A single adult ticket for the bus and metro on the island of Montreal is increasing to $3.75, a $0.25 increase or seven per cent jump, starting in July.

Montreal's finance commission is picking through the recently unveiled budget and will make recommendations that could amend it. But the city's mayor said the fee hikes that caused so much controversy days ago likely aren't going anywhere.

Many British Columbians are bracing for their wallets to be squeezed in the new year as a variety of fee and tax increases come into effect.