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News 14h ago

Ottawa extends gas tax pause to January 2027, saving drivers 10 cents a litre as $5.3B relief winds down in stages

Fuel excise tax relief now runs to January 31, 2027, then phases back in over the following two months — here's what it's worth to Canadian drivers

Inflation rates

News 14h ago

Canada's 3% inflation hides 22.8% gas surge and 26.1% travel spike — and retaliatory tariffs haven't hit yet

Gas prices rose 22.8% and travel costs jumped 26.1% even as Canada's annual inflation held at 3% in August

So-called Jellybean houses in St. John's Newfoundland

News 18h ago

NL hits 3.7% growth as Ontario limps at 0.2%: What it means for jobs, housing and investments

A new report projects Newfoundland and Labrador to lead the country in growth for a second year, while Ontario lags every other province.

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Loyalty cards including PC Optimum and Scene+

News 18h ago

Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro are building high-margin ad networks from your grocery loyalty data

Targeted digital ads are a hot commodity, and groceries giants want a piece of that pie

Row of homes under construction

Real Estate 18h ago

CMHC says Canada needs 469,000 homes a year but is on track to build just 231,000 — leaving a 2.4M shortfall

While the country has made valiant efforts to close the gap, it's still not enough

Financial apps

Banking 19h ago

Ottawa's open banking rules project $13.2B in benefits — what changes for 9 million Canadians using financial apps

Draft consumer-driven banking regulations aim to replace screen scraping with secure, accredited data sharing

Car accident in the winter in Canada

Insurance Sep 13

Saskatchewan's $1.1B insurance reserve fell to $633M, forcing its first rate hike in 12 years

SGI's public auto insurer is raising rates for the first time since 2014 — and Saskatchewan drivers aren't the only Canadians facing a bigger bill at renewal

BC Ferry

News 1.3k views

17 unions, 7,000 jobs and a possible 30% fare hike: What the BC Ferries fight means for you

A coalition of 17 unions wants BC Ferries' next vessels built at home. For riders, the bigger number may be the 30% fare hike BC Ferries' own CEO has floated once the price cap ends in 2028

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Heidi Deveau

Loans 1.6k views

An Oakville woman borrowed $1,000 against her Jeep — she now owes $4,000 and the lender repossessed her vehicle

A $1,000 loan against her paid-off Jeep turned into thousands in repossession and collection fees — what Canadians should know about vehicle title loans before using a car as collateral

Colleen Carter of Courtice, Ont

Managing Money 4.4k views

Ontario woman's $1,650 furnace 'rebate' from a Facebook ad turned out to be a 20-year, $12,000 loan

A Courtice, Ont., woman thought she signed a green rebate. It was a $12k financing trap

Retired couple stressed about money

Retirement 2.8k views

An Ontario couple's retirement care bill jumped to $9,200 a month after a sudden diagnosis — most Canadians aren't ready

A Barrie couple now pays $9,200/month for retirement care. Planners say budgeting for care in your 50s is key

Energy sector

Investing 6.0k views

$5 billion in foreign capital pours into Canadian oil and gas, but Ottawa's policy decisions could kill the boom

Institutional investors sent $5B into Canadian energy stocks, but past booms reversed fast when policy shifted

Saving for retirement

Retirement 8.1k views

Canadians with $357,000 saved at 65 face a monthly shortfall — here's how to turn savings into income

A number can’t tell you if you’re ready to retire, but a set of calculations will get you the answers you need. Here’s how to use your age, expenses and nest egg to determine your retirement age

Home for sale with a sold sign

Real Estate Sep 13

GTA new single-family home sales soar 246% in July as Ontario's expanded HST rebate lures sidelined buyers

This tax program shows that a little relief can go a long way

Daliah Bibas, Researcher-Programmer, Astronomy & Space Sciences at the Ontario Science Centre and Doug Ford

News Sep 12

Ontario Science Centre axes 30 jobs including entire science department — what laid-off workers are owed

The cuts wiped out 540+ years of service. Here's how severance, EI and a temporary benefits rule apply

Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec storm in 2022

Insurance 6.5k views

$439 million in Ontario, Quebec storm damage highlights coverage gaps most Canadian homeowners don't know they have

More Canadians are picking variable-rate and short-term mortgages to save money now — but CMHC warns that trade-off could mean a bigger shock at renewal

Mortgage rates

Mortgages 24.0k views

Bank of Canada's 2.25% rate hold has homeowners debating whether to break their mortgage early or wait

Canadian homeowners weigh steep early-break penalties against the risk of rate hikes before renewal

Greg Abel and a photo of a Google office

Investing 3.2k views

Greg Abel just spent US$20 billion at Berkshire Hathaway, ending 14 quarters of stock selling — Alphabet was the big bet

Greg Abel just put US$20 billion of Berkshire's cash to work, ending a 14-quarter selling streak — here's what the shift says, and what Canadian investors can learn from it

Transport trucks pass under a "Bridge To USA" at the entrance to the Ambassador Bridge, US-Canada border crossing. (Windsor, Ontario)

News 23.9k views

New U.S. tariffs and import bans won't dent national GDP growth, economists say — here's what it could cost Canadians

Economists agree: New U.S. tariffs and trade restrictions on Canadian goods are unlikely to significantly affect Canadian economic growth in the near term

Packaging company

News 2.5k views

B.C. packaging firm calls direct competitors to replace hundreds of millions in U.S.-made boxes hit by tariffs

CanCorr surveyed Canadian rivals, confirming domestic capacity to replace U.S. box imports facing tariffs