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RECO discipline case highlights what Ontario homebuyers should know before signing a buyer representation agreement
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (484+ words) Ontario’s real estate regulator has a salient message for homebuyers: read your contract before you sign it. The case is one of dozens RECO has referred for discipline this year, and it centres on a document most buyers barely read:…...
Jet-setting to the beat: How concert tourism outsmarted markup prices abroad
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (653+ words) The dust has long since settled on Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour — which wrapped its historic 149-show run in late 2024 — and the financial legacy of the phenomenon is becoming clear. What initially looked like an extreme workaround for desperate fans…...
Calgary's office conversion program: What the $25M incentive, higher hotel rate and new impact criteria mean for renters, investors and taxpayers
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (486+ words) Downtown Calgary has more empty office space than almost any city in the country — and the city has spent five years paying developers to fix that. In June 2026, the City of Calgary reopened funding for what’s now called the Downtown…...
Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit 2026: how the renamed GST/HST credit works, who qualifies, and how much more Canadians will get
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (694+ words) As of July 3, 2026, the GST/HST credit has a new name: the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB). The rebrand comes with an increase — quarterly payments are now roughly 25% higher than they were a year ago, and that increase is…...
Money's tighter than ever, so Canadian pet parents are giving up their own comforts to keep their pets healthy and happy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (367+ words) Turns out Canadians will happily skip their daily latte before they'll skimp on their pets. A new national study from Pet Valu and Caddle shows that dog and cat owners are putting their furry friends' health, happiness and long-term wellbeing…...
Kevin O'Leary says fear of China will unite North America, but Canadians face a new 50% US tariff taking effect Aug 19 — here's what it means
1+ week, 3+ day ago (417+ words) Kevin O'Leary has a theory about why Canada, the US and Mexico will stay economically united no matter how ugly the trade fights get: fear of China. The three new proclamations single out sectors such as alcohol and dairy, which…...
Ray Dalio warns U.S. markets resemble 1929 and 2000 bubbles — here's how much U.S. exposure Canadians hold in XEQT and VEQT and what to do about it
1+ week, 4+ day ago (474+ words) This isn't the first time Dalio has raised this alarm in 2026, and it likely won't be the last. But pairing the 1929 and 2000 comparison with a warning about U.S. federal debt gives Canadian investors a concrete reason to check something they may…...
More Canadians are getting mortgages outside the big banks. Here's what that means for borrowers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (695+ words) For many Canadians, getting your foot on the property ladder starts with a mortgage from one of the country’s largest banks. But that is an alternative pathway to homeownership that is beginning to gain traction. New data from Statistics Canada…...
Should Canadians sell the family cottage to protect retirement? What certified financial planners say about keeping a cottage in the family
2+ week, 2+ day ago (463+ words) For many Canadian parents, there’s no sacrifice too great when it comes to their children’s happiness. According to BMO’s 2026 Retirement Survey, close to half (49%) of Canadians who plan to help their adult children financially say the support will chip away…...
OBSI review calls for binding authority and $550,000 compensation cap after firms refused to pay Canadian investors
2+ week, 5+ day ago (661+ words) Canadians filed more than 26,000 inquiries with the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) in 2025, and more than 6,100 of those became formal cases. But winning a complaint at OBSI doesn’t guarantee payment, since the ombudsman can only recommend compensation, not…...