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THE FIFTH ESTATE
The CRA alleges this firm was part of a $63M tax 'sham.' Why isn't it trying to get the money back?
The Canada Revenue Agency and the federal Department of Justice have made a behind-the-scenes deal with a telecom company they continue to allege was part of a tax refund “sham” that was “designed to deceive” authorities into paying out tens of millions of dollars of public money.
CRA paid out $37M to tax scammers, unsealed affidavit alleges
A once-sealed affidavit filed with the Tax Court of Canada and obtained by The Fifth Estate details how alleged scammers tricked the Canada Revenue Agency and made off with $37 million of taxpayers' money.
KPMG wants CRA affidavit in tax 'sham' case struck from public record
Earlier this year, KPMG Law requested a temporary sealing order in the case regarding its client Gold Line Telemanagement, which the Canada Revenue Agency accuses of involvement in a "carousel scheme." Now, KPMG has applied to the court to have the affidavit at issue struck from the record completely.
THE FIFTH ESTATE
How Canada has been helping China hunt for fugitives for decades
Earlier this year, politicians in Ottawa decried the reported existence of several alleged Chinese police stations in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. But Canadian officials were already well aware of Chinese police operations in Canada.
Toronto gynecologist given 4-month suspension for dishonourable conduct
A gynecologist at the centre of a years-long CBC investigation has had his medical licence suspended for four months following a regulatory hearing. "It is important to note that Dr. Gerber did not plead guilty to the allegations against him, but rather he pleaded 'no contest,'" his lawyer said.
MARKETPLACE
Real estate agents caught on hidden camera facilitating mortgage fraud for a fee
An undercover investigation by CBC Marketplace has exposed some networks of real estate agents, mortgage brokers and bank employees facilitating mortgage fraud for a fee.
CBC Investigates
More than 1 in 5 residents in long-term care given antipsychotics without a diagnosis, data shows
Nationally, 22 per cent of long-term care residents are receiving antipsychotic medications while having no clinical indication of their necessity, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) — a number that's been increasing since the pandemic started.
CBC Investigates
Patients say regulator for Ontario doctors slow to act as more complaints about Toronto gynecologist roll in
In late December 2021, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario disclosed that Dr. David Gerber would face complaints from 10 patients at a disciplinary hearing, up from the six previously announced in 2020.
FIFTH ESTATE
Why Canada is losing affordable rental housing faster than it's being built
Research shows that in the last decade, Canada has been losing affordable rental homes far faster than new ones are being built, and it’s forcing some renters out of the homes and communities they know.
THE FIFTH ESTATE
WE Charity misled donors about building schools in Kenya, records show
Marc and Craig Kielburger’s WE Charity routinely misled school-aged children and wealthy philanthropists across North America for years as it solicited millions for schoolhouses in Kenya and other projects in its Adopt-A-Village program, an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found.