OTTAWA—The Royal Canadian Mint says an employee has been fired after about two kilograms of gold was discovered missing from its facility in Ottawa. Spokesperson Alison Crawford says the gold, worth about $110,000 at current prices, was discovered missing last month during an internal inventory. Crawford says an employee was terminated following an internal investigation and administrative review and the RCMP was called in to investigate. She says the Mint will make no further comment as the matter is under police investigation. Crawford says large amounts of precious materials are handled at the Mint’s facilities, but says incidents of this nature are very uncommon.

Source: thestar April 27, 2018 18:56 UTC