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Hey, sports fans: You spend up to 20% of every game watching gambling advertising

A collaboration between CBC's Marketplace and British researchers at the University of Bristol found gambling messages fill up to 21 per cent of each broadcast, on average, based on an analysis that looked at seven games.
Marketplace

We caught technicians at Best Buy, Mobile Klinik, Canada Computers and others snooping on our personal devices

CBC's Marketplace took smartphones and laptops to tech repair stores across Ontario including large chains Best Buy and Mobile Klinik in a snooping test and found that in more than half of the documented cases, technicians accessed intimate photos and private information not relevant to the repair.
MARKETPLACE

Conversion therapy is illegal in Canada. But some U.S. life coaches are offering it to Canadians online

Conversion therapy may now be illegal in Canada, but a CBC Marketplace hidden-camera investigation is raising questions about just how effective that ban will be in the age of virtual therapy.
MARKETPLACE

Almost anyone can become a life coach. A hidden camera investigation reveals why that's a problem

A hidden-camera investigation into the business of life coaching by CBCs Marketplace found that some coaches are doing more than just helping people meet goals they're offering advice about mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression, even though they are not qualified to do so.
MARKETPLACE

Hidden markups, missed sales on Instacart leave customers feeling 'ripped off'

While many Canadian consumers likely know to expect delivery and service fees when ordering groceries on Instacart, what they may not know is they could be paying as much as $2.50 more per item in hidden markups and some retailers say that Instacart is keeping all of it.
MARKETPLACE

Hidden camera reveals some pharmacists recommend homeopathic products to treat kids' cold and flu

Some pharmacists working in Canadas top drugstores are recommending homeopathic products to consumers, even though, experts say, these products are essentially sugar water or sugar pills with no scientific evidence they can do what they claim, a CBC Marketplace investigation has found.
MARKETPLACE

Canada's grocery chains stocked with tomato products connected to Chinese forced labour

A CBC Marketplace investigation found several products sold in Canadian grocery stores with links to forced labour in Xinjiang, China.
MARKETPLACE

Best Buy to review third-party marketplace after CBC investigation finds damaged products

Following multiple complaints from viewers, CBCs Marketplace decided to put Best Buys Marketplace to the test. After purchasing 12 refurbished devices from third-party vendors, industry experts flagged five of them for having issues.
Marketplace

Is your N95-style mask failing you? Lab tests show some falling way short of filtration standards

To find out how much Canadians can trust the N95-style masks they're buying, CBCs Marketplace tested 14 KN95 and KF94 respirator brands purchased from Amazon and big box stores.
Marketplace

Marketplace flagged over 800 social media posts with COVID-19 misinformation. Only a fraction were removed

The worlds social media giants promised to crack down on harmful COVID-19 misinformation that has proliferated since the pandemic began, but a CBC Marketplace investigation found that when problematic posts were flagged, most werent labelled or removed.