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December

• December 17, 2004
  Competition Bureau Concludes Inquiry into Snow Crab Processing in Newfoundland and Labrador
• December 14, 2004
  Randall Hofley Appointed as Special Counsel to the Commissioner of Competition
• December 13, 2004
  Consumers to receive full refund for bogus diet patches
• December 7, 2004
  Competition Bureau reaches agreement to preserve competition in two B.C. forestry markets
• December 2, 2004
  Cashable Vouchers? No Guarantee

November

• November 23, 2004
  Herbalife marketers plead guilty to pyramid selling
• November 23, 2004
  Waste Management Must Sell Ridge Landfill
• November 19, 2004
  Competition Bureau responds to complaint regarding Canadian Olympic broadcasting rights
• November 18, 2004
  Hold Separate Agreement filed in Riverside-Tolko Merger
• November 15, 2004
  Window coverings company pleads guilty to attempting to influence competitor’s prices
• November 9, 2004
  Nippon Electrodes fined $225,000 for role in conspiracy
• November 3, 2004
  Rogers-Microcell Merger Clears Bureau Scrutiny
• November 2, 2004
  Minister of Industry tables amendments to strengthen the Competition Act
• November 1, 2004
  Pickering man charged for operating pyramid scheme

October

• October 29, 2004
  Competition Bureau settles case with Air Canada
• October 29, 2004
  Consultations on the Information Bulletin on the Regulated Conduct Defence
• October 19, 2004
  Consumers to be reimbursed by John Deere Limited
• October 5, 2004
  Canada and the U.S. Sign Cooperation Agreement on Competition Law Enforcement

• October 1, 2004
  Competition Bureau investigation leads to jail time for phoney invoice scam

September

• September 29, 2004
  Professor Zhiqi Chen Returns as T.D. MacDonald Chair
• September 24, 2004
  Consultations on the Treatment of Efficiencies under the Competition Act
• September 23, 2004
  Competition Bureau clarifies enforcement approach in the airline industry
• September 21, 2004
  Competition Bureau Issues Revised Merger Enforcement Guidelines
• September 21, 2004
  VAW Carbon fined $500,000 for role in international price-fixing conspiracy
• September 15, 2004
  Special Constable Status Granted to Competition Law Officers

August

• August 27, 2004
  Competition Bureau responds to complaints over insurance premiums

July

• July 29, 2004
  Competition Bureau will not challenge Sony-BMG Joint Venture
• July 28, 2004
  PetNet pleads guilty and pays $150,000 fine for misleading mailings
• July 22, 2004
  AB Energizer removed from market following Competition Bureau investigation
• July 16, 2004
  Morgan companies fined $1 million for obstruction and price-fixing
• July 9, 2004
  Competition Bureau charges St. John's taxi companies with conspiracy
• July 6, 2004
  Canada’s largest sporting goods retailer pays $1.7-million for misleading consumers
• July 2, 2004
  Competition Bureau obtains remedies in BC Rail merger
• July 2, 2004
  Divestiture of Ridge Landfill Resumes

June

• June 30, 2004
  Internet Registry director fined for bogus invoice scam
• June 29, 2004
  Telemarketers plead guilty to operating office supplies scam
• June 2, 2004
  Competition Bureau, Vancouver Police Department and Federal Trade Commission Create Vancouver Strategic Alliance to Combat Deceptive Marketing Practices
• June 2, 2004
  Court Upholds Renewed Competition for Jarred Baby Food

May

• May 28, 2004
  SkyBiz.com: Qualified Consumers to Share $20-Million in Redress
• May 28, 2004
  Crompton Corporation fined $9 million for role in rubber chemicals cartel
• May 26, 2004
  Misleading gas-saving device ruling upheld
• May 21, 2004
  Competition Bureau investigation results in sentencing for phoney invoice scam
• May 13, 2004
  Work-At-Home Business Opportunities: Do Your Homework Before Working From Home

April

• April 29, 2004
  Competition Bureau develops closer international ties in the fight against cross-border fraud and deception
• April 26, 2004
  Competition Bureau investigation leads to convictions in business directory scam
• April 22, 2004
  Commissioner Scott named vice-chair of International Competition Network
• April 21, 2004
  Acquisition of John Hancock Subsidiary Maritime Life by Manulife Financial Corporation Receives Government Approval
• April 13, 2004
  Consultations Report Published on Proposed Changes to the Competition Act
• April 1, 2004
  Bureau resolves competition issues in forestry merger

March

• March 30, 2004
  Food Processors Can Merge Following Competition Review
• March 25, 2004
  Competition Bureau Seeks Public Comment on its Merger Enforcement Guidelines
• March 16, 2004
  Competition Bureau reaches $750,000 settlement on prepaid long-distance phone cards
• March 9, 2004
  Competition Bureau investigation leads to guilty plea on cross-border deceptive telemarketing
• March 2, 2004
  Competition Bureau To Spearhead First International Anti-Fraud Public Education Campaign

February

• February 27, 2004
  Competition Bureau Responds to Complaint Over Alleged Misuse of Canada's Drug Patent Rules
• February 5, 2004
  Beware of Bogus Jewellery Appraisal Values

January

• January 16, 2004
  Competition Review Clears Merger of Printing and Publishing Firms in Atlantic Canada