Bitcoin scam: Victim faced with excuses, told to pay large fees when trying to withdraw funds

First Home Savings Account (FHSA), a registered savings vehicle introduced by the Liberal government to help Canadians struggling to enter the housing market save toward a downpayment, is now available at some financial institutions.Originally a pledge as part of the 2022 federal budget, the FHSA went live on April 1, but most banks told Global News they weren’t ready on day one.Institutions including RBC, National Bank and Questrade are among those who have since launched the offering this month. Others, including TD Bank and Desjardins, have targeted a summer launch for their FHSAs.So what is the FHSA, and how can you use it alongside other registered savings accounts to reduce your taxable income and save towards your first home?Here’s what you need to know.The FHSA allows individuals to save up to $8,000 per year in a tax-free account, with a maximum contribution room of $40,000.

pic.twitter.com/7W44gZQnn4 Eric Topol, physician-scientist, also referred to a study to say, documenting the XBB.1.16-linked conjunctivitis, a distinctive feature of this variant, especially seen in infantsDocumenting the XBB.1.16-linked conjunctivitis, a distinctive feature of this variant, especially seen in infantshttps://t.co/m3lNpk6OU9 Protecting children from viral infections such as RSV, flu, adenovirus, and Covid-19 is essential as they are more vulnerable due to their developing immune systems. Vaccination, regular handwashing, and mask-wearing for children over five are essential measures.

Days after revealing to her concerned fans that she's been forced to miss several episodes of This Morning due to contracting shingles, presenter Holly Willoughby has issued a health update. Having ventured outside for the first time since being struck down with the painful condition, Philip Schofield's co-host Holly, 42, took to Instagram on Saturday morning to share a snap of her dog Bailey. She captioned the snap, "And I’m out of the house!", indicating that she's now fine and well.

COVID variants have emerged. Considering all these facts, many are of the view that it is high time to start thinking about a ‘next-gneration’ vaccine.  World Health Organisation ( WHO) has pointed out that currently, there are over 500 variant Omicron variants circulating worldwide and, with every mutation, the coronavirus is getting much fitter.  So, there is a high chance that the vaccines that are in use now might become less effective over time.

Apple Inc. is planning an iPhone app to let users compile their daily activities as part of its efforts in the market for mental and physical health technology, according to documents viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

India reports 12,193 new Covid cases and 42 deaths, with active cases now at 67,556. The government advises a risk assessment-based approach and urges people to wear masks and complete their vaccination doses. Scientists attribute the current surge to the XBB.1.16 variant but say people in India have developed hybrid immunity.

Covid cases stood at 11,692. The death toll due to Covid has climbed to 5,31,300 with 42 more fatalities, including 10 reconciled by Kerala, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am. Cumulatively, India has recorded 4,48,81,877 Covid cases so far.

As Toronto-area police probe $20 million worth of stolen gold and other “high-value” items at Canada’s largest airport, experts say the heist has elements of an “inside job.”

Denmark found much more than that when she unearthed a hoard of nearly 300 silver coins believed to be over 1,000 years old while using a metal detector in a cornfield last autumn.The coins, as per the Historical Museum of North Jutland in Denmark, were discovered close to the Fyrkat Viking fortress site near the town of Hobro, in northwestern part of the country. Read more: Great Pacific Garbage Patch now home to thriving ecosystem, scientists say The girl, who gave the artifacts to the museum, found a mix of Danish, German and Arabic coins.

Jamie Foxx’s health is on the up following a hospitalization last week in Georgia.

Holly Willoughby has shared a health update with her fans after being absent from This Morning for a week due to her battle with shingles. The 42-year-old TV presenter reassured her followers that she is feeling much better and hinted at her imminent return to our screens. Taking to her Instagram Stories on Friday, Holly expressed her gratitude to fellow This Morning star Dermot O'Leary for sending her some comforting soup and a delicious Reuben's sandwich as she continues to recover.

