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  "id": 8303738,
  "title": "CRA still owed over $5B in COVID-19 benefits sent to ineligible recipients",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/cra-still-owed-over-5b-in-covid-19-benefits-sent-to-ineligible-8303738",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T19:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cra-cerb-crb-debt-benefit-clawbacks-9.7349986"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ottawa is still owed $5.56 billion of outstanding debt related to COVID-19 benefits sent to those who were later deemed ineligible, according to data the Canada Revenue Agency provided to CBC News.",
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      {
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        "title": "CRA still owed over $5B in COVID-19 benefits sent to ineligible recipients",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/cra-still-owed-over-5b-in-covid-19-benefits-sent-to-ineligible",
        "published": "2026-09-18T19:50:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}