Loans

• Saskatoon residents can apply for energy upgrade, installation loans in May

  Upgrades include replacing windows, doors or heating and cooling equipment, adding insulation, replacing toilets and faucets with low-flow options and installing solar panels. 

  Canada

  Apr 16
  
• Flair CEO says airline flying high — enough to stave off ‘growing pains,’ large loans

  Flair Airlines CEO Stephen Jones says his budget carrier is at last running a smooth operation propelled by high passenger numbers.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2023
  
• Advertisement
• B.C. rally takes aim at ‘criminal’ high-interest payday loans

  Acorn Canada wants to see interest rates capped at 30 per cent. Currently, alternative lenders are allowed to hit borrowers for as much as 60 per cent interest.

  Consumer

  Jan 24, 2023
• Advertisement
• Higher interest rates making home ownership harder for many Montrealers

  On October 26, the Bank of Canada raised its benchmark rate to 3.75 per cent. Most major banks followed, increasing their prime lending rates to 5.95 per cent.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2022
• Alberta homeowner faced with roadblock of someone else’s debt

  A woman who purchased a home three years ago says she hasn't been able to get much a needed loan due to a nearly $15,000 debt on her land title that belongs to the previous owner.

  Consumer

  Jul 13, 2022
• Why Canada needs better public banks following the COVID-19 pandemic

  Canada's public banks have relatively low profiles and narrow mandates. 'This is a shame. Much more could be done with them,' say David McDonald and Thomas Marois.

  Commentary

  Feb 20, 2021
• Deaf-blind Ontario woman suing governments claiming student loan debt inequality

  Jasmin Simpson, who is deaf and legally blind, says the program's current rules force students who take longer to complete their studies because of their disabilities to graduate with considerably more student debt than their able-bodied peers.

  Money

  Jan 14, 2020
• Proposed loan-based programs seek to create affordable housing in London

  The two proposed programs come amid a housing crisis that recently saw a governance overhaul of London's two housing agencies.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2019
• Advertisement
• Kingston college students protest free-tuition program cuts

  Students with a bull horn expressed anger, frustration, and anxiety over what the changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) might mean for them.

  Education

  Feb 5, 2019
• Advertisement
• BUSINESS REPORT: Canadians can’t stop using their homes as piggy banks

  Canadians continue to borrow against the value of their houses at the fastest pace we’ve seen in more than five years.

  Economy

  Feb 20, 2018