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#deceptive-marketing

Cineplex fined $38.9M over $1.50 online booking fee | CBC News

Cineplex Inc. faces a record fine of $38.9 million for deceptive pricing practices in ticket sales.

Competition Bureau launches investigation into furniture retailers Leon's, The Brick | CBC News

The Competition Bureau is investigating Leon's and The Brick for deceptive marketing practices, including misleading sales promotions and inflated pricing.

Cineplex fined $38.9M over $1.50 online booking fee | CBC News

Cineplex Inc. faces a record fine of $38.9 million for deceptive pricing practices in ticket sales.

Competition Bureau launches investigation into furniture retailers Leon's, The Brick | CBC News

The Competition Bureau is investigating Leon's and The Brick for deceptive marketing practices, including misleading sales promotions and inflated pricing.
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#airline-competition

Got thoughts on flying in Canada? The Competition Bureau wants to hear from you | CBC News

Competition Bureau studying Canada's domestic air travel industry for potentially high airfare and lack of airline competition.

The airlines commanded roughly three-quarters of domestic airline market last year | CBC News

The Competition Bureau is investigating airline competition to improve cost and quality of domestic air travel.

Got thoughts on flying in Canada? The Competition Bureau wants to hear from you | CBC News

Competition Bureau studying Canada's domestic air travel industry for potentially high airfare and lack of airline competition.

The airlines commanded roughly three-quarters of domestic airline market last year | CBC News

The Competition Bureau is investigating airline competition to improve cost and quality of domestic air travel.
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Competition Bureau gets court order for probe into potential anti-competitive conduct by CREA | CBC News

The Competition Bureau is investigating CREA for potential anti-competitive conduct affecting real estate commission rates and competition.
Key focus areas include commission rules and the impact on smaller brokerages versus larger firms.
#canada

NDP asks competition watchdog to probe potential rent-fixing by corporate landlords | CBC News

NDP calls for Canadian investigation into potential AI-driven rental pricing exploitation by landlords, linked to U.S. antitrust lawsuit.

Industry minister urges Competition Bureau to conduct followup study of grocery prices | CBC News

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is calling on the Competition Bureau to investigate the cost of groceries in Canada.
Champagne criticized large grocery companies for their lack of cooperation with the bureau's study on food inflation and called for increased transparency.

Some cellphone plans not as cheap as they were before Rogers-Shaw merger: Competition Bureau | CBC News

Cellphone plans in Western Canada not as cheap post-Rogers-Shaw merger
Competition Bureau concerned about lack of comparable pricing for wireless plans

NDP asks competition watchdog to probe potential rent-fixing by corporate landlords | CBC News

NDP calls for Canadian investigation into potential AI-driven rental pricing exploitation by landlords, linked to U.S. antitrust lawsuit.

Industry minister urges Competition Bureau to conduct followup study of grocery prices | CBC News

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is calling on the Competition Bureau to investigate the cost of groceries in Canada.
Champagne criticized large grocery companies for their lack of cooperation with the bureau's study on food inflation and called for increased transparency.

Some cellphone plans not as cheap as they were before Rogers-Shaw merger: Competition Bureau | CBC News

Cellphone plans in Western Canada not as cheap post-Rogers-Shaw merger
Competition Bureau concerned about lack of comparable pricing for wireless plans
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#lululemon

Canada's competition bureau probing greenwashing allegations against Lululemon, non-profit says | CBC News

Canada's competition bureau is investigating Lululemon's environmental practices following accusations of greenwashing.

Lululemon marketing complaint could be a test of Canada's greenwashing laws, expert says | CBC News

Vancouver non-profit Stand.earth has filed a complaint with Canada's competition regulator, accusing Lululemon of greenwashing and misleading consumers about its environmental practices.
The organization claims that Lululemon's Be Planet sustainability campaign from 2020 is contradicted by a 2022 impact report that shows an increase in the company's greenhouse gas emissions and the continued use of materials manufactured from fossil fuels.

Canada's competition bureau probing greenwashing allegations against Lululemon, non-profit says | CBC News

Canada's competition bureau is investigating Lululemon's environmental practices following accusations of greenwashing.

Lululemon marketing complaint could be a test of Canada's greenwashing laws, expert says | CBC News

Vancouver non-profit Stand.earth has filed a complaint with Canada's competition regulator, accusing Lululemon of greenwashing and misleading consumers about its environmental practices.
The organization claims that Lululemon's Be Planet sustainability campaign from 2020 is contradicted by a 2022 impact report that shows an increase in the company's greenhouse gas emissions and the continued use of materials manufactured from fossil fuels.
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Competition Bureau investigating restrictive real estate clauses in Canadian grocery sector | CBC News

The Canadian Competition Bureau is investigating the use of restrictive real estate clauses in the grocery sector.
These clauses, known as property controls, can be a barrier to entry and expansion in the market.

Meta offers Canadian Facebook users $51M to settle lawsuit in 4 provinces | CBC News

Meta is offering $51 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in Canada regarding the use of users' images in Facebook advertising.
The lawsuit claims that users' images were used without their knowledge in Facebook's 'sponsored stories' advertising program.
The settlement agreement needs to be approved by a B.C. Supreme Court judge in March.
#Competition Bureau

Canada Bread blames former owner Maple Leaf Foods for price-fixing scheme | CBC News

Canada Bread denies participating in a price-fixing scheme and claims it was acting under the direction of its former majority owner Maple Leaf Foods.
Maple Leaf Foods denies allegations of improper pricing conduct by Canada Bread while it was a shareholder.

Rogers told to produce records for Competition Bureau investigation of wireless phone plans | CBC News

The Competition Bureau has obtained a court order requiring Rogers Communications to produce records related to its Infinite wireless phone plans.
The bureau is investigating claims that Rogers' marketing campaigns falsely promote the plans as offering unlimited data.

Canada Bread blames former owner Maple Leaf Foods for price-fixing scheme | CBC News

Canada Bread denies participating in a price-fixing scheme and claims it was acting under the direction of its former majority owner Maple Leaf Foods.
Maple Leaf Foods denies allegations of improper pricing conduct by Canada Bread while it was a shareholder.

Rogers told to produce records for Competition Bureau investigation of wireless phone plans | CBC News

The Competition Bureau has obtained a court order requiring Rogers Communications to produce records related to its Infinite wireless phone plans.
The bureau is investigating claims that Rogers' marketing campaigns falsely promote the plans as offering unlimited data.
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