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Ontario’s financial watchdog is repeating warnings that the province’s roads, hospitals and other infrastructure are vulnerable to the high costs of climate change if significant changes are not made. The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) released a report Wednesday outlining how the province could need to spend billions of …
Read More »Cost, lack of insurance keeping Canadians from seeing the dentist: StatCan – National
With the federal government’s early steps for a dental care plan expected to be announced before the end of the year, new data from Statistics Canada suggests more than one in three Canadians had not visited a dentist over the span of 12 months between 2021 and 2022 — and …
Read More »Hamilton renoviction bylaw sent back to city staff for further revisions, cost analysis – Hamilton
A prospective Hamilton, Ont., bylaw to help renters fight off renoviction will be revisited in the new year as the city seeks legal advice and a list of budget items to create an inspection program. The Renovation Licence and Relocation Listing bylaw has been sent back for further study, with …
Read More »Winnipegger pushes for affordability as election highlights cost of living – Winnipeg
For one Winnipeg mom, the need to maintain everyday expenses has become as important as ever. Taking care of her three children, Patricia Marquez is seeing an increase in her household costs. It’s why she keeps a close eye on the numbers and has been doing so since 2017 – …
Read More »Young Canadians want to save for retirement despite high cost of living: survey
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 …
Read More »As cost of living soars, school food programs struggle to fill growing need
Canadian school food program operators are seeing the highest demand ever as children prepare to go back to school. They say it points to the urgent need for a national school food policy. The Breakfast Club of Canada and The Coalition for Healthy School Food say the growing demand for …
Read More »Blue Jays season ticket holders cry foul over cost increases
Phase one of Rogers Centre’s extensive renovation project saw the installation of new social spaces, dining options, and clearer vantage points for fans. In the days and weeks leading up to its public unveiling during the Blue Jays home opener on April 11, the ball club reiterated its goal of …
Read More »‘We are being ignored:’ older women in Ontario struggle with rising cost of housing
Katherine Goodes has always enjoyed her own company, but at the age of 67 she’s going to be moving in with three strangers to help make ends meet. Goodes, who has worked for decades as an editor in the education sector, doesn’t have significant savings, her monthly government support cheques …
Read More »Kaleden, B.C. resident shocked with cost of EV charger upgrade
When Kaleden, B.C., resident, Lyle Roemer, went to build a new garage, he had the space wired for a future electric vehicle (EV) charger while also planning for an increase in service to accommodate the added load. However, Roemer was shocked to hear the estimated cost of the upgrade. “[My] …
Read More »Ontario legislature eyes full shutdown for major renovations; likely to cost over $1B
TORONTO — At 130 years old, Ontario’s legislature is showing its age. There are lead pipes and asbestos running through the walls, mountains of old cables and wires stacked on top of new ones, an inefficient steam heating system with parts that frequently fail and fire safety systems in need …
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