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New condo sales in Greater Toronto Hamilton Area fall to lowest level since 1991

Sammy Hudes / theglobeandmail - Urbanation report says 2025 marked fourth straight year of fewer sales with new record for number of units scrapped

#canada #ontario #toronto #consumerprotection #finance #business

6 wks / sootoday


Back to Top / Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 18240 / 4 stories in 6 wks


Quebec’s finance minister says Ontario’s Crown Royal whisky ban is misguided

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec's finance minister says he has shared his concerns with his Ontario counterpart about that province's intention to remove Crown Royal whisky from liquor stores.

#trade #economicpolicy #ontario #quebec #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #fiscalpolicy #government #canadianpolitics #finance

6 wks / sootoday


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Study of Tylenol use during pregnancy contradicts claims of autism link

Bloomberg News / nationalpost - The Lancet paper comes after the Trump administration linked the use of Tylenol to autism in September and advised pregnant women to avoid the drug

#donaldtrump #media #publichealth #consumerprotection #uspolitics #healthcare #government

Back to Top / Saturday, January 17, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 18113 / 2 stories in 6 wks


Flair Airlines reroutes strategy to lure corporate travellers — without a business class

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - CEO Maciej Wilk said Flair Airlines is attempting a strategic shift away from a pure-play budget airline and toward what he dubbed a 'value carrier.'

#alberta #edmonton #aviation #consumerprotection #budget #business

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 18109 / 3 stories in 7 wks


Ashley St. Clair sues Elon Musk’s xAI over AI-deepfake images

Katie Scott / globalnews - St. Clair claims that Grok 'created and disseminated altered, deepfake content' of her on the social media platform X 'in sexually explicit poses.'

#humanrights #technology #onlineplatforms #media #entertainment #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #elonmusk

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 18074 / 2 stories in 7 wks


WestJet will reverse cramped seat configuration after widespread backlash

Sean Boynton / globalnews - The airline said select flights that were recently reconfigured with the new seating arrangement will be changed again to remove the extra row of seats.

#canada #onlineplatforms #alberta #calgary #media #aviation #consumerprotection #business

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:52 am / permalink 18049 / 6 stories in 7 wks


Battery believed to have caused Edmonton apartment fire that displaced dozens

Karen Bartko / globalnews - A fire that forced dozens of residents from an Edmonton apartment building and sent two people to hospital is prompting renewed warnings about lithium-ion battery safety.

#canada #technology #alberta #edmonton #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #consumerprotection #infrastructure #healthcare

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 17979 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Elon Musk’s X facing Canadian privacy probe over sexualized deepfake images

Alex Boutilier / globalnews - The Elon Musk-owned company announced Wednesday it would restrict AI chatbot from 'nudifying' images of real people in certain jurisdictions.

#humanrights #technology #cybersecurity #onlineplatforms #media #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #canadianpolitics #elonmusk

7 wks / sootoday


Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 17906 / 4 stories in 7 wks


Ontario man who lost family in Ethiopia plane crash reaches settlement with Boeing

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A Canadian man who lost several family members in a 2019 Boeing jet crash in Ethiopia has settled his lawsuit against the plane manufacturer just before a trial was set to begin.

#aviation #publicsafety #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #compensation #business

7 wks / sootoday


Back to Top / Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 6:23 pm / permalink 17882 / 3 stories in 7 wks


No Name brand beef burgers recalled across Canada for E. coli risk

Ariel Rabinovitch / globalnews - Some No Name brand beef burgers are being recalled in Canada for a risk of E. coli contamination, which food regulators say may make people sick.

#canada #publichealth #publicsafety #consumerprotection #cfia #foodsafety

7 wks / sootoday

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Back to Top / Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 17832 / 6 stories in 7 wks


Labour arbitrator overturns Canada Post firing over undelivered mail

Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - A Canada Post mail carrier fired for keeping thousands of letters undelivered for months has been reinstated after a labour arbitrator ruled the behaviour stemmed from emotional and medical difficulties rather than deliberate misconduct.

#canada #labour #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #government #jobs

Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 4:20 pm / permalink 17744 / 2 stories in 7 wks


What is ‘food noise’ and why are we hearing about it amid the rise of GLP-1 meds?

