Price Fixing
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Canadian competition bureau investigating allegations of blueberry price fixingA 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.CanadaApr 6, 2018
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Loblaw’s gift cards are being donated to Kingston food bankAs 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.ConsumerMar 15, 2018
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How ‘not donating’ your $25 Loblaw gift card can actually help the food bank"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.CanadaMar 3, 2018
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7 Canadian companies committed indictable offences in bread-price fixing scandal: Competition BureauNewly released court documents reveal more allegations in an industry-wide bread-price fixing scandal involving at seven Canadian companies.ConsumerJan 31, 2018
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Canada’s big six banks accused of rate-rigging in U.S. lawsuitA Colorado pension fund is alleging that Canada's largest bank conspired to rig a Canadian rate benchmark to improve their profits.MoneyJan 15, 2018
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Bread prices are down, so what’s Loblaw’s $25 gift card really about?The company's price-fixing scheme likely didn't hurt consumers, food expert says.MoneyJan 8, 2018
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How to get your $25 Loblaw card after company’s bread price-fixing admissionLoblaw 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.ConsumerDec 20, 2017
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Loblaw alerted competition bureau on bread price-fixing immediately, company saysThe 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.ConsumerDec 19, 2017
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Are Canadian grocery stores fixing bread prices? Here’s what we knowThe Competition Bureau says price-fixing conspiracies are, by their nature, difficult to detect and prove.CanadaNov 3, 2017
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Competition Bureau investigating grocers over alleged bread price-fixingLoblaw, Metro said they are aware of the ongoing probe.ConsumerOct 31, 2017
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