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Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 4:46 PM   
The Ontario Ministry of Labour announced that Premier Fitness has been fined $100,000 for violation of the Employment Standards Act, specifically on the issue of wages.
Monday, December 12, 2011, 11:30 AM   
When it comes to shrinking grocery products, it's not always size or volume that goes down. Check out the fine print on McCain's Cool Quenchers Mango frozen juice -- which is still 225ml -- but is now less concentrated, making .23 litres less.
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