Everyone is feeling the pain of higher food costs, especially families with multiple mouths to feed. Grocery bills have soared as food costs rose more than 20 per cent over the past three years. And parents whose... read more
International students living in Canada are feeling both hopeful and frustrated over the cap on study permits the federal government announced last week. Faced with life in cramped accommodation and struggling to find enough work... read more
Movie exhibitors including Cineplex Inc. (CGX-T -0.60% decrease) have pulled screenings of a South Indian-language film across Canada after individuals opened fire at four cinemas in the Greater Toronto Area last week, the latest incidents... read more
The International Court of Justice, in a historic ruling in The Hague, has ordered Israel to take emergency steps to prevent genocide in Gaza and to allow urgent humanitarian aid in the Palestinian territory. The... read more
When Donald Trump took the stage after his decisive victory over Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire primary, he was in no mood to celebrate. Rather than cheering the seemingly inexorable momentum of his bid for the... read more
To retire comfortably, you need to invest in your 20s and 30s. Not necessarily with money, though. Early contributions to retirement savings are outstandingly helpful, but hard to manage in a time of inflation and... read more
The heatwaves and balmy oceans set the stage and now it is official: 2023 is the warmest year on record, with the global temperature increase on track to exceed a 1.5 degree Celsius threshold meant... read more
In the new year, a host of new rules and regulations is coming into effect from different jurisdictions across the country. We compiled a list of some of the noteworthy changes that’ll impact your personal... read more
The year in personal finance has not been a pretty picture. Among the lowlights were a slowing economy, inflation, persistently high borrowing costs and more people having trouble paying what they owe. But alongside these... read more
While family get-togethers, celebrations with friends and messages of joy and peace are the Hallmark moments of Christmas, financial strain is also a reality. In a recent poll, about half of Canadians said that thinking about holiday... read more
Credit cards are the new emergency fund. A story told by the latest batch of debt statistics is that people are increasingly using their credit cards to pay for living costs. Card balances are rising,... read more
Food prices will continue to rise in 2024, with the average family of four expected to pay $700 more for groceries over the next year, according to an annual report on grocery prices. Canada’s Food... read more
Math scores of Canadian students continued their steep slide, according to a new international ranking that reinforces the continuing domestic concern about how the subject is taught in schools. The latest results from the Organisation... read more
A study that pegged the cost of raising a child in Canada at more than $350,000 made headlines in October. Why? In part because it’s the first official data on the topic in more than a decade... read more
The federal government and Google have reached an agreement after months of fraught negotiations over the Online News Act, with the tech giant agreeing to pay $100-million a year to Canadian news organizations. The deal... read more
