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Seniors' home confines 94-year-old blind woman to bedbug-infested room for 2 weeks
A 94-year old blind woman was kept in her room for two weeks after bedbugs infested her apartment in a B.C. nursing home. The home is operated by one of the biggest for-profit nursing home chains in the country, prompting a longtime legal advocate for the elderly to call for better regulations.
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Erica Johnson
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Senior evicted from mental health facility, left to live in tent with rats
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Rosa Marchitelli
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Banks deny compensation when hackers steal customers' money
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Erica Johnson
Business ||
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'If there's a fire, I'm dead': Quadruple amputee battles condo board for access to her own building
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Rosa Marchitelli
Canada -Calgary ||
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'A slap in the face': Little-known rule says airline can keep your money without delivering what you pay for
Air Canada's little-known Rule 30 says if passengers upgrade within economy class but don't receive the extra services they paid more for, they are not entitled to a refund. Passengers are fighting back, demanding refunds and complaining to the airline regulator.
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Rosa Marchitelli
Business ||
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Toronto-area man out $2,775 after e-transfer fraudsters impersonate him on email
A Toronto-area contractor says it was "pretty creepy" to discover someone had impersonated him online — convincing his customers to e-transfer thousands of dollars, which were stolen. He and others who contacted Go Public are frustrated that Interac and the big banks won’t trace the cash.
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Erica Johnson
Business ||
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Banks tell dozens of customers they're to blame for thousands of dollars lost to e-transfer fraudsters
A Manitoba man says marketing that claims people are protected when they e-transfer money is misleading, after fraudsters stole $3,000 and TD Bank said he was to blame. Rene Trudeau is one of dozens of people who contacted Go Public about frustrating e-transfer battles with their banks.
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Erica Johnson
Business ||
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Mother who watched son burn to death in SUV fire joins calls for answers from Kia, Hyundai
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Rosa Marchitelli
Business ||
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Sunday school teacher says she was strip-searched at Vancouver airport after angry guard failed to find drugs
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Erica Johnson
Canada -British Columbia ||
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'Appalling treatment': Couple in wheelchairs left alone for almost 12 hours at Vancouver airport
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Rosa Marchitelli
Canada -Edmonton ||
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Man with severe asthma says new police powers unfair for people unable to do breath test
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Erica Johnson
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Weight loss 'grants' program fails to pay up after participants shed pounds
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Rosa Marchitelli
Health ||
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RBC customer out of pocket after fraud: What you need to know if you e-transfer money
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Erica Johnson
Business ||
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Brothers have the same deadly disease but only 1 gets what their parents hope is life-saving treatment
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Rosa Marchitelli
Health ||
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Bank employees angry regulator's report on sales tactics weakened after banks and government review drafts
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Erica Johnson
Business ||
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'I had to crawl': Amputee seeks damages after United Airlines and airport security seize scooter batteries
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Erica Johnson
Canada -British Columbia ||
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'Is that even legal?': Companies may be sharing new credit or debit card information without you knowing
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Rosa Marchitelli
Business ||
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Pesticide on planes: Parents call for changes after cabin fumigated with passengers on board
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Rosa Marchitelli
Health ||
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Bank regulator's report on aggressive sales tactics weakened after government — and banks — reviewed drafts
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Erica Johnson
Politics ||
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Bell customer's 5-month fight is 1 of almost 10,000 recent complaints to telco mediator
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Erica Johnson
Business ||
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'Companies knew they had a big problem': Kia, Hyundai owners say they were knowingly sold defective vehicles
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Rosa Marchitelli
Business ||
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'We would have been dead': Father outraged after engine fire puts family at risk
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Rosa Marchitelli
Business ||
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Tire warranty 'not worth the paper it's written on,' B.C. man says after manufacturer refuses to pay out
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Erica Johnson
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Drivers say automakers are putting lives at risk by not recalling engines known to fail or catch fire
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Rosa Marchitelli
Business ||
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Teacher shown door after Christian school discovers she had sex 'outside of a heterosexual marriage'
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Erica Johnson
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Woman with disability banned from No Frills store after failing to pack groceries fast enough
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Rosa Marchitelli
Canada -Edmonton |
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Telecom customers face 'unacceptable' harm from misleading sales tactics, CRTC says
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Erica Johnson
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'Fake' experts on radio shows conned listeners out of millions, victims say
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