's Nick Thompson announced he started a nonprofit to help reality TV stars in the wake of allegations of mistreatment on the hit Netflix show.Thompson, who appeared on season 2 of and married before divorcing co-star Danielle Ruhl, took to Instagram on Thursday and announced he's a founding board member and executive director of outreach for the UCAN Foundation, which aims to «provide mental health and legal support to past, current, and future reality TV contestants.»Thompson explained in a lengthy caption that, no, he and fellow reality TV stars didn't sign up to be food and water-deprived, allegations made by several of his co-stars, including his ex.  «I signed up for a 'psychologically-based' love experiment sold as 'different from other reality shows,'» he wrote in his caption. «Love is Blind S1 made a believer out of me, and I thought the experience could work for me if I went with good intentions and stayed true to myself.»Thompson went on to say that the «vetting» process «included psych tests and evaluations, background checks, and assurances the cast members selected is 'ready for marriage.'» He also claimed being told that the psychologist that conducted his evaluation spoke to his therapist to verity the ethics and conditions of the show out of concern it would diminish his progress.

WASHINGTON - Police say four people were shot following a funeral for a homicide victim on Benning Rd. in Northeast D.C.

BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The Biden administration released an environmental analysis Tuesday of competing plans for how seven Western states and tribes reliant on the dwindling water supply from the Colorado River should cut their use but declined to publicly take a side on the best option.On one side is California and some tribes along the river that want to protect their high-priority rights to the river’s water, which they use for drinking and farming. On the other side are the other six states — Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico — who say it’s time to come up with an approach that more fairly shares the river.The Interior Department did not say how states should get to deeper water cuts, but defended its authority to make sure basic needs such as drinking water and hydropower generated from the river are met — even if it means setting aside the priority system."Failure is not an option," Interior Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau told The Associated Press.The 1,450-mile (2,334-kilometer) powerhouse of the West serves 40 million people across seven states, which span tribal land, and Mexico, generates hydroelectric power for regional markets, and irrigates nearly 6 million acres (2,428 hectares) of farmland.A multi-decade drought in the West intensified by climate change, rising demand and overuse has sent water levels at key reservoirs along the river to unprecedented lows.

SEATTLE - Newly released charging documents further detail what may have led up to the disappearance of Leticia Martinez. The suspect arrested in connection to her disappearance has also been officially linked to her son's kidnapping, according to court documents.Martinez, 58, was last seen at a Seattle Mariners game on March 31 with 46-year-old Brett Gitchel.

SAN FRANCISCO - The Twitter sign on the company's San Francisco headquarters was slightly revamped.The social media giant's head honcho, Elon Musk, had the "W" in the Twitter sign painted over in white to blend into the background color so that the name reads ‘Titter.’"Our landlord at SF HQ says we’re legally required to keep sign as Twitter & cannot remove "w", so we painted it background color. Problem solved!," a boisterous Musk tweeted on Sunday.He said in a follow-up tweet, "They tried to muffle our titter."Elon Musk is apologizing for a tweet last October that raised doubts about the attack on Paul Pelosi.It's not the first time, Musk has joked about calling Twitter by "titter."He previously created a Twitter poll, asking his followers if the company should be renamed, as pointed out by Forbes.

In an aerial view, a sign is seen posted on the exterior of a Home Depot store on February 21, 2023 in El Cerrito, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) EVERGREEN, Colo. - Colorado authorities said they have found the owner of a dog who bit a customer's face at a Home Depot, leaving the victim severely injured. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said on April 6, a woman was with her dog at the local home improvement store in Evergreen. The woman had asked the customer to give her dog a treat in an effort to train the animal. Deputies said the customer agreed and gave the dog a treat, but the dog then bit the customer in the face. RELATED: Ricochet, therapy dog who surfs, dies and leaves heartfelt legacyWhile store employees tended to the victim, the woman and the dog left the store. "The victim sustained serious injuries and requires facial surgery as a result of the bite," authorities said in a Facebook post. After alerting the public, authorities found the dog's owner later that night. This story was reported from Los Angeles.