The Canadian Press / nationalpost - TORONTO — Before Brenda Rogers started taking Ozempic in the spring of 2023, she didn’t realize how much “food noise” was sapping her mental energy. “You’re just constantly thinking about food and not having enough, having too much, ‘what am I gonna eat? …

#canada #toronto #media #publichealth #consumerprotection #healthcare

7 wks / sootoday


Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 17722 / 4 stories in 7 wks


Newcomers should be primed for Quebec winter roads after 2025 fatal crash: coroner

News Staff / citynews - A Quebec coroner is recommending the province’s auto insurance board better prepare newcomers about the dangers of winter driving, following the death of a Mexican man last year. Coroner Nancy Bouchard’s findings stem from an investigation into the death …

#quebec #publicsafety #weather #emergencyresponse #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #immigration #infrastructure #government

1 month / sootoday


Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 17714 / 4 stories in 7 wks


Alberta man claims WestJet flight attendant mocked his weight, patted his stomach

The Canadian Press / nationalpost - REDCLIFF — An Alberta man eager to spend Christmas in sunny Mexico says his vacation was spoiled after a flight attendant fat-shamed him with cracks about his weight and even patted his tummy. Dave Rogers, who lives in Redcliff, southeast of Calgary, said…

#canada #onlineplatforms #alberta #media #aviation #consumerprotection

Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 17713 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Rogers to spend $50M to address excessive screen time among teens and tweens

Hannah Alberga / nationalobserver - Rogers Communications says it is investing $50 million over five years to address the excessive time teens and tweens spend on screens.

#canada #technology #onlineplatforms #media #publichealth #childprotection #consumerprotection #youth #business

1 month / sootoday


Back to Top / Thursday, January 8, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 17632 / 5 stories in 1 month


Novo Nordisk may compete with generics through renamed lower-price Ozempic

Nicole Ireland / nationalobserver - Novo Nordisk Canada is considering competing with generic versions of its brand-name Ozempic and Wegovy drugs by introducing renamed, lower-priced copies of the medications.

#canada #publichealth #consumerprotection #healthcare #finance #business

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1 month / sootoday


Back to Top / Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 17586 / 5 stories in 1 month


Quebec Superior Court approves class action against Ticketmaster over service fees

sootoday - MONTREAL — The Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster that accuses the American company of charging abusive service fees on ticket sales.

#canada #technology #onlineplatforms #quebec #montreal #entertainment #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #compensation #business

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Back to Top / Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 8:22 pm / permalink 17574 / 5 stories in 2 months


Suspect in Desjardins data leak involving 9.7 million members arrested in Spain

sootoday - MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a suspect in a major data leak at Desjardins was arrested in Spain in November 2025.

#canada #technology #cybersecurity #crime #security #quebec #internationalrelations #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #finance

2 months / theglobeandmail

2 months / sootoday


Back to Top / Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 17562 / 4 stories in 2 months


Elon Musk’s Grok accused of producing sexualized AI images of women, minors

theglobeandmail - Chatbot says images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’ were the result of lapses in safeguards

#technology #onlineplatforms #crime #media #childprotection #publicsafety #consumerprotection #youth #legalaffairs #elonmusk

2 months / theglobeandmail


Back to Top / Saturday, January 3, 2026, 12:20 am / permalink 17443 / 2 stories in 2 months


CFIA suspends licence of meal kit delivery service Goodfood

Uday Rana / globalnews - The CIFA suspended Goodfood Market Corp’s facility in Saint-Laurent, Quebec but added that there are no recalls associated with the suspension of the licence.

#canada #quebec #montreal #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #cfia #government #business #foodsafety

Back to Top / Saturday, January 3, 2026, 12:20 am / permalink 17442 / 2 stories in 2 months


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Federal leaders attend vigil as Tumbler Ridge reels from mass shooting

A remote B.C. community mourns after a deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Prime Minister Mark Carney and other federal leaders are travelling to attend a vigil while questions swirl about RCMP briefings, social-media misinformation linking transgender identity to violence has been debunked, and reporting digs into the suspect’s warning signs and the town’s troubled history. More...


Frank Stronach’s sex-assault trial begins as women prepare to testify

The sexual-assault trial of businessman Frank Stronach opened in Toronto amid delays, with prosecutors signalling witness testimony that alleges a pattern of sexual aggression. Multiple women are expected to recount incidents allegedly occurring in a room overlooking the waterfront as the court examines whether a wealthy employer abused power. More...


Missing rail fastenings blamed for GO train derailment near Union Station

Metrolinx says a failure of rail fastenings — missing screws — likely caused a GO train to derail just outside Toronto’s Union Station, triggering weeks of reduced service, infrastructure repairs and uncertainty over repair costs. The agency is offering refunds to affected riders as investigators and engineers assess the damage. More...


TSB says Pearson Delta crash probe still in analysis phase

Nearly a year after a Delta Air Lines jet crash-landed at Toronto Pearson, the Transportation Safety Board says investigators are still deep in examination and analysis, with no cause yet pinned down. The update outlines ongoing work on aircraft systems, flight data, and operational factors—so yes, the “what happened” report is still cooking. More...


Ontario Power Generation signs deal to build Port Hope nuclear reactor

Ontario Power Generation and the town of Port Hope have finalized a deal to build a large new nuclear reactor east of Toronto. Officials say the project would create roughly 1,700 direct local jobs and more than 10,000 jobs across the province, framing the venture as a major step for regional energy and employment. More...



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