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Speaking to the bank about mortgage renewal

Mortgages • 57m ago

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

Online gambling

Managing Money • 1h ago

$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 • 1h ago

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

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Retirement planning

Retirement • 2h ago

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 • 4h ago

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 • 2.0k 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.

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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 • 2.2k 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 • Oct 30

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

Tourists taking photo in front of Welcome to Las Vegas sign

News • 9.6k views

U.S. tourism deficit hits nearly $14B after Canadian visits drop 25% — Trump's trade rep backs bill to win them back

Canadians made 9.9 million fewer trips south of the border in 2025. Now Washington wants them back, and a bipartisan bill has Trump’s top trade negotiator’s support

Long-haul truck driver + Kevin O'Leary on X + nurses helping patients in a hospital

Investing • 1.9k views

Kevin O’Leary says $65K salary can make you a millionaire with his 1 rule. Here’s how it works — and why time matters

Dragons’ Den star shares the advice he gives his own children, but all investors can benefit from hearing it.

BoC rates

News • Oct 30

Bank of Canada raises rate to 2.5% for first time since 2023 — economist says expect another hike by December

The Bank of Canada raised its key rate to 2.5% — its first hike since 2023 — and some economists say another could come Dec. 9. Here’s what it means for your mortgage, HELOC and savings

Frustrated woman sits down after shovelling snow

News • Oct 30

Is a recession coming for Canadians? The BoC just raised rates as jobs disappear — here's what that means for your money

Half of Canadians expect a recession within the next year, but businesses are less pessimistic. Here’s what the Bank of Canada’s latest survey means for your money.

Sun Life logo on smartphone + Sepia-style photo of a young family

Insurance • 8.6k views

Superior Court approves $213.5-million class-action settlement against Sun Life — what this means for policyholders

A $213.5-million settlement could mean compensation for thousands of Sun Life policyholders. Find out who qualifies, how much they could receive and what happens next.

Prime Minister Mark Carney in Turkey, Oct. 2026 + Ukrainian National Police officers set up Starlink terminal in Donetsk region + Elon Musk with Starlink logo

News • Oct 30

Carney says Canada is ‘highly, highly reliant’ on foreign tech — what Starlink’s Ukraine slowdown means for your money

Ukraine’s Starlink slowdown shows how a single dominant provider can become a single point of failure. Here’s what it means for Canadians’ internet, investments and tax dollars.

Conservative MP Ned Kuruc for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek and Lourenco Goncalves

News • Oct 29

Cleveland-Cliffs faces $10,000-a-day fines as Ottawa weighs lawsuit over 175 Stelco layoffs in Hamilton

Industry Minister Joly gave Cleveland-Cliffs until Nov. 6 to reverse Stelco layoffs or face court action