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says it will be transparent about any impact to its services if workers go on strike — potentially as soon as this week.At the same time, the agency says it is “confident” a compromise can be reached.“The CRA is committed to being transparent with Canadians about impacts to services, should they happen,” the agency said in a statement released Friday.The deadline for filing income tax and benefit returns for 2022 is April 30, but since that’s a Sunday CRA says Canadians can still file on May 1. Read more: CRA workers vote in favour of strike action as tax deadline nears An ongoing labour dispute over contracts and wages resulted in CRA workers voting Friday in favour of strike action.The CRA said it will resume negotiations later this month with the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Union of Taxation Employees to try to reach a new collective agreement that is both fair to workers and reasonable for taxpayers.A final round of negotiations is set to take place April 17-20, with CRA workers in a legal strike position starting April 14.“We are confident that the parties will find many areas of potential compromise and trade-off, through honest discussions and concessions by both sides, during the upcoming negotiations,” the CRA said.

PHILADELPHIA - A night of family fun came to an abrupt end when police say hundreds of ‘unruly’ juveniles descended on South Philadelphia Friday.Officers were called a carnival being held on the 700 block of Packer Avenue around 7:30 p.m. after a large fight broke out among a crowd of juveniles.Police say the crowd grew to about 500 juveniles as they gathered around the Live! Casino and sports stadium area.MORE HEADLINES:The carnival was shut down, and the crowds were dispersed by 10 p.m.A 14-year-old girl was arrested on the 3200 block of Darien Street for possessing an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person.

Police patrol car (Getty Images) A 2-year-old boy from Vermont found dead in a brook early Saturday may have been dropped there by his father as he fled the scene of a car crash in northwestern Massachusetts, police said.Massachusetts State Police troopers were called to the site of the crash in Clarksburg just before 2 a.m. Authorities learned that the child was missing and searched the Hudson Brook.

The ex-husband of an Edmonton soldier who tried to kill their children eight years ago has filed a $11-million lawsuit against the federal justice department and military over how the investigation into the situation was handled.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. - Marion County deputies have arrested two boys, ages 12 and 17, in connection to the murders of three teenage friends in Marion County. One suspect remains at large. The two juveniles, who FOX 35 is not naming due to their ages, were arrested late Thursday night and are facing charges of first-degree murder.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. review led by the National Security Council of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S.

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Scammers are using Ottawa’s proposed grocery rebate to target unsuspecting Canadians, cybersecurity officials say.

Hugh Jackman is sharing an update on his health while urging others to wear sunscreen to help prevent skin cancer.

NEWARK, De. - A Delaware man is facing charges after police say he tried to carjack an off-duty officer in an unmarked car minutes after he tried to rip another person from the driver's seat of their car.Mark Tannen, 22, has been charged with two counts of second-degree attempted robbery and is being held at a Wilmington jail after failing to post $5,000 bail, authorities said. Investigators say around 9 p.m.

FILE - Black Sand Beach at Waianapanapa State Park on Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii. (Photo by Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images) HONOLULU - Repairing coral reefs after boats run aground. Shielding native forest trees from a killer fungus outbreak.

PHILADELPHIA - Spring weather is here, and that includes those April showers!Clouds are set to fill the skies for most of the day Wednesday, before turning into rain by Thursday afternoon.FOX 29's Sue Serio is tracking potential severe storms as the Phillies take on the Cincinnati Reds in their home opener at Citizens Bank Park.While tailgaters could get some clear skies, thunderstorms are expected to start right around game time and last into the evening.The rain will also drop temperatures from a high of 83 on Thursday back into the 50s and 60s for the rest of the week.>> Download the FOX 29 Weather Authority App to get updates and alerts in your area. ________SEVEN-DAY FORECASTWEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. High: 76, Low: 57THURSDAY: Warm, p.m. showers. High: 83, Low: 62FRIDAY: Cooler, clouds. High: 62, Low: 51SATURDAY: Breezy, chilly. High: 55, Low: 41SUNDAY: Easter Sunday. High: 60, Low: 38MONDAY: Sunny skies. High: 64, Low: 39TUESDAY: Sunny skies. High: 68, Low: 43

