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Most Canadians plan on keeping their tax refund available for spending instead of investing, the poll released Friday found.

Canada's cost-of-living pressures are impacting some people's ability to pay down debt and keep their credit scores in good standing.

Health-care workers gathered at the Pasqua Hospital to rally together and bring awareness to the impact of the cost-of-living crisis they currently face.

Demand at food banks across Quebec is reaching a critical stage. For one family, the aid is essential for their survival as the cost of living continues to increase.

NDP Leader Carla Beck criticized the Saskatchewan Party government for not pausing the fuel tax at a time when people are paying more in provincial sales tax. 

The demand for the services offered by the Children's Cottage Society has grown, as families continue to struggle with the growing cost of living.

Canadians are hoping the upcoming federal budget will offer them a break from the rising cost of living, according to new polling released Friday from Ipsos.

B.C.'s neighbouring province launched its Alberta is Calling campaign in 2022 to entice people to move to that province, promising bigger paycheques and a lower cost of living.

A Ukrainian woman who moved to Nova Scotia says her family couldn't stay as it was too hard to keep up with the cost of living, so they returned home to Europe after seven months.

As charities face higher demands and costs, Canadians appear to be giving less to them, according to newly released data from Statistics Canada.

International students are finding themselves in difficult situations as the cost of living skyrockets in Canada and it becomes more difficult for newcomers to find work.

Unionized food service workers at Vancouver International Airport have voted in favour of taking job action as wages fall behind the rising cost of living.

Nova Scotia has tabled a $16.5-billion budget that spends heavily on health care and contains a tax break touted as one of the largest in the province’s history.

Business has been slow in the post-holiday season, with inflation and the rising cost of living and a growing number of people taking time off from drinking.

"It's been over eight years, and these members haven't seen (increases) more than 1.75 per cent," Gina McKay said, adding the average cost of living has increased 25 per cent. 

A mobile pet food clinic was set up in Winnipeg for a second time, helping relieve some of the high costs Manitobans are facing in their day-to-day lives.

This year, the London and District Labour Council says Canada’s unions are marking the Day of Mourning by calling on decision-makers to take immediate action to make work safe.

On Aug. 25 the Port of Montreal’s Grand Quay will stage one of the eight stops on the calendar, with Canada hosting for the first time.

The province is hosting a technical briefing for the media on Tuesday and will hold a live press conference at 3 p.m.

A new study analyzing eight metrics tallied Canadians' happiness, ranking Alberta the fourth-highest province in the country.