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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada has published a revised guideline on how banks need to handle consumer complaints, stating that a “bank must resolve or close a consumer’s complaint within the legislated 56-day period.” In addition, banks “may not pause the 56-day period.”“To provide consumers greater transparency, the revised Guideline sets out FCAC’s expectation that banks clearly indicate when they have provided their final response to a consumer’s complaint,” the FCAC said in an emailed statement to Global News. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so…

The daughter of a fugitive property developer has admitted falsifying documents for a $150 million construction loan as a fraud charge is dropped against her.Ashlyn Nassif, daughter of Jean Nassif, provided false or misleading information to obtain the loan from Westpac for the construction of three apartment towers in northwest Sydney in 2021.The 32-year-old trained lawyer pleaded guilty to the single charge at Burwood Local Court on Wednesday after months of negotiations with prosecutors.In exchange, a charge accusing her of defrauding the bank was withdrawn.Her solicitor Warwick Korn told the court some facts relating to the incident were still in…

SEOUL: South Korea took a soldier from the North into custody after the individual crossed the heavily fortified border this week in what is believed to be a defection, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday (Jun 24).”The military secured one North Korean soldier in the central front Tuesday night, and relevant authorities are currently investigating the details,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a message to the media, according to Yonhap.Tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled to South Korea since the peninsula was divided by war in the 1950s.Most go overland to neighbouring China first,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Oprah Winfrey is shedding new light on Whitney Houston’s troubled final years, revealing that the late singer fell off the stage while performing during a 2009 taping of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”During a recent appearance at Cannes Lions, where she was honored with the LionHeart Award, the 72-year-old former talk show host spoke out about the previously undisclosed incident, which she said occurred after Houston relapsed amid her longtime battle with drug addiction.”This was an amazing thing that happened. I had such trust from the ‘Oprah Show’ audience that Whitney did, I…

NewsFeedNASA astronauts are planning to return to the moon in 2028 wearing new spacesuits designed with more safety features, greater mobility and high fashion. The suits are developed by Axiom Space in Houston, which has partnered with Prada for the Artemis mission.Published On 24 Jun 202624 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Democrat Cait Conley, a former national cybersecurity expert, will challenge Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in the battle for New York’s 17th Congressional District, after winning Tuesday’s primary, CBS News projects.Conley easily defeated Beth Davidson, a Rockland County legislator, and three other challengers. Cait Conley speaks to Politico Cybersecurity reporter Maggie Miller during Politico’s annual AI and Tech Summit on Sept. 17, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Conley celebrated in a room full of excited people — many of whom she’d only recently met. She grew up in the Hudson Valley and attended the U.S. Military Academy…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump expressed hope Tuesday that investigators will be able to find Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, as the high-profile case continues to draw national attention nearly five months after her disappearance.Speaking during a gaggle with reporters at Reading Regional Airport in Pennsylvania, Trump was asked whether there is still hope that the FBI and other investigators can find Nancy Guthrie.”I hope they find her,” Trump said. “That family has gone through hell.”Trump’s brief remarks come as the search for the 84-year-old Arizona woman enters its…

Signage at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.Benjamin Fanjoy | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAlphabet will replace Verizon in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P Global said Tuesday, further expanding mega-cap technology’s presence in the blue-chip average.S&P Global said the Google parent’s A shares — which trade under the ticker GOOGL — would take the spot in the 30-stock index ahead of the start of Monday’s trading. Shares of the online search giant rose about 1% after the bell on Tuesday following the announcement.The California-based company will join mega-cap tech peers Nvidia, Amazon, Apple and…

The artist behind a controversial photograph blasted as blasphemous by detractors says renewed criticism over its display in Fredericton misses the point. Created in 1987, American photographer Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ (Immersions) depicts the crucifix submerged in the artist’s own urine. The polarizing piece is part of a collection titled Incarnate, which is a series of photographs of Christian symbols mixed in human fluids.“Piss Christ, if it upsets you, it should upset you because the death of Christ was very upsetting. But he died for our sins,” Serrano told Global News.“I see is as a work of sacred art. I’m…

Shares of Strategy (previously known as Microstrategy), the bitcoin-accumulation firm founded by Michael Saylor, fell sharply on Tuesday and were on track for their lowest close in more than two years. MSTR stock dropped 4.8% in afternoon trading and is now down more than 30% this year, reflecting renewed pressure across both its equity and preferred securities.The decline comes as concerns build around the company’s funding model, which relies heavily on issuing equity and preferred stock to finance continued bitcoin purchases. Strategy currently holds 847,000 bitcoin, roughly 4% of the total supply, with total holdings valued at over $50 billion.The…