Quebec charities pay millions to marketers
Outside fundraising companies are cashing in on Quebecers' generosity, with some companies keeping more than half of the donations they collect on behalf of charities in the province, according to a CBC investigation. cbc.ca |
Rogers regrets Maclean's Bonhomme cover
Rogers Publishing is apologizing for the controversy caused by a recent Maclean's magazine cover that features Bonhomme Carnaval wielding a cash-stuffed suitcase to illustrate a story about Quebec corruption. cbc.ca |
Toronto Hydro works to restore power
Toronto Hydro says most power will be restored by midmorning after an overnight outage affecting pockets of the city left many residents in the dark. cbc.ca |
Wrongfully convicted man gets $4.25M from Ont.
A Toronto man who was wrongfully convicted of killing his four-year-old niece because of testimony by now disgraced pathologist Charles Smith will get $4.25 million in compensation. cbc.ca |
Montreal has $77 million surplus
After months of warnings about financial hard times and new austerity measures, the city of Montreal has confirmed it has an unexpected budget surplus of $77 million. cbc.ca |