Consumer fraud

Canadian company fined $15 million for subscription trap scam

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Thursday, January 28, 2021
Consumer fraud, Deception, Fraud

The company was fined $15 million and is also subject to a ten-year court order prohibiting it from any direct or indirect involvement in promoting deceptive trial offers.

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  • The company was fined $15 million and is also subject to a ten-year court order prohibiting it from any direct or indirect involvement in promoting deceptive trial offers.
  • Potential penalties for breaking the order include a fine at the court's discretion or up to 5 years in prison.
  • A Competition Bureau investigation concludedthat Revive You Media operated a subscription trap scam.
  • The Bureau foundthat the company provided a false impression on its websites that consumers were ordering free trials without any further obligations.

New Wave: Welcomes Iman Nevab, Homeopathic Research Expert to the Scientific Advisory Board

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Thursday, January 21, 2021
Consumer fraud, Homeopathy, Pseudoscience, Advisory board, Navab, Deception, Articles, Consumer fraud, Homeopathy, Pseudoscience, Advisory board, Navab, Deception, Articles

New Wave Holdings Corp. announced today the appointment of a new member to their scientific advisory board.

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  • New Wave Holdings Corp. announced today the appointment of a new member to their scientific advisory board.
  • Iman Navab will be joining Dennis McKenna and Dr. Richard Knowles on New Wave's expert advisory board - providing innovative guidance and insight to support the company's continued growth and development in the blooming psychedelic and functioning mushroom sector.
  • Mr. Navab is a registered healthcare provider and brings years of experience to the table as a homeopathic practitioner, researcher, botanist, and historian of homeopathy.
  • "It is an honour to be a member of New Wave's scientific advisory board.

Biovanta™: The only 100% natural, safe and effective over-the-counter drug for cough, cold and sore throat

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
Medicine, Clinical medicine, Health care, Hepatotoxins, Consumer fraud, Homeopathy, Pseudoscience, Aspirin, Bradykinin, Common cold, Over-the-counter drug, Cough

Biovanta is proven superior to other leading products at controlling upper respiratory inflammation as shown in third-party, blind, placebo-controlled laboratory studies.

Key Points: 
  • Biovanta is proven superior to other leading products at controlling upper respiratory inflammation as shown in third-party, blind, placebo-controlled laboratory studies.
  • The scientific publication titled" Rational drug design for sore throatAn aspirin-based treatment that addresses bradykinin-induced inflammation " explains the studies in more detail.
  • As the only natural drug, Biovantais poised to disrupt the cough, cold, and sore throat category, which has been dominated until now by OTC drugs containing the same handful of synthetic chemicals.
  • Every ingredient in Biovantais chosen for maximum therapeutic benefit, making Biovantasafer, and more effective than homeopathic or traditional drug remedies.

OPENING REMARKS: G20 Riyadh Summit

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Saturday, November 21, 2020
Click, Point and click, Online advertising, Digital marketing, Consumer fraud, Internet fraud

To download broadcast-quality footage of the opening remarks, click here and register through the Host Broadcaster portal. To report issues with the registration, click here .

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To download broadcast-quality footage of the opening remarks, click here and register through the Host Broadcaster portal. To report issues with the registration, click here .

OPENING REMARKS: G20 Riyadh Summit

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Click, Point and click, Online advertising, Digital marketing, Consumer fraud, Internet fraud

To download broadcast-quality footage of the opening remarks, click here and register through the Host Broadcaster portal. To report issues with the registration, click here .

Key Points: 

To download broadcast-quality footage of the opening remarks, click here and register through the Host Broadcaster portal. To report issues with the registration, click here .

Just Energy Announces Evolution of its Senior Management Team to Provide Enhanced Strategic Direction and Oversight

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Monday, September 28, 2020
Articles, Consumer fraud, Just Energy, Energy, TerraPass, Amigo Energy, Energy industry

Scott Fordham will become the Companys new Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for all retail operations and customer satisfaction.

