Charles Olivier-Rivard is seeking to launch a class-action suit against more than a dozen major retailers, amongst them Best Buy, Costco, and Walmart, claiming they wrongly charged provincial and federal sales tax for such items as product protection plans and extended warranties.

Tech giant Apple could be facing a potentially massive payout, after a federal judge said she will allow an Illinois biometrics class action to advance accusing Apple of allegedly illegally scanning and identifying the faces of millions of people who were imaged in photos uploaded through iPhones and other devices to Apple's Photos app.