As high inflation rates drive up the cost of essentials, consumers are putting purchases small and large on their credit cards to alleviate some immediate financial pressure.  A Tuesday report by credit bureau Equifax Canada shows the practice is driving Canadians into debt as balances begin to outpace the ability …

New regulations on refunds for air passengers are coming into force this week, but consumer advocates and airlines are raising concerns about the rules. Since 2019, federal rules have required airlines to compensate passengers for delayed or cancelled flights when those disruptions happen for reasons the airlines themselves can control. Starting Sept. 8, airlines will …

With Parliament getting ready for the return of MPs, the Liberal cabinet is kicking off three days of meetings in Vancouver today to hash out the government’s fall playbook, with the rising cost of living and the state of the economy expected to top the agenda. “The tone going into this is getting …

Quebec has three per cent of the world’s fresh water, but municipalities west of the island of Montreal are increasingly concerned about their supply. Officials want the next government to force industries to pay more for the water they use. Once a week, municipal workers in the town of Saint-Lazare, …

Lisa Tsotsos has been trying to bury her father for eight months now — and as the emotional weight of the ordeal and her legal bills pile up — she says she’s starting to lose hope. Her dad, Louis, died of COVID-19 complications on Jan. 15. But instead of being buried …

After some jumbo-sized interest rate hikes, there are likely a lot of Canadians who would like the Bank of Canada to just quit it already. Many in the real-estate business, some who want to lend you money or sell you investments, would be pleased if we all agreed that recent central bank rate hikes were …

ਗਗਨਦੀਪ ਅਰੋੜਾ ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ, 6 ਸਤੰਬਰ ਇਥੇ ਅੱਜ ਤੜਕੇ ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ ਰੋਡ ‘ਤੇ ਤੇਜ਼ ਰਫ਼ਤਾਰ ਕਾਰ ਖੰਬੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਜਣ ਕਾਰਨ 5 ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ ਹੋ ਗਈ, ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ 3 ਬੱਚੀਆਂ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ। ਔਰਤ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਫੱਟੜ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਸੀਐੱਮਸੀ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਰਤੀ ਕਰਵਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਮ੍ਰਿਤਕਾਂ ਦ ਪਛਾਣ ਰਾਜੇਸ਼, ਮਾਹੀ (5), …