3 h. ago Instacart settles with FTC over deceptive practices but faces separate investigation into prices

Delivery company Instacart will pay $60 million in customer refunds under a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission over alleged deceptive practices. The FTC said Thursday that Instacart has been falsely advertising free deliveries. The San Francisco-based company isn’t clearly disclosing service fees, which add as much as 15% to an order and must […]

Economics

30 h. ago $18M proposed settlement reached in 2015 Air Canada crash landing in Halifax

A proposed settlement of $18 million has been reached in a class action filed on behalf of passengers of Air Canada Flight 624, 10 years after the crash landing.

Economics

32 h. ago SEIU Local 2: Alberni Golf Club workers back to work after settlement reached

Employer agrees with the Union’s interpretation of contested Collective Bargaining Agreement language PORT ALBERNI, British Columbia, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Permanent unionized employees at the Alberni Golf Club are back to work. A settlement was reached on December 15, and the staff were on the job on the 16th. “It’s such a relief […]

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57 h. ago Liberals concealed deal with alleged ‘raging antisemite’ Laith Marouf, Conservative MPs say

The government said a settlement agreement was reached in March, but details could not be disclosed due to a 'confidentiality clause'

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2 w. ago Here's how Canadians can get payout in proposed $4.5M 23andMe settlement

Canadians who have used 23andMe to learn more about their family ancestry could soon cash in on a massive proposed settlement against the company, if they're eligible.Toronto-based law firm KND Complex Litigation announced on Wednesday that a proposed settlement has been reached in the class actions filed in October 2023 and September 2024 against the genetic testing company.The class actions were filed in response to a data breach that exposed users' highly sensitive and valuable personal information. 23andMe identified and disclosed the data breach in October 2023.In December that year, the DNA testing company revealed that hackers accessed data of nearly 6.9 million of its users in total.A 23andMe spokesperson confirmed that the 14,000 accounts the "threat actors" accessed were a small percentage (0.1 per cent) of its user accounts.The hackers gained access to these accounts "in instances where usernames and passwords that were used...

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2 w. ago 23andMe reaches Canadian settlement in data breach class action lawsuit

In October 2023 and September 2024, class actions were filed in the British Columbia Supreme Court on behalf of 23AndMe’s Canadian customers.

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3 w. ago SEIU Local 2: Alberni Golf Club workers and allies rallied in Port Alberni to protest mass layoffs and union busting

Employee says it’s the first time he’s been laid off in 38 years of service PORT ALBERNI, British Columbia, Nov. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — More than 50 community supporters joined unionized workers from Alberni Golf Club on Sunday, first in downtown Port Alberni, then outside the Alberni Golf Club. They gathered to say “no” […]

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4 w. ago Largest US landlord to pay $7 million to settle rent‑setting algorithm lawsuit

Greystar, the nation’s largest landlord, has reached a $7 million settlement with nine states that sued the property management giant for using rent-setting algorithms that officials have blamed for driving up housing costs. The proposed settlement, filed Tuesday in a North Carolina federal court, is the latest to result from antitrust lawsuits targeting RealPage and […]

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