■COLOMBIA
Counterfeit money seized
Authorities confiscated counterfeit US bank notes totaling more than US$2 million in two operations in the city of Medellin, the Judicial Police said. Agents seized more than 1 million counterfeit dollars sent to a Medellin courier business from the town of Quinchia, in Risaralda province, the police statement said on Saturday. “During the operation, 24 packages were confiscated containing 10,320 notes of US$100 denomination, equivalent to US$1,032,000,” it said.
■CANADA
Woman loses benefits
A woman on long-term sick leave for depression said she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. Nathalie Blanchard has been on leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Quebec, for the last year. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported on Saturday she was diagnosed with major depression and was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits from insurance giant Manulife. But the payments dried up this fall and when Blanchard called Manulife, she said she was told she was available to work because of Facebook. She said her insurance agent described several pictures Blanchard posted on Facebook, including ones showing her having a good time at a Chippendales bar show, at her birthday party and on a sun holiday.
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