Regulators tighten drip pricing crackdown in Canada
The Competition Bureau has pursued drip pricing cases against SiriusXM Canada, Discount Car & Truck Rentals, and TicketNetwork with Cineplex’s $38.9 million penalty marking a watershed under the 2022 act. Experts say more cases will follow as penalties rise and enforcement broadens.
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Competition Bureau
Siriusxm Canada
Discount Car & Truck Rentals Ltd
TicketNetwork
Cineplex
Bednar
Bureau
Marianne Blondin
Federal Court of Appeal
Slater Vecchio LLP
Sara Turner
Slater Vecchio
Bloomex
Omio
Turner
Hundreds begin strike at Vancouver grain terminals
About 600 workers at six Metro Vancouver grain terminals walked off to strike. Labour minister says talks will resume with federal mediators and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association. Union president says the dispute centers on time off and lieu days with a standstill since 2002. The walkout marks the first strike by the local since 1970.
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Vancouver
Canada
Grain Workers Union Local 333
Steven MacKinnon
Douglas Lea-Smith
Lea-Smith
Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Shipping Federation of Canada
Federal Service
Viterra
Cascadia
Pacific
Richardson International
Cargill Limited
Alliance Grain Terminal
North Vancouver
Quebec rivals press for details on Northvolt battery plant
Quebec opposition demands disclosure of terms for the 7 billion project and the 710 million in public funds already committed. Northvolt faces cuts in Sweden as Quebec officials defend the deal, stressing public money protections while signaling possible further investments once construction begins.
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Quebec
Francois Legault
Northwelt
Avenir Québec
Legault
National Assembly
Normand Mousseau
Trottier Energy Institute
Polytechnique Montréal
Northvolt
Sweden
Christine Frechette
Marc Tanguay
Northvolt AB
Fréchette
Tanguay
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Travis Dhanraj
Gov’t
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Stadi
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Solomon
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