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‘Me-cession’: If the economy’s not tanking, why does it feel like it is?
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Paris 2024: Canadian athletes receive warm welcome home from Paris Summer Games
05:41 | August 12, 2024
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Athletes need ‘much more’ federal funding to succeed: Canadian Olympic Committee
02:24 | August 12, 2024
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CBC paid over $18M in bonuses after hundreds of job cuts
00:35 | August 12, 2024
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Jasper residents allowed to return Friday
02:16 | August 12, 2024
-
Canada tipped off to potential terror attack by ally
02:10 | August 12, 2024
-
Jasper officials ask visitors to wait for services to be restored
01:46 | August 12, 2024
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Canada wildfires: Alberta, B.C. forecasted to see ‘well-above average’ fire activity
02:28 | August 12, 2024
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Trudeau urges Canadians to come home from Lebanon ‘while commercial routes available’
00:45 | August 12, 2024
-
York Regional Police homicide unit investigates ‘suspicious’ disappearance of Markham woman
00:33 | August 12, 2024
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Toronto terror plot: Investigation ‘ongoing’ into Canada’s immigration system, Trudeau says
00:58 | August 12, 2024
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‘Baloney’: Trudeau slams Poilievre for comments on Chinese EV tariffs
02:24 | August 12, 2024
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Jasper residents, business owners set to return to wildfire-ravaged town
02:26 | August 12, 2024
-
B.C. tree fruit farmers in shock after co-op’s sudden collapse
02:00 | August 11, 2024
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Matt Berger talks about his Paris 2024 Olympic skateboarding experience
04:43 | August 11, 2024
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Tina Fontaine: Winnipeg honours life, legacy for 10-year anniversary of death
02:07 | August 10, 2024
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Paris 2024: Breaking gold-medallist Philip Kim reflects on how his passion became an obsession
01:30 | August 10, 2024
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Jasper wildfire: Re-entry plan for evacuated residents expected for Monday
01:56 | August 10, 2024
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Paris 2024: Team Canada’s historic Olympic medal wins
02:30 | August 10, 2024
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How would Conservative government deal with hot topic of immigration?
02:07 | August 9, 2024
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Post-tropical storm Debby hits Atlantic Canada with heavy rain, flooding
03:31 | August 9, 2024
-
Paris 2024: Canada wins 1st-ever Olympic women’s beach volleyball medal
03:18 | August 9, 2024
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‘We have nothing to hide’: Ford addresses RCMP’s ongoing Ontario Greenbelt investigation
00:20 | August 9, 2024
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Bell made $64M in revenue from Ontario jail calls, lawsuit alleges
00:55 | August 9, 2024
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Canada’s unemployment rate showed little change in July: StatsCan
02:44 | August 9, 2024
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Costco membership scanners to be added at store entrances
00:28 | August 9, 2024
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Paris 2024: Canada’s Sarah Mitton aims for redemption at shot put
02:15 | August 8, 2024
‘Me-cession’: If the economy’s not tanking, why does it feel like it is?
Description
27 minutes ago
Collective spending across Canada has been kept afloat by an influx of newcomers but households are feeling the pinch; it’s a phenomenon some economists have dubbed a ‘me-cession.’ Anne Gaviola has more on what’s fueling this belt tightening that has many of the same trappings as a technical recession, with some key differences.
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‘Me-cession’: If the economy’s not tanking, why does it feel like it is?01:57 | 27 minutes ago
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Why scientists are dumping microplastics into Ontario’s Experimental Lakes Area02:36 | August 13, 2024
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Nova Scotia launches take-home STI testing kits, as cases rise01:43 | August 13, 2024
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Canada’s temporary foreign worker program a ‘breeding ground’ for contemporary slavery: UN report01:59 | August 13, 2024
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How did Toronto terror suspects planning attack for ISIS enter Canada?02:31 | August 13, 2024
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Paris 2024: Canadian athletes receive warm welcome home from Paris Summer Games05:41 | August 12, 2024
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Athletes need ‘much more’ federal funding to succeed: Canadian Olympic Committee02:24 | August 12, 2024
-
CBC paid over $18M in bonuses after hundreds of job cuts00:35 | August 12, 2024
-
Jasper residents allowed to return Friday02:16 | August 12, 2024
-
Canada tipped off to potential terror attack by ally02:10 | August 12, 2024
-
Jasper officials ask visitors to wait for services to be restored01:46 | August 12, 2024
-
Canada wildfires: Alberta, B.C. forecasted to see ‘well-above average’ fire activity02:28 | August 12, 2024
-
Trudeau urges Canadians to come home from Lebanon ‘while commercial routes available’00:45 | August 12, 2024
-
York Regional Police homicide unit investigates ‘suspicious’ disappearance of Markham woman00:33 | August 12, 2024
