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Stubhub to pay US$10 million in FTC ticket prices case
StubHub Holdings Inc. agreed to pay US$10 million on Thursday to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company failed to display the full price of tickets to consumers. In a complaint and proposed settlement filed in New York federal court, the consumer protection agency said the ticketing company didn’t disclose the mandatory fees…
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Poilievre says Carney must help homeowners in Indigenous case
The political debate over a court ruling recognizing Indigenous land rights in the Vancouver area escalated on Thursday after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged the prime minister to intervene. In the August judgment, the Supreme Court of British Columbia recognized the Cowichan people’s aboriginal title over a slice of Richmond, just south of the city…
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Ontario NDP leader says she’s calling on premier to end lockout at Titan Tool and Die
Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles says she plans to ask Premier Doug Ford in the legislature on Monday to intervene to end the lockout at Titan Tool and Die.
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Manitoba requests military help to prepare Peguis First Nation for major spring flood
The Canadian military has been asked to help prepare Manitoba’s largest First Nation community for an expected spring flood that could reach devastating levels.
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Man arrested, charged with sexual assault after 8-hour standoff on Drouillard Road, police say
A man has been charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement after a standoff that lasted eight hours early Wednesday, Windsor police say.
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Killer’s Indigenous heritage cited in lesser sentence for shooting of wife
An Indigenous B.C. man who shot his sleeping wife in the head after a 17-hour drinking binge has been sentenced to under seven years for her death. The sentence is far below the Crown prosecutor’s request for 16 years and is partially the result of the judge finding the defendant’s Indigenous heritage a significant mitigating…
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Frank Stronach’s defence argues police improperly coached his sex assault accusers
Analysis Two months after it began, the controversial sexual assault case against auto parts magnate Frank Stronach is now in the hands of his judge. Justice Anne Molloy of the Superior Court of Ontario retired Thursday afternoon with two pressing questions to answer based on the extensive evidence and arguments she has heard. She reflected…
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Poilievre comes out swinging in defence of his leadership after fourth defection
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offered a defiant defence of his leadership of his party on Thursday, one day after losing a fourth MP to the Liberals in almost as many months. Marilyn Gladu’s stunning defection to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals has raised fresh questions about his grip on the Conservative caucus and…
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Fake maple syrup plot thickens: Cans found with label hiding name of implicated company
Since Radio-Canada first broke the story last week of fake maple syrup found on grocery store shelves, consumers have since found cans of syrup in stores from the same producer with a sticker hiding the company’s name.
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Gas flaring at LNG Canada far exceeds permitted volume, documents show
Documents show the volume of gas flared at the LNG Canada plant on B.C.’s North Coast between October and January far surpassed what its permit allows.