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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Prince Edward Island farmers made significantly less money in 2025 as a historic drought and rising …
Read More »Tuition scams; Sobeys faces scrutiny from Manitoba; soaring plane ticket costs: CBC’s Marketplace Cheat Sheet
Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Miss something this week? Don’t panic. The CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need. …
Read More »First Nations cancelling medical travel to Vancouver due to FIFA World Cup hotel costs
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Indigenous health-care providers in northwest B.C. are advising patients say they cannot book medical appointments during …
Read More »India is going all-in on AI data centres. The environmental costs will have to wait
The sprawling site in central New Delhi where India hosted a global summit on the impact of artificial intelligence was packed with tens of thousands of people this week, as major tech leaders from OpenAI’s Sam Altman to Google’s Sundar Pichai descended on the capital. This year’s edition of the …
Read More »To attract more doctors, Grand Forks commits to covering medical clinic costs
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The City of Grand Forks in B.C.’s West Kootenay region has launched a one-year pilot program …
Read More »Soaring renovation costs in Quebec force homeowners to rethink how they build, budget
When Gilbert Hajj walks through his family home in Baie-D’Urfé, Que., these days, he moves like someone navigating a maze — pointing to walls that are staying, those that are going, and spaces that will soon serve new purposes. “This becomes an office… this is a pantry… then we have …
Read More »You told us how you’re keeping holiday costs down this year
This story is a direct reflection of audience members, like you, who sent their holiday cost-saving tips to ask@cbc.ca. Tell us how you’re saving money this time of year by clicking the ‘Join the Conversation’ button above. ‘Tis the season for expensive gifts and extravagant feasts, right? Well, it doesn’t …
Read More »F-35 program facing skyrocketing costs, pilot shortage and infrastructure deficit: AG report
Canada’s plan to buy 88 U.S.-built F-35 fighter jets is facing significant challenges, including skyrocketing costs, a shortage of trained pilots and a lack of critical infrastructure, according to a new report from Auditor General Karen Hogan. The audit for the F-35 program is part of Hogan’s spring audits, released Tuesday, which …
Read More »N.L. spent nearly entire $22M contingency fund on ‘skyrocketing’ costs of kids in care
Finance Minister Siobhan Coady says there was only one transfer from a $22-million contingency fund set up to cover “unforeseen expenditures” by the Newfoundland and Labrador government in the last fiscal year. Nearly all of that cash — $21 million of the $22 million available — was transferred to again address …
Read More »American vision care non-profit moving to Manitoba as U.S. tariffs drive up costs
American organizations that help people in need are now among those facing the sting of U.S. tariffs — and a non-profit that provides eye care to people in 68 countries plans to move its production to Manitoba because of the uncertainty the tariffs have created. Global Vision 2020 is a non-profit founded 15 years …
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