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Project False Hope Unveiled: Competition Bureau Combats Cancer Fraud Through Education and Enforcement
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 12, 2008) - The Competition
Bureau launched today Project False Hope (http://
www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/02614e.html), an
education and enforcement initiative aimed at targeting cancer-
related health fraud online. Project False Hope has already
uncovered dozens of Canadian-operated Web sites offering cancer-
related products that raise concerns under the false and misleading
provisions of the Competition Act.
Millions of Ca...
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Competition Bureau Uncovers Gasoline Cartel in Quebec ; Price-fixing Charges and Guilty Pleas Announced in Four Local Markets
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; MONTREAL, QUEBECMarketwire - June 12, 2008) - The Competition Bureau announced that criminal charges have been laid today against 13 individuals and 11 companies accused of fixing the price of gasoline at the pump in Victoriaville, Thetford Mines, Magog and Sherbrooke. Of the accused, three
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Montreal-Based Scam Allegedly Bilks Organizations of $10-Million Competition Bureau Investigation Leads to Charges Against Individuals and Companies
CCNMatthews Newswire
; OTTAWA, ONTARIOCCNMatthews - June 12, 2007) - The Competition Bureau today announced that criminal charges have been laid against three individuals allegedly involved in deceptive telemarketing activities in Montreal. The scam targeted businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government
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Competition Bureau Announces Charges Against Toronto-Based Deceptive Telemarketers
CCNMatthews Newswire
; OTTAWA, ONTARIOCCNMatthews - May 25, 2006) - The Competition Bureau announced today that criminal charges have been laid against a Toronto-based telemarketing operation, which allegedly targeted businesses and not-for-profit organizations across Canada, invoicing them for toner and ink jet
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Competition Bureau Canada: SEC Carbon Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
CCNMatthews Newswire
; OTTAWA, ONTARIOMarketwire - Nov. 9, 2007) - The Competition Bureau announced today that SEC Carbon, Ltd. of Japan has pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy in the graphite electrodes market. The company has been fined $250,000 by the Federal Court of Canada. Graphite electrodes are an
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Competition Bureau Welcomes Greater Competition in Dental Hygiene Services
CCNMatthews Newswire
; OTTAWA, ONTARIOMarketwire - Oct. 15, 2007) - Two hundred and fifty Ontario dental hygienists today became the first in Ontario authorised to practice independently from dentists, a move the Competition Bureau expects will lead to greater competition in the oral healthcare industry and provide
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