Koodo goes paperless and new WestJet-RBC rewards program: CBC’s Marketplace consumer lie sheet

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Koodo wants to discharge paper bills

Telus’s bonus wireless code is changeable wholly to e-billing, though business are fortifying a use of snail mail. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre and a National Pensioners Federation have filed a censure with a CRTC, arguing that many Canadians — including seniors and low-income earners who don’t have home internet — still need a paper duplicate of what’s function to their account.

In a past, many telecoms charged business a price for paper bills. Following an liquid of complaints, a supervision passed a law mandating they couldn’t charge for a service. Koodo argues that doesn’t meant telecoms are thankful to offer paper billing. 

In a Koodo online village forum, an worker told business paper bills are not a right. (Koodo)

McDonald’s drops grilled cheese

Parents are confused over McDonald’s Canada’s preference to dump grilled cheese from Happy Meals. The fast-food hulk pronounced it late a sandwich to make approach for healthier options, though a arguably unhealthier cheeseburger is still on a Happy Meal menu. An attention consultant says it’s some-more expected that a grill killed a grilled cheese since it didn’t sell.

McDonald’s Canada has finished divided with a grilled cheese choice for a Happy Meals, though kept a reduction healthy cheeseburger. (Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press)

New rewards module from WestJet, RBC

Frequent flyers are about to get some-more options for faithfulness points. There’s a new height called Amplii for those who bank with RBC and fly with WestJet. Just a few months ago, opposition airline Air Canada announced skeleton to build a possess faithfulness complement and repel from a 30-plus year partnership with Aeroplan in 2020. No word nonetheless on how a new programs will review to Air Miles or Aeroplan.

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No some-more cosmetic straws during AW

If we revisit this burger corner after August, you’ll expected be offering a biodegradable paper straw with your drink. AW restaurants in Canada are getting absolved of all cosmetic straws by Jan 2019 — apropos a initial fast-food sequence in North America to do so. Food analysts consider AW’s pierce could set off a sputter effect, igniting other vital fast-food bondage to follow suit.

AW Canada is a initial grill sequence in North America to guarantee to discharge cosmetic straws. (AW Food Services of Canada Inc.)

What else is going on?

Canada’s largest airfield now allows Uber and Lyft. The ride-hailing services can now collect adult and dump off passengers during Toronto’s Pearson International Airport as partial of a new commander project. Previously, usually protected taxis and limos served a airport.

Lookalike Indian station cards are being used to equivocate sell stores taxes. A CBC News review suggested a organisation called a Confederation of Aboriginal People of Canada (CAPC) provides members with a cards, that have no authorised standing. It’s fuelling recoil from an Indigenous rope whose legitimate station cards are now being incited away.

IHOP is now IHOb and a “B” stands for “burgers.” Burger joints suspicion this explanation was flattering funny. “Can’t wait to try a burger from a place that motionless pancakes were too hard,” Wendy’s tweeted.

This week in recalls

This snowblower has a lax pulley shaft that could keep a section in drive; this children’s garment could be a choking hazard; these canopies could poise an damage hazard; a batteries in these video monitors could overheat and poise a bake hazard; this lamp has improper light tuber wattage information printed on a tag and could poise a bake hazard; and this glass watch could means a break hazard.

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