A growers association in New Brunswick says it has been told the investigation is focused on complaints concerning prices paid by processing companies for blueberries produced in the Maritimes.

As a result of the Loblaw's bread price fixing scandal, Kingston's Partners in Mission food bank has seen a few dozen donations of the gift cards over the past two weeks.

"When we receive gift cards, we have to go to the store ... and pay retail prices," notes the CEO of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.

Newly released court documents reveal more allegations in an industry-wide bread-price fixing scandal involving at seven Canadian companies.

A Colorado pension fund is alleging that Canada's largest bank conspired to rig a Canadian rate benchmark to improve their profits.

The company's price-fixing scheme likely didn't hurt consumers, food expert says.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is offering customers a $25 gift card as a goodwill gesture after admitting the company participated in an industry-wide bread price-fixing arrangement.

The companies say they became aware of an arrangement involving the co-ordination of retail and wholesale prices of some packaged breads from late 2001 to March 2015.

The Competition Bureau says price-fixing conspiracies are, by their nature, difficult to detect and prove.

Loblaw, Metro said they are aware of the ongoing probe.