Canadian woman loses her home amid government payroll debacle

Fiasco involves automated system that has led to 200,000 government workers being overpaid, underpaid or not paid at all

A woman in Newfoundland has lost her house after the government of Canada stopped paying her while she was on contract with its own revenue agency.

Joanne Nemec Osmond's ordeal is the latest case in a debacle surrounding an automated payroll system which has led to 200,000 government workers in the country being overpaid, underpaid - or not paid at all.