Telemarketer kept 87% of charity's donations
Several charitable organizations in B.C. use fundraising companies that keep more than half the funds they raise for the charities, a CBC News investigation has found. cbc.ca |
McIver promises snow policy overhaul
Calgarians should be allowed to use their own equipment to help clear snowed-in residential streets, mayoral candidate Ald. Ric McIver says. cbc.ca |
Que. skydiving death puzzles investigators
Authorities in Quebec are trying to figure out why an experienced skydiver plunged to his death in the Montérégie region on Sunday. cbc.ca |
Experts Review Canadian Commander’s Sadistic Crimes
Perhaps the most striking element in the crime rampage of Col. David Russell Williams, a former Canadian military commander, is how late in life it apparently started, experts say — and how quickly it escalated. nytimes.com |
Pocklington gets house arrest for perjury
Peter Pocklington, the former owner of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers, was spared jail time as he was sentenced in a California court for making false statements and oaths in his bankruptcy case. cbc.ca |