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Cost of Living Prefabricated homes are one of the options experts say could help improve Canada’s housing inventory. During the election campaign, Mark Carney and the now-elected Liberal Party promised about $25 billion in loans to the prefabricated homes industry. ‘Prefab’ house can be built quicker and better than traditionalContinue Reading

Jenna Kardal was floored by the jaw-dropping initial quote she received when seeking out car insurance — a shock after having driven for years under her parents’ plan and since her car was bought used, already about a decade old. “I was like, ‘You cannot be serious,’” the now 30-year-old Calgary driverContinue Reading

For Mina Ely, fur has never been out of style. With her family’s Russian Jewish heritage, furs were the norm for both esthetic and practical reasons during cold Toronto winters. “I would always remember when they would go out, or when they would go to shul, it was just somethingContinue Reading

Cost of Living9:14Should Canada grow more of its own food? While Canadians are taking time at the grocery store looking for Canadian-made products and labels like the maple leaf, local food growers are ramping up production to meet demand. Jon Lomow is the co-founder of Fieldless Farms, an indoor vertical farmContinue Reading

Cost of Living8:13Why customer service ain’t what it used to be Marcel Strigberger went through customer service hell after he noticed a strange charge on his credit card. He was billed $1,000 for visiting a hotel in Moose Jaw, Sask., despite having never been there. He spent the next three hoursContinue Reading

Cost of Living Many older adults rely on someone to help them with online banking. And while most often that person — usually a close family member — is well meaning, experts say it can still be dangerous to share access to that money, and the private information that goesContinue Reading

Cost of Living In a world where online job applications appear to be the norm, it still takes in-person networking to reveal a significant portion of the opportunities in the “hidden job market.” There are more job opportunities than meet the eye on job sites like LinkedIn and Indeed BrandieContinue Reading

Cost of Living9:28When money beats Monet Lovers of art and history can spend hours or even days at their local museum, examining hundreds or thousands of exhibits and artifacts on display. But patrons might be disappointed to know what they see is likely only a tiny fraction of the museum’s collection.Continue Reading

Cost of Living With Canada Post employees are on strike, some Canadians have started side hustles making deliveries to supplement income. Entrepreneurial hustlers have delivered death notices, Christmas cards, and an inmate visitation form Philip Drost · CBC Radio · Posted: Dec 06, 2024 2:49 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading