| Charities paid $762M to private fundraisers A CBC investigation finds Canadian registered charities paid $762 million to third-party fundraisers between 2004 and 2008, all of it deducted from donations and often dwarfing guidelines set out by the Canada Revenue Agency. cbc.ca |
Janitors allege deportation threats, withheld cash A group of Edmonton janitors is suing a cleaning company for more than $25,000 over allegations that they are being ripped off and threatened with deportation. cbc.ca |
Overcrowded Alberta Hospital adds beds Cots and extra beds are being added to Edmonton's Alberta Hospital because of continued overcrowding, renewing calls for redevelopment of the mental-health facility. cbc.ca |
Mortar shell found in Toronto trash facility Toronto police bomb disposal experts are trying to figure out how a military mortar shell ended up in the Dufferin Transfer Station overnight. cbc.ca |
North Dundas man dies in grain-silo accident A man died Monday in a grain-silo accident at a farm in North Dundas Township about 55 kilometres south of Ottawa. cbc.ca |