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Caitlin Taylor - Associate Producer | CBC

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Marketplace

'Elaborate scam' leaves seniors with high-interest mortgages they didn't want or understand

Some seniors are at risk of losing their homes in a scheme involving door-to-door equipment rental contracts, questionable renovations and mortgages worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that many didnt know they had and cant afford.
Marketplace

Inside the police bust targeting movers accused of scamming customers

Police have laid hundreds of charges against movers accused scamming customers for quoting low prices, but charging more and holding belongings unless the bill is paid. Marketplace had exclusive access inside the bust.
Marketplace

Despite charges against HVAC company, homeowners say they continue to lose millions in new contracts

Despite hundreds of calls and complaints and millions of dollars in contracts disputed by homeowners an Ontario heating and cooling equipment company continues to operate despite dozens of charges alleging violations of the provinces Consumer Protection Act, a CBC Marketplace investigation reveals.
Marketplace

B.C. teenager waited almost 2 years for scoliosis surgery

Long waits for elective surgery in Canada's health-care system left one teenage boy in Peachland, B.C., feeling like the Hunchback of Notre Dame, he said, as he waited nearly two years for surgery to treat his scoliosis. Its a crisis that has some doctors pushing for private care, while others urge Canadians to keep their faith in the public system.
MARKETPLACE

Secret trackers and hidden cameras expose how some movers could be ripping you off

A group of moving companies is offering low quotes and then increasing the total cost of moves by thousands of dollars in some cases grossly over-estimating the weight of goods to be moved, a CBC Marketplace investigation has found.
MARKETPLACE

5 out of 6 winter boots fail slip test on ice, Marketplace finds

Marketplace looked at popular brands for sale in Canada Merrell, Sorel, Kamik, Ugg, Timberland and WindRiver to see how some of these companies winter boots would fare on a wet, icy surface.

Canada halts import of goods linked to forced labour from China, Malaysia

The federal government has stopped two separate shipments of goods linked to forced labour from entering Canada a movethat has some advocates pleased but still pushing for more.
MARKETPLACE

Canada's grocery chains stocked with tomato products connected to Chinese forced labour

A CBC Marketplace investigation found several products sold in Canadian grocery stores with links to forced labour in Xinjiang, China.

Toronto plastic surgeon's licence suspended over social media posts, surveillance of patients without consent

A Toronto plastic surgeon and self-styled social media influencer has had his licence to practise medicine suspended.
MARKETPLACE

Are cheaper eggs just as nutritious as organic or free-run options? Marketplace tested 14 brands to find out

Some of the cheapest, widely available eggs tested by Marketplace may be just as nutritious as some of the most expensive.