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Bourbon whiskey

News • 2h ago

U.S. spirit exports to Canada plunge 70% while Ontario spends millions storing $79M in unsold American alcohol

Provincial bans slashed U.S. spirit exports from $232M to $72M. Now a U.S. ban on Canadian booze squeezes distillers on both sides.

Mortgage stress

Mortgages • 4h ago

Ontario mortgage arrears hit 0.32% and CMHC projects 0.44% by mid-2027 as trade war rattles auto regions

Tariffs are squeezing auto jobs in the GTHA and Southwestern Ontario just as prime climbs to 4.70%, and CMHC says mortgage stress there will keep building into 2027

Michigan’s Senate race

News • 4h ago

Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed both want Canada tariffs gone — why Michigan's Senate race matters for Canadian jobs

As Michigan votes in a tight Senate race shaped by the trade war, Canadian auto workers, shoppers and investors have real money riding on what comes next

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Edmonton bike lane removal

News • 8h ago

Edmonton puts $170M price tag on bike lane removal as Alberta prepares legislation mirroring Ontario's approach

As Alberta readies a bill that could let it remove city bike lanes, Edmonton pegs the teardown at up to $170M — and the bill could land on homeowners’ property taxes

Retirement planning

Retirement • 8h ago

Canadians scored 53 out of 100 on retirement housing readiness — a new Manulife-MIT index reveals the gaps to fix now

Canadians are better prepared financially for a long life than they are for the home they’ll live it in. Here’s how to find out whether yours will still work at 80

Pornhub probe

News • 9h ago

U.K. opens Pornhub age-check investigation as Canada pushes two bills that could reshape how adults access porn online

Ottawa is considering two bills that could require online age checks, raising questions about how services would protect users’ personal information

Happy shopping

Managing Money • 11h ago

Canadians spent $74.6B in a month. With gas up 27.8% and inflation at 3.1%, here's what it means for your budget.

Retail sales bounced back in August, but pricier gas and a looming Bank of Canada rate decision mean your fall budget deserves a closer look before holiday shopping starts

Speaking to the bank about mortgage renewal

Mortgages • 1.5k views

Canadians renewing a $500,000 mortgage could save $4,629 with one phone call — here's the script

Asking your bank to match a competing mortgage rate could save you thousands. Here’s what to say when your mortgage comes up for renewal

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Online gambling

Managing Money • Nov 01

$82.7 billion in Ontario bets, $2.9 billion in losses — the math behind treating betting apps like investing

Online betting in Ontario topped $80 billion as a study on problem gambling sat unreleased. Here’s the real cost of a $50-a-week betting habit versus investing it

Emotional support goats

Real Estate • Nov 01

Winnipeg Beach orders woman to remove emotional support goats — here's what bylaw fines can cost homeowners

A Manitoba town says a doctor’s note doesn’t make 2 goats service animals. If they stay, the owner could be billed for their removal — here’s how bylaw orders work

Retirement planning

Retirement • 2.8k views

CPP Investments survey finds only 34% of Canadians plan for a longer retirement — here's how to close the gap

Most Canadians are saving for retirement, but far fewer have planned for how long that money needs to last. Here’s how to close the gap before it costs you

Elon Musk

Investing • Nov 01

Musk controls 82% of SpaceX votes — what the Starlink/Ukraine fight means for Canadian ETF investors

Elon Musk’s admission that SpaceX throttled Ukraine’s military Starlink service is a governance lesson for Canadians who own SpaceX through Nasdaq-100 and total-market ETFs

Amazon

Employment • Oct 31

Amazon's secret AI tool ranked Canadian warehouses on a 100-to-900 scale for unionization risk

Unifor says the retailer treats organizing as a business threat. Amazon disputes the surveillance label, while questions remain about the data behind its scores

Stressed homeowner squeezed by inflation

News • Oct 31

110K jobs gone and a Bank of Canada rate hike. Is your household ready for a stagflation squeeze? 5 ways to brace for it

Canada lost nearly 110,000 jobs in 2 months and the Bank of Canada just raised its key rate to 2.5%. Here’s who feels the squeeze most — and 5 steps to take before the December 9 decision

Happy retired couple laughing and reviewing paperwork + Lonely retiree looking out a window

Retirement • 11.5k views

Now that I’m retired, I just want to be alone. Is that okay? Here are some of the costs of going it alone in retirement

Not all retirees want to be social butterflies, but isolating yourself can hurt you in more ways than one.

Odyssey cruise ship

Managing Money • Oct 31

Villa Vie Odyssey gave residents 7 hours to leave after US$230K lifetime cruise ran out of money

Chargebacks, TICO claims and supplier-default insurance options for Canadians when a travel company fails

Fixed or variable mortgage?

Mortgages • Oct 31

‘The hike changes the math on renewal’: BoC hikes rate for first time in 3 years — should you go fixed or variable?

The BoC’s rate hike could mean higher mortgage costs. Here’s how to decide between fixed and variable rates at renewal

Villa Vie MV Odyssey

Retirement • 5.7k views

A retired Hamilton teacher paid US$230K for a cabin on a never-ending cruise — now she's stranded in Cambodia

A Hamilton retiree who traded life on land for a never-ending cruise is now stranded in Cambodia — and her story holds hard lessons for Canadians betting big on an unconventional retirement.

Budgeting for gasoline

News • Oct 30

Will the Nov. 5 federal budget make life cheaper? What to watch on fuel tax, housing and your registered accounts

Ottawa’s fuel tax break is set to phase out, interest rates just rose and the deficit remains large — here’s what Canadians can expect from the Nov. 5 budget and what to do before it lands

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei + Image of Claude on smartphone

Investing • 2.6k views

Anthropic's US$100 billion IPO could be the biggest ever — here's how Canadian investors can get access

As Anthropic prepares for a record-breaking public introduction amid serious warnings, Canadian investors unique hurdles and access limits to the historic offering