A man in Nelson, B.C., is fighting to get back thousands of dollars after he says his life insurance provider started charging him nearly $800 a month without his knowledge.

In March 2017, Dr. Kevin McKechnie noticed that $784.40 had been automatically debited from his chequing account. 

Upon investigating, he realized six payments totalling $4,706.40 had been withdrawn by his life insurance provider, Canada Life, when the company renewed his policy at a premium of more than 500 per cent.