Banks face public backlash over service charges in Canada
Canadians turned on banks over costly service fees, prompting a government backlash and new rules. The CFIB led calls for protections for small businesses, who demanded price lists advance notice and fair treatment. The package requires 30 day notice for charge changes, public disclosure of all fees, a refund policy for errors, and a mediation process, marking the first step in a longer reform.
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John Bulloch
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Bulloch
This Week in Canada Stock Milestones in 1852 and 1929
This Week in Canada notes the Toronto Stock Exchange opening in 1852 and recalls a 1929 event when 13 million shares were traded five days before the stock market crash, marking pivotal moments in Canadian financial history.
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Toronto Stock Exchange
Prairie inventors spark business from heat detector idea
Bill Blaschuk of Yorkton unveils a heat detector for dairy cattle and hopes for rapid production after university testing and a world patent. He projects $800 per herd receiver and $20 per animal sensor, with orders for 2000 units. Other locals from Tofield to Souris Valley Echo showcase self made ventures from willow furniture to weight loss guides and a six dollar bill wallet, highlighting prairie do it yourself innovation.
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Bill Blaschuk
Yorkton
Korea
China
Japan
Canada
U.S
Elaschuk
Bill
U. of Saskatchewan
Shaunavon Standard
Ralph Harris
Brian Cave
Waterloo
Souris
Valley Echo
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Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
Manitoba
U.S.A
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Mainstream
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Biz
By Ann M. Smith
CFIB
Ment
Prince Edward Island
St. Lawrence
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Stuart Keate
Lester B. Pearson
Prairie
David Belke
Tofield
The
Mercury
Altona Echo
Corneil Hebert
Snow Bound Publications
Corneil
Hebert
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