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Fewer Canadians Have Full-Time Jobs Than Ever Before

There’s a common belief among Millennials that their baby boomer parents are ruining everything. According to new census data from Statistics Canada, it’s kind of true. The recently released figures reveal almost 20 per cent of Canadians over 65 years of age worked last year, which is more than double

Someone Created a Tournament to Decide Canada’s Best-Ever TV “Thing”

Some things can bring an entire country together. The 2010 men’s hockey game for Gold. The Tragically Hip’s last concert. Mr. Dressup. According to a nationwide survey that last several weeks and tallied more than 400,000 votes, Mr. Dressup has been crowned ‘Canada’s Most Memorable (English) TV Thing‘. The survey,

Coal for Christmas? Canadians Lead the World in Household Debt

Canada just ranked #1 in a metric we’d probably love to forget. Or pass onto our children. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Canadians carry more consumer debt than citizens of any other country in the world. It’s a pretty alarming figure: our household credit burden now

This is the Average Price of Rent in Every Major Canadian City

Ah, rent – the worst. If you live in a Canadian city with more than, say, 100,000 people, chances are you’re paying more than a reasonable amount for your place. Some cities, of course, have it much worse than others. Online rental finder PadMapper recently released its November Canadian Rent Report,

Uber Competitor Lyft Will Start Operating in Toronto Next Month

When Uber first hit the scene, Torontonians were elated to have a taxi alternative. In the years since, however, there have been a number of high-profile gripes with the popular ride-hailing service, ranging from stories of driver misconduct to criticism of the San Francisco-based company’s business model. Starting next month,