Ian Bickis
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Federal privacy commissioner launches investigation into Loblaw gift card policy
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada said on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, it has opened a full investigation into how Loblaw Companies Ltd. has required customers to produce personal identification to secure a $25 gift card related to the alleged bread price-fixing scandal.
Loblaw criticized for personal information requests in gift card roll out
Loblaw Companies Ltd. isn't providing details as to why some Canadians have been singled out with requests to hand over additional personal information to secure their $25 gift card related to the alleged bread price-fixing scandal.
Canada must do better on gender pay, participation gaps, but parity a challenge: Morneau
Canada's federal finance minister said on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, the country must do better in closing the gender gap in pay and workforce participation for the health of the economy, but acknowledged getting to parity will be difficult.
Experts question Alberta power threats to B.C. as pipeline politics intensify
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's promise to suspend electricity talks with British Columbia over a pipeline dispute may not carry much weight, according to energy experts.
First Nations raising funds to challenge west coast oil tanker ban
A coalition of First Nations is raising money through a GoFundMe campaign to mount a legal challenge to the proposed oil−tanker ban on British Columbia’s north coast.
Indigenous urban business initiatives growing as demographics shift
Bulldozers and excavators are cutting a broad swath through the reserve land of the Tsuut'ina in southwest Calgary as part of a transformative project gets underway.
Indigenous tourism helping keep stories alive as international interest grows
Dion Red Gun has met and overcome a daunting series of obstacles in his efforts to preserve and share his culture.
Uber says 815,000 Canadians affected by data breach as investigation launched
Uber Canada said late Monday that 815,000 Canadian riders and drivers may have been affected as part of its worldwide data breach announced in November. The disclosure came the same day the federal privacy commissioner said it had opened a formal investigation into the data breach, which saw the theft of information from some 57 million Uber accounts globally in October, 2016.
TransCanada engaging with landowners on new Keystone XL route
TransCanada aims to make a final investment decision on the project as soon as possible, said its senior vice−president of liquids on Tuesday.
Nebraska approves alternative route for TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline
Nebraska regulators approved passage of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline Monday, clearing the last major regulatory hurdle for the controversial $10-billion project but creating a new wrinkle by choosing an alternative route for the pipeline.