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Summer travel often feels less expensive during the planning stage than it does after the credit card statements arrive. A cheap fare can become a costly itinerary once baggage, roaming, parking, meals, insurance gaps, exchange rates, and last-minute changes are added in. For Canadians, the effect is even sharper when cross-border shopping, currency conversion, airport rules,...

June can feel like a strange tax month for self-employed Canadians: the rush of April has passed, but the CRA calendar is still very much alive. For freelancers, consultants, gig workers, sole proprietors, and incorporated one-person businesses, a missed June date can mean interest, penalties, delayed refunds, or awkward cash-flow surprises just as summer work picks up.

Four politicians who once represented Alberta in Parliament have added their names to the province’s growing separatist debate, moving an argument once confined largely to activist circles closer to the conservative political establishment.

LaVar Payne, Art Hanger, Rob Anders and Eric Lowther have reportedly endorsed Alberta leaving Canada. Anders has gone further, sug...

Toronto’s apartment lobbies are gaining something more consequential than a new notice board. Beginning June 15, 2026, landlords and operators of buildings covered by RentSafeTO must place a City-issued green, yellow or red sign near the main entrance, turning a maintenance score into a public, instantly recognizable rating. The change applies to roughly 3,600 buildings conta...

Canada Day BBQs have a way of turning a simple grocery run into a surprisingly expensive cart. A few packs of meat, fresh toppings, drinks, buns, sauces, and snack trays can climb quickly, especially when shoppers are buying for a crowd and watching for last-minute deals. With food prices still under pressure in Canada, small choices at the store can make a real difference.