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On Wednesday, a Canadian, or a group of Canadians, will win $68 million while playing Lotto 6/49. In most instances, there is a chance someone will win the big prize but in this case, it is guaranteed someone will score the Gold Ball jackpot. “So Lotto 6/49 offers players the …

Encountering a pop-up video that plays automatically may be a mere irritant to most while browsing the web, but for Susan Santola, the consequences could be far more dire. It could potentially cause a seizure. Santola, a governance and compliance specialist at TD who lives with epilepsy, has spent decades …

Nearly seven million Canadians are struggling to put food on the table as the cost of living and housing crisis continues to bite, according to a new report. Food Banks Canada released its inaugural poverty report on Tuesday that painted a bleak national picture, with most provinces receiving a grade …

Before the days of bidding wars and bully offers, the real estate market used to be cyclical and fairly predictable. There was a spring market, which was typically the busiest time of year, and there was a fall market, where the action typically picked up following a quiet summer. However, …

The company that operates one of Canada’s largest networks of residential mortgage brokerage firms is under federal investigation amid allegations it has adopted anti-competitive business practices to thwart an emerging rival. The Competition Bureau is investigating Dominion Lending Centres Inc. (DLC), a company whose franchise network includes 7,981 brokers working in 10 provinces through 544 franchises. Collectively, DLC brokers helped Canadians get $140 billion in home loans in 2021 and 2022. In an interview, Dominion Lending …

It was Samantha Henry’s first time on strike, and one that made headlines across the country. “Some people thought the strike would only last a week, a couple of days. And we went into almost five weeks,” said Henry, one of some 3,700 Metro employees in the Toronto area who …

Raine Andrews remembers the day she put on her first pair of glasses. “I was outside, and I was like, ‘Whoa, trees have individual leaves?!’” As an optometrist assistant with the Mobile Vision Care Clinic (MVCC), Andrews and her colleagues set up vision clinics in Manitoba schools. Working in predominantly …

Canadian autoworkers say negotiations with the Big Three automakers — Ford, Stellantis and General Motors — have entered a “most crucial time” with just days until a strike deadline. Their U.S. counterparts were poised to walk off the job Thursday night. Unifor president Lana Payne said on Thursday that talks …

Despite the high cost of living making it harder to set aside money after expenses, a recent survey indicates Gen Z and millennial Canadians still want to start saving for retirement. And even with the Bank of Canada’s most recent announcement on Sept. 6 stating it was holding its key …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian consumers have grown increasingly vigilant about getting the biggest bang for their buck, and that extends to back-to-school shopping. A recent survey by Deloitte suggests that the cost of school supplies has risen by 24 per cent. The firm anticipates parents …