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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Hosting the 2026 World Cup will cost governments across Canada more than a billion dollars, putting …
Read More »B.C. taxpayers have spent $300,000 to fly prisoners on private planes to and from court
B.C. taxpayers have spent nearly $300,000 in the last five months to fly inmates to and from court in rural and remote parts of the province. Since December 2025, the B.C. Sheriff Service has chartered 31 flights to transport people accused of crimes back and forth from the detention centre …
Read More »Taxpayers complain of long waits for the CRA to fix its errors, deliver refunds
As the 2025 tax season approaches, Bill Bisson is stuck in tax limbo, still waiting for the Canada Revenue Agency to resolve a $3,471 penalty stemming from his 2023 return — a charge he and his tax adviser say is an obvious CRA error. “It’s frustrating, it has created a …
Read More »Why Canadian taxpayers spend millions on U.S. medical treatments
Hundreds of Ontario patients have been sent to U.S. hospitals and clinics for government-reimbursed medical care since 2018, according to exclusive data obtained by CBC News. The costs — over $212 million — were covered by taxpayers money through OHIP, the province’s publicly funded health-care plan. Among the approved applications for out-of-country …
Read More »Taxpayers could eventually be on the hook as Toronto’s speedcams keep getting cut down
With Toronto’s pole-mounted speed cameras vandalized again and again in the past year, taxpayers may be stuck paying more for future damage, a city councillor says. The speedcams have been “severely vandalized” 25 times since last fall, according to the City of Toronto. That includes one camera on Parkside Drive that’s been …
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