It was a hasty decision she regrets, one driven by what she says were promises of big savings and rebates that haven't come to fruition.

The law coming into effect on Thursday won't stop telecommunications companies, home maintenance services or charities from knocking on doors in Ontario.

Alberta's services minister says the government is investigating reports of people breaching a provincial ban on door-to-door energy sales, misrepresenting themselves to get into residents' homes. The ban took effect last month.