The high cost of living is dampening the holiday joy for many Canadians as they plan to cut spending on gifts and travel over the winter break, polling shows. Nearly 80 per cent of Canadians said in an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News that inflation and rising interest rates have had a “significant” impact on their holiday budgets. Nivrita Ganguly reports.
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