9 h. ago Canadian man locked out of $43K in PC Optimum points by Loblaws

A new report shines a light on a Loblaws shopper who recently had $43,000 worth of PC Optimum points frozen in his account before he could spend them.Frank Zhang has saved 43 million PC Optimum points over his lifetime by shopping at Loblaws stores and using a PC Mastercard, but he was quite shocked when he tried to redeem his points in January and found his account locked.According to a CBC Go Public report, the automated online help tool initially told him his account was frozen and that he needed to change his password to unlock it. That didn't resolve his issue, so Zhang called the helpline instead and was met with a different answer. The person on the phone told him that he'd broken the PC Optimum terms and conditions, but they refused to say which rule specifically led to his account being frozen.A Calgary man named Jeff Mack suffered the same issue after having his 1.5 million points ($1,500) frozen last fall. At least the support channel told him his account was di...

Economics

10 h. ago 10/3 podcast: Quebec is spending millions to subsidize English

A Montreal Gazette investigation has revealed that a program designed for Francophone co-operation between France and Quebec has been subsidizing tuition for foreign, non-French-speaking students. This at a time when Quebec has increased fees for out-of-province English speaking students, which is seen as a blow to the province’s Anglophone universities. Montreal Gazette reporter Andy Riga […]

Economics

52 h. ago Edmonton may add LRT station attendants, hire more transit peace officers

Edmonton could soon swap security guards at LRT stations for new attendants and more transit peace officers. City council is set to continue a debate this week on whether to keep spending $5 million for Commissionaires security guards at 19 transit stations or direct the funding somewhere else. Transit and security managers first gave council […]

Events

6 d. ago Ontario to spend $35M to help rebuild Shaw Festival’s Royal George Theatre

Ontario to spend $35 million to help rebuild the Royal George Theatre in Niagara, with plans from the tourism minister to make the region "Las Vegas" of the North.

Culture

2 w. ago Ottawa lands Chignecto Isthmus deal with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Ottawa will contribute $325 million to the project, while the two provinces have committed to spend $162.5 million each.

Other

2 w. ago Toronto plans to spend millions on FIFA 2026 tickets then sell them for more money

The City of Toronto appears to be trying a unique strategy to recoup some of the costs associated with hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.At a city hall meeting on Tuesday, councillors and mayor Olivia Chow discussed a plan to buy $10.7 million Canadian worth of tickets for next year's World Cup matches taking place at BMO Field, most of which are in luxury boxes and special hospitality packages.Though the City of Toronto owns the venue, FIFA controls the tickets for all matches. However, they've offered host cities the chance to purchase a select block of tickets before the general public to then resell them at higher costs.A city council motion lists that the purchase will be "fully funded by the Major Special Event Reserve Fund… with funds to be replenished to the reserve fund following the sale of hospitality packages."In other words, it'll help the city recoup some of the $380 million they're spending to be a co-host, including $123 million towards BMO Field's $146 million ...

Economics

2 w. ago Wombat snatcher breaks silence, blasts ‘hypocrisy’ of Australian government

Sam Jones' apology was overshadowed when she pointed the finger at the Australian government, claiming it spends millions on animal culling each year.

Politics

3 w. ago Alberta spending millions in irrigation infrastructure to grow agriculture industry

How Canada Wins: Alberta's government is funding projects to bring more water to farmers and more money to the economy.

Economics