Fake Christmas gift box promotions, fraudulent holiday decoration sales, and counterfeit retail coupons are the major scams, says Meta
Category: Consumer
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Canada central bank makes half point rate cut to 3.25%
The cut is the Bank of Canada’s fifth since June — in line with expectations. It previously raised rates in 2023 to rein in inflation
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Canada postal strike drags into Christmas shopping period
The Canada Post strike entered its fourth week Monday, disrupting millions of parcel shipments, with both sides still far apart on a deal
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Plunging EV demand drives down German car sales
About 244,000 cars were registered in EU’s biggest auto market last month, half a per cent down from last year: federal transport authority
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‘Moana 2’ sails to American Thanksgiving record with smash N. America opening
Paramount’s ‘Gladiator II’ brought in $111 million, but it was ‘Moana 2’ that shattered expectations
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Fund struggles to facilitate market-based housing for First Nations
A recent report says the First Nations Market Housing Fund has ‘fallen short of its goals’ of increasing home ownership for First Nations. Now, it’s working to change that
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Paris clamps down on Airbnb to ease housing crunch
Under new rules, the maximum number of days a primary residence can be rented will be slashed from 120 per year to 90
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Paddington: the affable bear who became a lucrative business
Paddington bear toys have become a ‘must’ with 27 million units sold since 2021, according to StudioCanal, the French film distributor that owns the rights to the character
Posted inHealth
UK law to phase out smoking clears first hurdle
The UK’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill would prevent anyone born after Jan. 1, 2009 from legally smoking by gradually raising the age at which tobacco can be bought
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EU grocery shoppers ‘fooled’ by ‘maze’ of food labels: audit
‘There are hundreds of different schemes, logos and claims that people need to decipher … [this leaves] consumers vulnerable to … misleading messages,’ says auditor