebuilding the ‘Orange Curtain’: Republicans Retrench in Southern California

Orange County conservatives are returning to their grassroots under the banner of a group President Ronald Reagan often called “the conscience of the Republican Party.” New California Republican Assembly (CRA) chapters are forming in Orange, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and San Clemente/Dana Point. Costa Mesa Republican Assembly (CMRA) President Jennye Bigelow told The Epoch Times…


Complaints Spike as Taxpayers’ Watchdog to Review CRA Handling of Locked Accounts

OTTAWA—The federal taxpayers’ watchdog says complaints to his office spiked in the hours after he went public with concerns about how the Canada Revenue Agency locked users out of their online accounts. The accounts were locked just over one week ago when the agency found evidence that an unspecified number of user IDs and passwords…