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How to fund accessible home renovations in Canada + MORE Jul 5th
My house, as I told my insurance broker recently, is the Canadian housing equivalent of ancient. Built in the 1910s in Saskatoon, this house has many foibles. To hang pictures, I have to use wood screws lest regular nails bounce off of the layers and layers of paint. My basement is a little more tha.... More »
What happens when your landlord misses mortgage payments? Jun 11th
You held up your end of the bargain and paid your rent on time—only to learn your landlord failed to keep up with mortgage payments and the home may need to be sold. Panic sets in, as you don’t know if you can continue to call this place your home. Experts say there are a number of ways thi.... More »
Does good financial advice have a shelf life? Jul 10th
I have come to believe that one of the clearest signs of progress is our willingness to ask questions. Not necessarily the big, life-changing ones, but the quieter questions that make us stop and wonder whether the way things were is really the way they should still be. Every question we ask becomes.... More »
Synthetic identity fraud: The scam where there’s no real victim to find + MORE Sep 16th
Ever heard of synthetic identity fraud?
It’s a kind of fraud that costs Canadians billions of dollars every year, but awareness around it is lacking. A victim may not even know they’ve been victimized.
Equifax Canada notes that synthetic identity fraud can be difficult to detect with tradi.... More »
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami, US Marshals Service tells AP Jul 18th
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny has made them among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities, were arrested Saturday in Miami as British authorities sought their extradition on rape and….... More »
Ontario is putting up to $178 million into a stalled Toronto rental project. Is it a good investment or 'bailout'?
– thestar.com
The province is funding the investment through the Build Ontario Fund, a Crown agency with a mandate to invest in needed infrastructure that makes a profit.