-
Toronto terror plot: Investigation ‘ongoing’ into Canada’s immigration system, Trudeau says00:58 | August 12, 2024
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‘Baloney’: Trudeau slams Poilievre for comments on Chinese EV tariffs02:24 | August 12, 2024
-
Jasper residents, business owners set to return to wildfire-ravaged town02:26 | August 12, 2024
-
B.C. tree fruit farmers in shock after co-op’s sudden collapse02:00 | August 11, 2024
-
Matt Berger talks about his Paris 2024 Olympic skateboarding experience04:43 | August 11, 2024
-
Tina Fontaine: Winnipeg honours life, legacy for 10-year anniversary of death02:07 | August 10, 2024
-
Paris 2024: Breaking gold-medallist Philip Kim reflects on how his passion became an obsession01:30 | August 10, 2024
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Jasper wildfire: Re-entry plan for evacuated residents expected for Monday01:56 | August 10, 2024
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Paris 2024: Team Canada’s historic Olympic medal wins02:30 | August 10, 2024
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How would Conservative government deal with hot topic of immigration?02:07 | August 9, 2024
-
Post-tropical storm Debby hits Atlantic Canada with heavy rain, flooding03:31 | August 9, 2024
-
Paris 2024: Canada wins 1st-ever Olympic women’s beach volleyball medal03:18 | August 9, 2024
-
‘We have nothing to hide’: Ford addresses RCMP’s ongoing Ontario Greenbelt investigation00:20 | August 9, 2024
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Bell made $64M in revenue from Ontario jail calls, lawsuit alleges00:55 | August 9, 2024
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Canada’s unemployment rate showed little change in July: StatsCan02:44 | August 9, 2024
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Costco membership scanners to be added at store entrances00:28 | August 9, 2024
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Paris 2024: Canada’s Sarah Mitton aims for redemption at shot put02:15 | August 8, 2024
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‘Me-cession’: If the economy’s not tanking, why does it feel like it is?01:57 | 27 minutes ago
-
Why scientists are dumping microplastics into Ontario’s Experimental Lakes Area02:36 | August 13, 2024
-
Nova Scotia launches take-home STI testing kits, as cases rise01:43 | August 13, 2024
-
Canada’s temporary foreign worker program a ‘breeding ground’ for contemporary slavery: UN report01:59 | August 13, 2024
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How did Toronto terror suspects planning attack for ISIS enter Canada?02:31 | August 13, 2024
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Paris 2024: Canadian athletes receive warm welcome home from Paris Summer Games05:41 | August 12, 2024
-
Athletes need ‘much more’ federal funding to succeed: Canadian Olympic Committee02:24 | August 12, 2024
-
CBC paid over $18M in bonuses after hundreds of job cuts00:35 | August 12, 2024
-
Jasper residents allowed to return Friday02:16 | August 12, 2024
-
Canada tipped off to potential terror attack by ally02:10 | August 12, 2024
-
Jasper officials ask visitors to wait for services to be restored01:46 | August 12, 2024
-
Canada wildfires: Alberta, B.C. forecasted to see ‘well-above average’ fire activity02:28 | August 12, 2024
-
Trudeau urges Canadians to come home from Lebanon ‘while commercial routes available’00:45 | August 12, 2024
-
York Regional Police homicide unit investigates ‘suspicious’ disappearance of Markham woman00:33 | August 12, 2024
-
Toronto terror plot: Investigation ‘ongoing’ into Canada’s immigration system, Trudeau says00:58 | August 12, 2024
-
‘Baloney’: Trudeau slams Poilievre for comments on Chinese EV tariffs02:24 | August 12, 2024
-
Jasper residents, business owners set to return to wildfire-ravaged town02:26 | August 12, 2024
-
B.C. tree fruit farmers in shock after co-op’s sudden collapse02:00 | August 11, 2024
-
Matt Berger talks about his Paris 2024 Olympic skateboarding experience04:43 | August 11, 2024
-
Tina Fontaine: Winnipeg honours life, legacy for 10-year anniversary of death02:07 | August 10, 2024
-
Paris 2024: Breaking gold-medallist Philip Kim reflects on how his passion became an obsession01:30 | August 10, 2024
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Jasper wildfire: Re-entry plan for evacuated residents expected for Monday01:56 | August 10, 2024
-
Paris 2024: Team Canada’s historic Olympic medal wins02:30 | August 10, 2024
-
How would Conservative government deal with hot topic of immigration?02:07 | August 9, 2024
-
Post-tropical storm Debby hits Atlantic Canada with heavy rain, flooding03:31 | August 9, 2024
-
Paris 2024: Canada wins 1st-ever Olympic women’s beach volleyball medal03:18 | August 9, 2024
-
‘We have nothing to hide’: Ford addresses RCMP’s ongoing Ontario Greenbelt investigation00:20 | August 9, 2024
-
Bell made $64M in revenue from Ontario jail calls, lawsuit alleges00:55 | August 9, 2024
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Canada’s unemployment rate showed little change in July: StatsCan02:44 | August 9, 2024
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Costco membership scanners to be added at store entrances00:28 | August 9, 2024
-
Paris 2024: Canada’s Sarah Mitton aims for redemption at shot put02:15 | August 8, 2024
‘Me-cession’: If the economy’s not tanking, why does it feel like it is?
Description
27 minutes ago
Collective spending across Canada has been kept afloat by an influx of newcomers but households are feeling the pinch; it’s a phenomenon some economists have dubbed a ‘me-cession.’ Anne Gaviola has more on what’s fueling this belt tightening that has many of the same trappings as a technical recession, with some key differences.
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