Consumer Alert

It’s shaping up to be a busy and expensive concert season this summer in Toronto. With some big acts coming to the city, including Coldplay, Katy Perry, The Weeknd, and K-Pop group BLACKPINK.

Last year, CTV News spoke with a Mississauga homeowner who found out she had been overbilled on her natural gas bill by about $4,500 over seven years.

An Ontario man says he had ‘no idea’ he would be responsible for his friend’s car loan—something he co-signed—after she quit making her monthly payments.

Pet adoption scams hit an all time high during the pandemic when many families were looking for dogs or cats for companionship, but now the scams are back online.

March break is now officially underway and according to the Toronto Pearson International Airport, it’s expected that close to 1.3 million people will pass through the airport over the next ten days.

Many people use Apple AirPods to listen to music and podcasts, but the latest models can also be configured to work like a traditional hearing aid.

The Ontario government spent $3 billion dollars to send cost-of-living rebate cheques to Ontarians nearly two months ago, with most people receiving them ahead of the snap provincial election.

With the help of Taylor Swift, 2024 was one of the highest grossing years for concert tours and this year, record ticket prices are expected to continue.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is out with its top 10 scams of 2024 and in first place is investment and cryptocurrency scams. According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, investment fraud represented about $310 million in losses in 2024.

More victims of an investment scam are coming forward after CTV News previously reported the story of an Oakville man who lost $750,000 to a GIC investment fraud by clicking on a phony website.

With the average price of a new car in Canada hovering around $66,000, shopping for a vehicle is a big decision.

Criminals are constantly trying to find new ways to steal your money. The latest scam? Creating fake websites that will pop up in a Google search in hopes of getting you to enter your personal information.

Travel companies are starting to offering ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) plans and while it may seem tempting to take a trip and pay for it later, you could face problems getting a refund if your flight is delayed or cancelled.

Many students are in the process of choosing which college or university they will go to for their fall academic year, and for those staying in residence they’ll most likely have to pay for a meal plan - whether they want one or not.

More than a million Canadians travel to Cuba each year to soak up the sun and get a break from the wintery weather and the vast majority of vacations happen without any problems. But one family is going public following an incident at a resort last March.