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More than a million Canadian mortgages are up for renewal in 2025.

How are you dealing with personal debt? What questions do you have?&nbsp;

Plus, is it time to put cancer warnings on beer, wine and liquor? Are you rethinking how much you drink?

Holidays causing some Canadians to overspend, new survey says

A new survey from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada shows Canadians are expecting financial stress this holiday and are depending on credit cards to cover costs.

A survey from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada has shown that over 50 per cent of Canadians are using their credit cards for their Christmas shopping. 

A survey from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada shows more than half of Canadians are using their credit cards to cover holiday shopping. 

Overspending during the holidays, can cause financial stress

New limit on high-interest loans targets 'predatory lending practices'

There’s a new limit on the interest rates Canadians are charged when they take out high-interest loans — a move aimed at preventing what the federal government calls “predatory lending practices.”

This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows Visa credit cards in New Orleans.

Millennial Money Credit Card Terms

The first-ever change to the criminal rate of interest — now sitting at 35 per cent — is being met with mixed reactions.

Struggling to kick a bad financial habit? It could all stem from childhood, experts say

Shame, secrecy and stress often form some of our earliest financial memories — which have ripple effects into adulthood. Experts say financial therapy tools can help.

Coquitlam RCMP are trying to find the rightful owners of two large sums of lost cash found in the city.

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Financial educator Jessica Moorhouse says those who struggle to improve their financial situation are often stuck in habits they formed in their early life.

Interest rate cuts, mortgage rule changes could speed up GTA housing market in 2025, experts say

Interest rate cuts and changes to Canada’s mortgage rules could set the stage for change in the Greater Toronto Area’s real estate market this year, experts say. 

Philippe de Montigny snapped this photo of a home for sale in Toronto in January 2023

Philippe de Montigny snapped this photo of a home for sale in Toronto in January 2023.

Toronto home for sale sign

Toronto's real estate market could see some shifts in 2025, though the outlook depends on the type of housing, experts say. 

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