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Manitoba government to hand out cheques to help with rising food, fuel costs - CBC.ca + MORE Jan 26th
Manitoba government to hand out cheques to help with rising food, fuel costs CBC.caManitoba premier announces second round of inflation cheques Global NewsManitoba premier to announce new round of cheques to combat rising cost of living CBC.caSecond round of Manitoba.... More »
Relationship fraud and romance scams: What Canadians need to know May 30th
This is part of a series of columns about how to protect important information and people in your life against fraud and scams. Stay tuned for more.
To be defrauded by scammers over the internet is bad enough. But it’s doubly wounding when the scam takes the form of relationship fraud, where a .... More »
What kids and teens will learn from Ontario’s expanded financial literacy education Jul 23rd
This month, the Ontario government announced new financial literacy programming for elementary schools, to be available to teachers beginning this fall. That arrives on the heels of the education ministry’s initial announcement in May that changes are coming to provincial high-school curriculums, .... More »
A Safe Haven in Uncertain Times: Why Gold and Silver Should be Part of Your 2023 Investment Strategy + MORE Jan 13th
Investing in gold and silver can be a great way for beginners to diversify their investment portfolio and hedge against inflation. Both metals have been used as a store of value for centuries and have proven to be a reliable form of investment in times of economic uncertainty. In this blog post, .... More »
Trump plan to cap credit card costs hits bank shares - BBC Jan 12th
Trump plan to cap credit card costs hits bank shares BBCWhy Synchrony Financial (SYF) Shares Are Plunging Today The Globe and MailWall Street ticks to records after shaking off worries about Trump’s feud with the Fed BNN BloombergTrump’s credit card plan revives .... More »
The fear of missing out on owning a home, a.k.a. real estate FOMO, can be a powerful feeling—especially if you’re watching from the sidelines as home values soar. “I think of all the ‘high-priced’ $600,000 homes I could have purchased,” says Candice Best, a public relations executive based in Toronto. “Never mind the appreciation in the neighbourhoods that I’d never have considered living in 20 years ago, which are now hot spots.” Best sold her Toronto condo in 2003, assuming she’d be able to hop back into the market in a few years; but, as prices climbed, her wait has stretched into two decades.
Best may not get her chance for a while yet. In Toronto and, Canada’s other ultra-hot market, Vancouver, the dream of property ownership feels increasingly out of reach, while sellers’ returns seem like lottery prizes. In fact, home prices all over Canada continued to rise this year: as of January 2022, they were up 21% from the same month the previous year…
15,000 residential construction workers go on strike over wages amid rising inflation – Toronto Star
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15,000 residential construction workers go on strike over wages amid rising inflation Toronto StarToronto Real Estate Construction Grinds To A Halt As Union Battles Over Inflation – Better Dwelling Better DwellingStrike by at least 15000 construction workers hammers projects Toronto SunApproximately 15000 residential construction workers on strike in the GTA CP24 Toronto’s Breaking NewsLabour strike means Toronto can temporarily stop whining about construction noise blogTOView Full coverage on Google News
