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For the second week of December, the running theme of Netflix’s global top ten performing movies may not seem all that surprising. There’s That Christmas, the Pixar-adjacent holiday flick about Santa caught in a snowstorm. There’s A Royal Date for Christmas, which pretty much speaks for itself. And there’s ‘Twas …
Read More »Dollars and cents: Ontario homelessness spend balloons as community housing craters
Advocates are calling for a change of strategy to deal with Ontario’s housing crisis as new internal data suggests the Ford government is throwing hundreds of millions at homelessness programs while it cuts what it spends on community housing. Since Ford took office in 2018, Ontario has ramped its spending …
Read More »N.S. gas prices drop by 5 cents thanks to interrupter clause – Halifax
Gas prices in Nova Scotia went down by five cents overnight into Thursday thanks to the interrupter clause, which allows the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board to make adjustments outside of the usual Friday price change. The minimum price of regular, unleaded self-serve gasoline in the Halifax area is …
Read More »Gas prices drop 8 cents Wednesday in southern Ontario, to drop further: analyst
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Gas prices dropped eight cents a litre on Wednesday in the Greater Toronto Area and most of southern Ontario but they are set to dip a little further, according to an analyst. The price of gas on Wednesday dipped to $1.629 a …
Read More »Nova Scotia gas prices jump by 6.5 cents, now above $1.80 per litre
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Gas prices in Nova Scotia jumped by 6.5 cents overnight Friday, with prices now above $1.80 per litre. The minimum price of regular unleaded self-serve gas ranges between 183.7 cents per litre in the Halifax area, to 185.6 in Cape Breton. The …
Read More »Promised Ontario gas tax cut of 5.7 cents per litre coming Friday
A cut to the provincial gas tax promised by Premier Doug Ford before the June election takes effect on Friday and experts say it may offer some relief to drivers facing sky-high pump prices, but the long-term benefits to consumers are unpredictable. The government passed legislation this spring to lower the gas tax by 5.7 cents …
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