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Many economists predict the Bank of Canada will begin hiking its benchmark
interest rate, starting with a hike of 0.25 per cent on Wednesday. The question
now is, how high will interest rates go, and will indebted Canadians be able to
handle it?
almost 2 years ago
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Mike Holmes’s company, The Holmes Group, plus more than a dozen other defendants are named in an $8-million lawsuit alleging misrepresentation and faulty design, construction and inspection of 14 homes in a Meaford, Ont. subdivision.
about 1 year ago
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Air Canada and WestJet have both launched a legal battle to appeal separate Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) rulings where, in each case, the airline was ordered to compensate passengers for a cancelled flight caused by a staffing shortage.
about 1 year ago
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With the gift-giving season upon us, two shoppers share their gift card scam stories to warn others what to watch out for.
about 1 year ago
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The Competition Bureau is still investigating Canada’s infamous bread price-fixing scheme — almost five-and-a-half years after launching the probe in 2017.
about 1 year ago
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The Competition Bureau is still investigating Canada’s infamous bread price-fixing scheme — almost five-and-a-half years after launching the probe in 2017.
about 1 year ago
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The return to travel since the worst of the COVID crisis has been turbulent, plagued by mass flight disruptions and missing baggage piling up at airports. That has led to calls for airlines to improve their baggage delivery systems.
12 months ago
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The no-tipping, all-inclusive payment model, where staff are paid higher wages and customers pay only the bill, is catching on at restaurants in Canada as people grow weary of the pressure to dole out bigger tips.
11 months ago
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The Canadian Transportation Agency has issued fines to Canada’s major airlines for hundreds of violations related to mass flight delays and cancellations this past summer and in December. But some critics say the fines aren’t tough enough.
10 months ago
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Shrinkflation occurs when a company shrinks a product, but not the price or packaging, making it hard to detect. It has been going on for years, but as Canadians struggle with high food prices, there are growing calls to make the practice more transparent.
3 months ago
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Air Canada is reaching out to selected passengers, offering to settle their compensation cases stuck in a Canadian Transportation Agency backlog. But several passengers say they were offered far less cash than what they believe they’re owed, and they think the airline was using the CTA backlog as leverage.
3 months ago