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Scotiabank finally admits its mistake in holding back funds after a woman refuses to answer bank’s questions

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“It’s my money,” says Kemptville resident Cathie Adeney, who believes Scotiabank should not have withheld funds from a Registered Education Savings Plan for more than two months because of her refusal to answer questions regarding her net worth and salary. I was floored … I couldn’t believe it. I walked out of that bank without my money. — Cathie Adeney Driving home that day last May, she wondered what she was would tell her son, Jackson, who begins classes at Conestoga College in Kitchener next week and needed at least some of the funds to cover deposits and other expense

More women alleging harassment want to join lawsuit against RCMP

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Nearly 400 female RCMP officers and civilian employees from across Canada are asking a B.C judge to certify a class action lawsuit filed by Const. Janet Merlo over sexual harassment and gender discrimination at a hearing Monday. "My name is on there, but there's 400 ladies standing behind … from nine provinces and all the territories" said Merlo, who is so far the only named plaintiff in a case that has been making its way through the courts for three years. "It speaks to a problem that's systemic and that's nationwide" Merlo said. ​She filed the lawsuit after a CBC Ne

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