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  • Scott Fordham will become the Companys new Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for all retail operations and customer satisfaction.
  • Scott Fordham joined Just Energy in early-2020 and assumed the role of Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Accounting Officer.
  • Just Energy is the parent company of Amigo Energy, EdgePower Inc., Filter Group Inc., Hudson Energy, Interactive Energy Group, Tara Energy, and TerraPass.
  • Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor the New York Stock Exchange has approved nor disapproved of the information contained herein.

Just Energy Announces Conference Call and Live Webcast Details for its First Quarter of Fiscal 2021 Earnings Release on August 28, 2020

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Friday, August 28, 2020
Consumer fraud, Just Energy, TerraPass, Amigo Energy, Conference call

The Company will host a conference call and live webcast with Scott Gahn, Just Energys Chief Executive Officer, and Jim Brown, Chief Financial Officer, to review the fiscal first quarter results beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 28, 2020.

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  • The Company will host a conference call and live webcast with Scott Gahn, Just Energys Chief Executive Officer, and Jim Brown, Chief Financial Officer, to review the fiscal first quarter results beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 28, 2020.
  • Those who wish to participate in the conference call may do so by dialing 1-877-501-3160 in the U.S. and Canada.
  • Just Energy is the parent company of Amigo Energy, EdgePower Inc., Filter Group Inc., Hudson Energy, Interactive Energy Group, Tara Energy, and TerraPass.
  • Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor the New York Stock Exchange has approved nor disapproved of the information contained herein.

Just Energy Announces Approval of its Recapitalization Plan

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Thursday, August 27, 2020
Consumer fraud, Just Energy, TerraPass, Amigo Energy, Companies, Nature, Economy of the United States

About Just Energy Group Inc.

Key Points: 
  • About Just Energy Group Inc.
    Just Energy is a consumer company focused on essential needs, including electricity and natural gas health and well-being, such as water quality and filtration devices; and utility conservation, bringing energy efficient solutions and renewable energy options to consumers.
  • Currently operating in the United States and Canada, Just Energy serves residential and commercial customers.
  • Just Energy is the parent company of Amigo Energy, EdgePower Inc., Filter Group Inc., Hudson Energy, Interactive Energy Group, Tara Energy, and TerraPass.
  • Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor the New York Stock Exchange has approved nor disapproved of the information contained herein.

Clearwater Paper Announces Availability and Timing of Second Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
Forest Products, Natural Resources, Other Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Corporate crime, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer fraud, Economy, Government

Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE: CLW) today announced that it will host its second quarter 2020 earnings conference call and webcast on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 2 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

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  • Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE: CLW) today announced that it will host its second quarter 2020 earnings conference call and webcast on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 2 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
  • The webcast and presentation slides, which will provide certain outlook information, can be accessed at Clearwater Papers website: http://ir.clearwaterpaper.com .
  • A replay of the webcast will be available until August 5, 2021 at Clearwater Papers website: http://ir.clearwaterpaper.com/events-presentations .
  • Clearwater Paper manufactures quality consumer tissue, away-from-home tissue, parent roll tissue, bleached paperboard and pulp at manufacturing facilities across the nation.

Just Energy Announces Correction to Record Date for Recapitalization Plan

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Monday, July 13, 2020
Fraud, Consumer fraud, Just Energy, TerraPass, Amigo Energy, Energy, Energy economics, Articles, Energy policy, Environmental social science

The record date for the new equity subscription opportunity described in the July 8, 2020 announcement remains unchanged at July 23, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • The record date for the new equity subscription opportunity described in the July 8, 2020 announcement remains unchanged at July 23, 2020.
  • About Just Energy Group Inc.
    Just Energy is a consumer company focused on essential needs, including electricity and natural gas health and well-being, such as water quality and filtration devices; and utility conservation, bringing energy efficient solutions and renewable energy options to consumers.
  • Currently operating in the United States and Canada, Just Energy serves residential and commercial customers.
  • Just Energy is the parent company of Amigo Energy, EdgePower Inc., Filter Group Inc., Hudson Energy, Interactive Energy Group, Tara Energy, and TerraPass.