Female-only taxi service on its way to Toronto

The global fight for gender equality and women’s rights has taken many forms for all sorts of people. One area we struggle with is creating a world in which women can feel as safe as men. Toronto entrepreneur Aisha Addo wants to help change that.

How cost of living impacts your finances

Most people are generally aware that how much they spend on day-to-day costs impacts their overall financial picture. However, you may not have ever fully considered the degree to which certain cost of living decisions can drastically affect your financial plan.

Takata airbag recall continues with millions more vehicles

The world’s largest automotive recall in history is only getting larger, as 40 million more vehicles across the world are being recalled by their respective manufacturers for being equipped with potentially dangerous airbag inflators.

How to benefit from term life insurance

When you are responsible for others, you worry about what will happen to them financially if you pass on. Life insurance provides income to beneficiaries if you die.

Fort McMurray evacuees prepare to go home

While the wildfire that tore through Fort McMurray has moved past the city, its residents will feel the sting of the disaster for many months or years to come. In just a few days the evacuated residents will be allowed to return to their homes for the first time since the fire passed through the area.

Coming to Canada? Get temporary insurance

Whether you’re visiting Canada for the first time, moving to Canada forever, or returning from a long stay abroad, you might be shocked to know that provincial health insurance doesn’t start covering you straight away. Some people risk not being covered, but for the more prudent travelers, it can make sense buy temporary insurance when in Canada.

Even existing homeowners can’t afford to move in Toronto and Vancouver

Most of the time when it comes to housing affordability the conversation is focused on younger, first-time buyers, who are struggling to break into the overheated markets of Toronto and Vancouver. However as prices continue to reach new peaks even people who are ready to sell and buy a second home are feeling priced out.

This is not how to use Tesla Autopilot

One of the things that makes Tesla cars so cool is their advanced driver assist system dubbed “Autopilot”. The name calls to mind the set it and forget it features that let modern airplanes fly themselves the majority of the time. But news flash: even planes require a minimum of two pilots to be awake at all times even when autopilot is on.

When should I buy life insurance?

For some reason, there seems to be a widespread misconception out there among many young Canadians that life insurance is for “old people”. This error couldn’t be further from the truth, and falling prey to it can wreak havoc with an otherwise sound financial plan.

May 2016 interest rate update: still 0.5%

The overnight lending rate remained untouched today as the Bank of Canada announced their decision and economic outlook.

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