Canadian charity at centre of Trudeau ethics probe says it paid PM's mother, brother

FILE PHOTO: Margaret Trudeau, mother of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, attends a state dinner at the White House in Washington March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian charity at the heart of a conflict-of-interest investigation into Justin Trudeau disclosed on Thursday that it had paid the Canadian prime minister's mother and brother to speak at events it organised.

The WE Charity Canada statement confirmed an earlier report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).