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WestJet tried to silence couple fighting for compensation after airline cancelled their flight
When a B.C. couple took their fight for compensation over a cancelled WestJet flight to social media, they received a letter from the airline's lawyers warning them that their post had breached confidentiality. Efforts to silence travellers from speaking publicly about disputes with airlines are a worrying trend, say industry and legal experts.
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Hundreds of Rogers, Bell and Telus customers angry prices can increase during contract
A Go Public investigation into telco contracts has prompted hundreds of frustrated customers from all the big providers to ask why contracts can have language that locks them in for two to three years while allowing prices to increase. A contract law expert says the CRTC should investigate.
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Rogers customers call contracts misleading as fee for TV boxes goes up $7/month
Some TV customers are accusing Rogers Communications of a cash grab — a year after its controversial purchase of Shaw, which the Competition Bureau warned would lead to less competition and higher prices.
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'Urgent' safety recall leaves couple with dangerous Ram truck for nearly 2 years
The recall notice said their Ram truck had an "urgent" safety problem. But Michele Ashenden and her husband Vittorio Pulcini waited almost two years — amid mixed messages from the dealership and automaker — for it to get fixed while their business struggled and bills piled up.
Experts, advocates deeply divided on question of 'genocide' in Gaza
A growing number of academics, legal scholars and governments are accusing the Israeli government of carrying out a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
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Mother who watched son burn to death in SUV fire joins calls for answers from Kia, Hyundai
The mother of a 48-year-old man who burned to death in a car fire outside her home in Cincinnati, Ohio, is joining automobile safety advocates in calling for two car giants to come clean about potential safety issues that can cause some engines to fail at high speeds or burst into flames.
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Weight loss 'grants' program fails to pay up after participants shed pounds
Some Canadians who responded to national TV and radio ads that promised to pay people to lose weight say when it came time to deliver, the so-called Weight Loss Grants Program wouldn't pay out, or dragged claims out for months before cutting a cheque.
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'Fake' experts on radio shows conned listeners out of millions, victims say
Dozens of Ontario investors say they were conned out of millions of dollars after fraudsters using fake names were featured as investment "experts" on their favourite radio stations — on shows listeners say sounded like news but were actually infomercials.