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CBC Canada<p>Air passenger rights group files court challenge to 'unconstitutional' rules it says muzzle travellers<br>The Air Passenger Rights group is taking the federal government to court over rules preventing passengers from talking publicly about complaints filed with Canada’s airline watchdog, saying they are unconstitutional because they violate the right to freedom of...<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/GoPublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoPublic</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/air-passenger-rights-court-challenge-1.7547597?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/gopublic/air-passe</span><span class="invisible">nger-rights-court-challenge-1.7547597?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
CBC Canada<p>Shut out of medical school, he blames controversial admissions test which experts say lacks evidence<br>Most Canadian medical schools are screening future physicians with something called the Casper test — marketed as being able to assess people skills and predict future success. But critics say there’s no strong evidence the test does what it claims.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/test" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>test</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/GoPublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoPublic</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/casper-test-medical-school-1.7507308?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/gopublic/casper-te</span><span class="invisible">st-medical-school-1.7507308?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
CBC Canada<p>The gift card industry is booming — and so is related fraud and organized crime<br>The gift card industry is estimated to be worth more than $11 billion dollars in Canada, and it’s growing. But critics say there’s little oversight when things go wrong, setting up consumers to become the victims of possible international fraud.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/GoPublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoPublic</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/go-public-gift-cards-theft-organized-crime-1.7475283?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/gopublic/go-public</span><span class="invisible">-gift-cards-theft-organized-crime-1.7475283?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
CBC Canada<p>Air Canada had no idea these passengers were on its flights and cancelled their tickets home<br>Go Public heard from six people on four different flights who had their return tickets cancelled after Air Canada incorrectly deemed them “no-shows” on earlier flights, requiring them to buy new tickets home. An expert on boarding methods for plane passengers says the iss...<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/airline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/GoPublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoPublic</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/air-canada-no-shows-cancelled-tickets-1.7452473?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/gopublic/air-canad</span><span class="invisible">a-no-shows-cancelled-tickets-1.7452473?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
CBC Canada<p>Air Canada passenger charged for baggage — twice, violating CTA rules<br>An Ottawa man says Air Canada was ‘misleading’ when it sold his family tickets that included one bag each, only to be charged for baggage again upon check-in. An aviation analyst says Air Canada is breaking the rules, but Go Public has found the airline faces no penalties.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/AirCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirCanada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/baggage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baggage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/rules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rules</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ottawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/GoPublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoPublic</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/air-canada-baggage-fees-codeshare-1.7409685?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/gopublic/air-canad</span><span class="invisible">a-baggage-fees-codeshare-1.7409685?cmp=rss</span></a></p>

Customer who filed complaint against TD Bank refuses to sign gag order to get compensation
After a Toronto-area man said he was misled about the perks of signing up for a TD Bank account, it offered compensation but insisted he sign a non-disclosure agreement to get the money. The increased use of NDAs is a worrisome trend that is stifling freedom of expression, says one legal expert.
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CIBC customers dinged when bank adds $5 fee to e-gift cards, calling them a 'cash advance'
CIBC customers who recently bought e-gift cards for Starbucks, Home Depot, Canadian Tire and a host of other stores were surprised to see a $5 fee added to the transaction on their credit card statements. CIBC initially said it considers the gift cards a “cash advance,” but has now decided to scr...
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cbc.ca/news/gopublic/cibc-gift

'Urgent' safety recall leaves couple with dangerous Dodge truck for nearly 2 years
The recall notice said their Dodge truck had an "urgent" safety problem. But Michele Ashenden and her husband Vittorio Pulcini waited almost two years — amid mixed messages from the dealership and automaker — for it to get fixed while their business struggled and bills piled up.
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This Air Canada employee found a passenger's lost phone — then it disappeared
After losing his phone at the Toronto airport, Olu Awoseyi was encouraged to see it had taken a photo of an Air Canada employee, who had apparently tried to unlock it. But after five weeks of back and forth — and despite the airline saying it had ID'd the employee — he still doesn't have his phone.
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Amazon gives customer runaround after $2,100 watch missing from delivered package
A B.C. man ordered a $2,100 watch from Amazon. When the package arrived it appeared to be tampered with and the watch box inside was empty. A business and marketing expert says Amazon has “built-in obstacles” to make obtaining high-ticket refunds difficult.
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cbc.ca/news/gopublic/amazon-re

Grieving daughter says father might still be alive if Air Canada had diverted long-haul flight
A Toronto-area woman is questioning why Air Canada didn’t divert a flight after her father began to have severe chest pain, back pain and nausea. Instead, the flight continued for nine hours and the man died after landing. Five doctors say they would have asked that the plane be diverted.
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