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Descrease article font size Increase article font size After going 12-2-1 in March, the Edmonton Oilers open up April with a Saturday night home game against the Anaheim Ducks (630 CHED, Face-off Show at 6:30 p.m., game at 8 p.m.). “We’re all kind of buying in. We knew we had …
Read More »Toronto’s hotel prices are soaring. And don’t expect them to drop anytime soon, experts say
Hotel prices across downtown Toronto have skyrocketed and as the busy tourist season winds down, industry experts say there’s no sign they’ll come back down anytime soon. They say consumers are paying substantially more due to a combination of factors. “Prices are high for two reasons,” said Wayne Smith, a professor in …
Read More »Calgary restaurant and food truck owners struggle with tough decisions amid soaring inflation
Calgary restaurant owners say they are being forced to hike up their menu prices and cut staff hours due to rising food and material costs. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the cost of living has soared for millions across the globe — and Calgary’s food service industry is …
Read More »Soaring costs for food, energy push 71 million more people worldwide into poverty: UN agency
A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy prices that climbed in the weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Development Program said in a report Thursday. The UNDP estimates that 51.6 million more people fell …
Read More »With a war raging and food prices soaring, Trudeau attends Commonwealth summit in Rwanda
The war in Ukraine will cast its shadow over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Commonwealth national leaders as they arrive in Kigali, Rwanda on Wednesday for their first meeting since the onset of the pandemic. Food security — particularly in Africa — is expected to be a major topic of the leaders’ conference. …
Read More »From bargain shopping to living on oatmeal and eggs, how Canadians are surviving soaring prices
This story idea came from audience members, like you, who got in touch with us. Send us your questions: ask@cbc.ca Skyrocketing prices are forcing more Canadians to make tough decisions, leaving even middle-class families to choose between buying the food they need and paying their bills. A recent survey from Food Banks Canada found that …
Read More »Price fixing has sent Realtor commissions soaring in an already hot market, lawsuit alleges
Much of the discussion about Canada’s real estate market has been dominated by the meteoric rise in the cost of housing. But what’s often missing from that conversation is the parallel increase in what Canadians pay in real estate commissions nearly every time a home is bought or sold. For example, a …
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