Cost of Living

• Lethbridge home rental prices up, vacancy levels low: report

  The average monthly price of a one-bedroom apartment in the city is $994 — a 4.6 per cent increase year-over-year, according to Rentals.ca's latest national report.

  Consumer

  Jan 21
  
• Roughly half of Canadians financially insecure as debt confidence hits record low: report

  The latest MNP Consumer Debt Index found the twin stressors of holiday spending bills coming due and the resurgent COVID-19 pandemic has Canadians feeling squeezed.

  Money

  Jan 17
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• Majority of Canadians optimistic about 2022 despite financial concerns: Ipsos poll

  Health and financial security are among the main issues top of mind for Canadians going into next year, according to a new Ipsos poll.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2021
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• Saskatchewan minimum wage due for increase to raise low-wage earners over poverty line: experts

  Experts feel the minimum wage in Saskatchewan should be between $15 to $20 per hour through the large and smaller centres.

  Economy

  Dec 5, 2021
• Trudeau takes aim at cost of living, housing affordability in throne speech

  By touching on affordability and cost of living in the throne speech, Justin Trudeau is zeroing in on a problem that has been top-of-mind for Canadians.

  Politics

  Nov 23, 2021
• Cost of living tops pandemic as key issue for Canadians ahead of Parliament’s return: Ipsos

  Canadians want Parliament to prioritize cost of living and affordability issues when the House returns Nov. 22, according to a new Ipsos poll, but few have confidence it'll happen.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2021
• ‘Where does this all end?’: High fuel and food costs here for a while, experts warn

  'I'd say right now we're in the second inning of a baseball game,' says Sylvain Charlebois, the director of Dal's Agri-food Analytics Lab of food and gas price increases.

  Consumer

  Nov 6, 2021
• New study says mid-sized cities in Saskatchewan among the best across Canada

  Demographic changes in the Canadian urban landscape indicate a bit of a 'wake-up' call for those who associate Canada’s overall success with the success of the larger cities.

  Economy

  Nov 4, 2021
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• Lethbridge food banks expecting increased demand for services: ‘We’re preparing now for the worst’

  Southern Alberta food banks are preparing for the worst, as demand for services surges.

  News

  Oct 28, 2021
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• Bank of Canada signals rate hikes could come sooner than previously expected

  The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest target on hold at 0.25 per cent

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2021