NEW DELHI (AP) - An avalanche swept away a group of tourists in the Himalayas in northeastern India on Tuesday, killing at least seven and injuring 11, officials said.Army spokesperson Lt. Col Mahendra Rawat said rescuers pulled out at least 23 tourists from the snow and took them to a hospital for treatment.India’s Border Roads Organization said the tourists were hit by the avalanche near the Nathu La mountain pass in Sikkim state.

NEWARK, DE - FEBRUARY 16: Tom Warnock of Freehold, New Jersey, a junior music eduction major and band member for the Delaware Fightin Blue Hens, warms up before the mens basketball team takes on the Drexel Dragons at the Bob Carpenter Center on Febru DOVER, Del. - A lawsuit against the University of Delaware over its campus shutdown and halting of in-person classes because of coronavirus can proceed as a class action on behalf of thousands of students who were enrolled and paid tuition in spring 2020, a federal judge has ruled.Friday's decision came just days before a scheduled hearing this week on the university's request for the judge to rule in its favor without a trial. That hearing has been postponed indefinitely.In his ruling, Judge Stephanos Bibas rejected the University of Delaware's argument that the plaintiffs, who accuse the school of breach of contract and unjust enrichment, lacked standing to sue.

PHILADELPHIA - A man sought in the 2022 beating death of a transgender victim was arrested over the weekend by federal authorities in Nevada, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. Charles Mitchell was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Henderson, Nevada - located just outside of Las Vegas.

Janey Godley has shared some positive news surrounding her cancer battle, updating fans that her latest scan has come back 'clear this time'.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say a man took matters into his own hands when he witnessed a dog attack in Oxford Circle over the weekend.Officers were called to the 6300 block of Horrocks Street for a shooting just before noon Saturday.Witnesses reportedly told police that a large dog, possibly a pit bull or mastiff, was attacking a woman and her smaller dog when a man fired two shots at the larger dog.MORE HEADLINES:The dog ran off after getting hit, and was later found dead on the 1500 block of Levick Street and transported to ACCT Philly by police.Police say the smaller dog suffered a bite, but no other injuries were reported. Both the man and woman, who police say did not know each other, stayed on scene as police investigated.

A woman who knew 16-year-old Gabriel Magalhaes when he was younger was coming home from work Saturday night when she found the teen with stab wounds at a Toronto subway station and tried to save his life.

FISHTOWN - A major blow for a kids’ baseball team in Fishtown when their gear – bats, gloves, balls – were all stolen.A perfect day to get in a little practice for players from Saint Laurentius in Fishtown. The middle schoolers actually instrumental in getting a baseball team going for the year."They said there hasn’t been a team in seven years and the only way they’d be able to get a team was if they found someone to volunteer and coach," St. Laurentius gym teacher and baseball coach, Daulton Miller, said.Miller decided why not, and he was able to get some equipment donated, getting the ball rolling.

PHILADELPHIA - After a beautiful spring-like Sunday, Monday will be a seasonable day with showers. FOX 29's Sue Serio is warning about high levels of allergens in the air Monday, with medium-high levels Tuesday through Thursday. The morning will be mostly dry until showers move into the area after lunchtime and linger into the evening hours. After Monday's rain, sunshine will return with slightly cooler temperatures on Tuesday. Looking ahead, the rest of the work week is set to be mild and sunny before April 1st sees rain and a significant temperature jump. >> Download the FOX 29 Weather Authority App to get updates and alerts in your area. _______SEVEN-DAY FORECASTMONDAY: High: 63, Low: 39TUESDAY: High: 54, Low: 43WEDNESDAY: High: 57, Low: 36THURSDAY: High: 52, Low: 37FRIDAY: High: 63, Low: 37SATURDAY: High: 71, Low: 58SUNDAY: High: 54, Low: 39