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Training group loses funding after taking service dog back from officer with PTSD
A Nova Scotia group that trains service dogs for people with PTSD has lost its funding from a national organization amid an onslaught of online condemnation after it removed a service dog from a police officer struggling with trauma.
Fraudsters across Canada taking in 1000s of dollars a day in shipping container scam
The scope of a scam involving the sale of shipping containers in Canada is growing, as an increasing number of legitimate companies that sell the structures say their good names are being used by fraudsters to swindle victims out of thousands of dollars.
These customers were promised shipping containers. Now they're out thousands of dollars
Scammers are duping Canadians out of tens of thousands of dollars with the promise of new shipping containers — and they're bringing down legitimate companies with them.
Consumers won't need receipts to benefit from one of Canada's largest class-action settlements
The class-action settlement — stemming from a lawsuit alleging that Microsoft and Microsoft Canada were involved in a conspiracy to illegally increase prices — amounts to about $400 million for those who purchased Microsoft PC software between 1998 and 2010.
4 things smart shoppers do to save money
There are ways to save money while shopping this Christmas season, but not everyone knows what to watch for. These tips could leave a little extra cash in your wallet.
'My jaw dropped,' says Ontario woman of $12K air ambulance bill in Nova Scotia
Most Canadians don't think they need travel health insurance while visiting other parts of the country, but if a medical emergency arises, you're not covered for some services, including ambulances.
CBC Investigates
Kitec claimants frustrated by delays in class action payout
It's been almost nine years since there was settlement in the Kitec plumbing class action lawsuit, but claimants are still waiting to learn how much, if anything, they will receive in compensation.
CBC Investigates
N.S. government acknowledges system failed to protect privacy of 10,000 people
CBC News has learned new details about a major privacy breach in documents obtained through a freedom of information request, but the province is still not disclosing how many people it's notified or how they were informed. Thousands of people's private information was posted online in error in May.
As Teddy nears, batten down the hatches and check your insurance policy
As storm Teddy approaches the Maritimes, the Insurance Bureau of Canada is advising that wind damage to homes is typically covered by insurance policies. But flooding is another question.
CRA shocks woman by asking her to pay tax on money she hasn't yet earned
A P.E.I. woman who got a letter asking for taxes on money she hadn't earned thought she was being scammed until the Canada Revenue Agency set her straight.