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Ottawa Considering Lowering Maximum Legal Interest Rate
The federal government is launching consultations to potentially lower the criminal rate of interest, specifically targeting...
Ottawa Targets Lower Credit Card Costs to Merchants
A federal government budget pledge to reduce the amounts businesses pay to accept credit card transactions will likely result in...
Budget 2021: Notable Consumer Commitments
The childcare, pandemic supports and other pledges may have garnered most of the attention, but numerous smaller items have been...
High Profile Arrests Part of Fraud Prevention
More than 14 months ago, a high profile fraud arrest played out in the early morning in Brampton, Ontario. With CBC Marketplace...
When A Routine Consumer Experience Creates A Hit Song
A shopping trip to an appliance store can lead to a hit song. The lyrics from one of the iconic songs of the 1980s came from a...