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Climate change is making insurance coverage more expensive and more limited – and it’s only going to get worse
People embrace as they stand near damage to a road, after the heaviest rain to hit the Atlantic Canadian province of Nova Scotia in more than 50 years triggered floods, in Ellershouse, West Hants Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada July 23, 2023. REUTERS/John Morris
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In a few months, you could be kicking yourself for not buying GICs today
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Why snowbirds should shop around for the best travel insurance policies
A caucasian man taking an image on beautiful Coronado Beach near Loreto, Mexico.
Should buyers be holding out for real estate bargains?
Robert McLister
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Forget forecasting – here’s how investors can prosper in a turbulent market
JASON DEL VICARIO AND STEVEN CHEN
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Market pushback on central banks’ rates view just got louder
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
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How to move back in with your parents
Rob Carrick
How life insurers are simplifying the application process to increase uptake
About 15 years ago, my mother-in-law changed the beneficiary on her life-insurance policy from her ex-husband to their children. My father-in-law wants his children to return the money to him as he feels he is the rightful beneficiary.
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Can you really afford a dog?
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Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40.
What I learned at sea on an around-the-world cruise
On the top deck of the Poesia, going through the Suez Canal.jpeg Around the world cruise MSC’s around-the-world itineraries
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Will AI save the day when it comes to inflation and interest rates? Don’t count on it
George Athanassakos
Canadian dollar notches 8-week high as soft landing hopes rise
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
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Goldman Sachs sees ‘an optimistic twist’ for the Canadian dollar
Loonies with the the effigy of King Charles on them are struck at an event celebrating the first coin struck at the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
Why Europe in the off-season may be the best time to visit
Strolling Lisbon’s Parque das Nações, near the Tagus River, is pleasant during the fall and winter seasons, when the temperatures are cool, rarely dropping below 15 C.
No Frills workers at 17 Ontario stores ratify deal with wage gains, full-time jobs
A No Frills store is shown in Toronto on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Unifor announced a strike deadline on Thursday, calling for higher wages and better working conditions for No Frills employees at 17 stores in Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O'Connal
The 20 most livable cities in Canada for newcomers
The 20 most livable cities in Canada for young professionals
The 20 most livable cities in Canada for retirement
The 20 most livable cities in Canada for raising kids
Canada’s Most Livable Cities: A complete list of every city’s rank in each category
Access to amenities. One of the best features weighted in the ranking of Canada's most livable cities.
The 20 most livable cities in Canada for entrepreneurs
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Prices rising in a weak economy: Your home is the problem, fuelling stagflation
John Rapley
Survey says 75% of B.C.’s jobs in next decade will need post-secondary education
Selina Robinson, minister of post-secondary education, speaks at a funding announcement in Vancouver, on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The latest labour market survey for British Columbia says 75 per cent of the one million jobs needed over the next decade will require some level of post-secondary education or training. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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Recessionary Canadian housing market ‘faces its most significant test since 1991′: CIBC economists
Real estate for sale signs are shown in Oakville, Ont. on Dec. 1, 2018.
Luxury travel 2024 preview: These spots top our getaway list for the new year
BODRUM. Susona Hotel. Bodrum, 14 October 2022. PHOTO:VASCO CÉLIO
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The unrelenting rise of Canadian rents
A for rent sign outside a home in Toronto on Tuesday July 12, 2022. A report by real estate market research firm Urbanation Inc. says rents in the Greater Toronto Area are rising fast, echoing the latest numbers from online rental platforms about other major Canadian cities.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Ontario elementary students will soon get extra reading help as part of tentative teachers’ deal
<div>Teachers in Ontario's public elementary schools are set to start voting today on whether they want to give their union a strike mandate. Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) headquarters is seen in Toronto, Monday, March 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston</div>
Quebec ready to increase offer to striking public sector workers, Legault says
Quebec Premier François Legault says he's ready to augment his offer to striking public sector workers, but he says their unions have to show more flexibility. Quebec health and social service workers strike outside the CHUM hospital in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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BMO chief economist reveals the ‘new villain’ of Canadian inflation
Office towers, hotels and condos are seen in downtown Vancouver, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.
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The Trudeau government has a cure for your housing depression
Tony Keller
Mackenzie River’s low water levels are preventing crucial supplies from reaching remote NWT communities
The Mackenzie River Delta in N.W.T. Aug. 31, 2009. Scientists call it the Amazon of the North and they fear the Mackenzie River Basin, an extensive watershed three times the size of France, is under threat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP - Rick Bowmer
U.K. Tories unveil mini-budget aimed at reviving sluggish economy as prospect of election looms
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt gives Autumn Statement at the House of Commons in London, Britain, November 22, 2023. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS