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Is your new car on a storage compound? Inside Kia’s scheme to deliberately withhold deliveries

New Kia vehicles that have arrived from overseas are sitting on a storage lot in Wolverton, Ont., purposely locked up even though customers have...

Romance scammer reveals how he tricks women after failing to fool Go Public reporter

When "Bobby Brown" sent me a direct message on Instagram, I knew right away he wasn't the real deal. A tall, handsome, 40-something man...

His dream home had it all — except enough heat to keep him warm

When the weather turned cold, William Lobodici found himself packing on the layers of clothing while constantly cranking up the temperature in his home."It's...

This Air Canada employee found a passenger’s lost phone — then it disappeared

Olu Awoseyi remembers that sinking feeling after boarding a plane that he didn't have his three-month-old, pricey Samsung phone. Awoseyi, his wife and two children...

‘Urgent’ safety recall leaves couple with dangerous Ram truck for nearly 2 years

When the recall notice came in the mail, Michele Ashenden and her husband Vittorio Pulcini knew it was serious.The words "Urgent Vehicle Recall'' in...

CIBC customers dinged when bank adds $5 fee to e-gift cards, calling them a ‘cash advance’

Catharine Murphy likes to send her friends and family e-gift cards — for special occasions, to mark a holiday, just say thank you, or...

This teen was poisoned by carbon monoxide on the job. His parents say the employer got off easy

When Wil Krotenko got his first part time job in the meat department of the local Co-op grocery store last summer, the then 14-year-old...

Have you seen this man? He’s a big deal in Austria — and romance scammers like using his face

Two months ago, I shared the strange story of a man who tried to lure me into a romance scam on Instagram — claiming...

Taylor Swift fan had concert tickets and a place to stay. Then Booking.com pulled the rug out from under her

A Taylor Swift fan says she's got "bad blood" with Booking.com after the travel booking giant left her with no accommodations for the pop...

Customer who filed complaint against TD Bank refuses to sign gag order to get compensation

Guanghu Cui was poring over his TD Bank statements in March, preparing to pay taxes for his small immigration consulting firm in Oakville, Ont.,...

Facebook account takeovers are targeting people you know, turning friendship into fraud

For three days, Lesa Lowery says she could do nothing but watch as a fraudster impersonated her on Facebook, swindling her friends out of...

B.C. woman fuming that seniors’ advocacy group CARP in bed with Big Tobacco company

Ellen Gould joined the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) — Canada's largest advocacy group for older adults — because she considered it a...

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