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Canadian discovers genetic mutation linked to severe MS in two families - Toronto Star + MORE Jun 1st
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Alaska Airlines' Ugly Sweater Campaign returns - get priority boarding on December 20 when you wear one! + MORE Dec 11th
Many airlines celebrate the holiday season in different ways - whether its the videos of WestJet or Air Canada to this campaign from Alaska Airlines, there is always lots of fun stuff to take in! And for the third year in row Alaska Airlines brings us the fun ugly sweater campaign. The airline will .... More »
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Do you need one of Porter Airlines’ new BMO credit cards? + MORE Apr 11th
The wait is over. In January 2025, Porter Airlines and BMO announced a partnership that would see the launch of a suite of co-branded BMO VIPorter Mastercards in the spring of 2025. True to their word, two new travel rewards credit cards—the BMO VIPorter Mastercard and the BMO VIPorter World Elite.... More »
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Visa, MasterCard renew push for chip cards
NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, including this week’s revelation that hackers stole consumer data from eBay’s computer systems.
Card processing companies argue that a move away from the black magnetic strips on the backs of credit cards would eliminate a substantial amount of U.S. credit card fraud. They say it’s time to offer U.S. consumers the greater protections microchips provide by joining Canada, Mexico and most of Western Europe in using cards with the more advanced technology.
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What US shopping will look like in the future
NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to shopping, more Americans are skipping the stores and pulling out their smartphones and tablets. Still, there’s more on the horizon for shopping than just point-and-clicking.
No one thinks physical stores are going away permanently…
Visa, MasterCard renew push for chip cards
NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, including this week’s revelation that hackers stole consumer data from eBay’s computer systems.
Card processing companies argue that a move away from the black magnetic strips on the backs of credit cards would eliminate a substantial amount of U.S. credit card fraud. They say it’s time to offer U.S. consumers the greater protections microchips provide by joining Canada, Mexico and most of Western Europe in using cards with the more advanced technology.
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What US shopping will look like in the future
NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to shopping, more Americans are skipping the stores and pulling out their smartphones and tablets. Still, there’s more on the horizon for shopping than just point-and-clicking.
No one thinks physical stores are going away permanently…
The federal revenue agency won’t say if Canadians were lured by Swiss bankers to hide money from the taxman, but it’s very likely they were, said Dennis Howlett of Canadians for Tax Fairness.
How to protect yourself from credit breaches
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There are many ways credit card information can be compromised. Keeping an eye on your bill is one way to prevent fraud.Report: Iranian billionaire at centre of 2011 investigation into $2.6B bank fraud executed
– canadianbusiness.com
TEHRAN, Iran – A billionaire businessman at the heart of a $2.6 billion state bank scam, the largest fraud case since the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, was executed Saturday, state television reported.
Authorities put Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, also known as Amir Mansour Aria, to death at Evin prison, just north of the capital, Tehran, the station reported. The report said the execution came after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld his death sentence.
Khosravi’s lawyer, Gholam Ali Riahi, was quoted by news website khabaronline.ir as saying that his client was put to death without any notice.
“I had not been informed about execution of my client,” Riahi said. “All the assets of my client are at the disposal of the prosecutor’s office.”
State officials did not immediately comment on Riahi’s claim.
The fraud involved using forged documents to get credit at one of Iran’s top financial institutions, Bank Saderat, to purchase assets including state-owned companies like major steel producer Khuzestan Steel Co…
Authorities put Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, also known as Amir Mansour Aria, to death at Evin prison, just north of the capital, Tehran, the station reported. The report said the execution came after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld his death sentence.
Khosravi’s lawyer, Gholam Ali Riahi, was quoted by news website khabaronline.ir as saying that his client was put to death without any notice.
“I had not been informed about execution of my client,” Riahi said. “All the assets of my client are at the disposal of the prosecutor’s office.”
State officials did not immediately comment on Riahi’s claim.
The fraud involved using forged documents to get credit at one of Iran’s top financial institutions, Bank Saderat, to purchase assets including state-owned companies like major steel producer Khuzestan Steel Co…
