| Competing airlines spur flight cuts: First Air First Air is paring down its service between Yellowknife and Edmonton, due to the fare wars between the northern airline and national carriers like WestJet and Air Canada Jazz. cbc.ca |
Health food store advice not scientific: study A Canadian study has found that staff in health food stores routinely give advice aimed at selling expensive supplements instead of supporting the health of the consumer. cbc.ca |
Sask. campers to get more Wi-Fi in parks Saskatchewan officials hope to roll out more Wi-Fi hotspots for campsites within provincial parks. cbc.ca |
Warren named U.S. consumer protection boss President Barack Obama has appointed Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren to oversee the creation of a new consumer protection bureau with vast powers to enforce regulations covering mortgages, credit cards and other financial products. cbc.ca |
David Suzuki targets 'dirty dozen' toxic ingredients The David Suzuki Foundation takes aim at a "dirty dozen" chemicals found in 80 per cent of the most common cosmetic products and urges better labelling laws to help consumers avoid them. cbc.ca |