Fort Mac evacuees receive over $50 million in financial aid

In what it calls the “most important cash transfer” in their history, the Canadian Red Cross gave Fort McMurray evacuees who signed up for aid through the organization $50 million of the total $67 million that had been raised for the cause.

How to import a car from the United States

Back when the Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar traded closer to the same value, Canadians everywhere lamented paying more for things than our U.S. counterparts.

Mississauga votes to ban Uber, for now

To many in the GTA, Uber is a godsend, allowing them to make comfortable and convenient trips into the city at the tap of a touchscreen. But for those in Mississauga that convenience is about to disappear at least for now.

How to avoid paying too much for your first mortgage

“I heard that it’s a good time to buy a place right now. Mortgage rates in Canada are at their lowest in years.”

5 Tips for choosing the right life insurance coverage for you

Life insurance is one of those things that few of us really think about. However, it’s one of the best ways to protect your family. If you happen to pass on, it can provide a way for your family to have financial stability.

Takata airbag problems expected to get much worse

It’s hard to maintain credibility as an auto parts manufacturer when you’re responsible for the largest auto recall in American history. Now it looks like things have gotten even worse for Takata as the number of recalled vehicles have more than doubled.

6 Smartphone apps that will save you money

We use our smartphones for absolutely everything these days. Who would have thought 20 years ago that we would end up using our phones to bank, date, or buy stuff

Analyst says the Chevy Bolt could move 80k units

If you have an eye on the North American electric car sector you already know the industry is bracing for a primetime bout between GM’s Chevy Bolt and Tesla’s Model 3 to take the crown for affordable long-range electric vehicles. Analyst Karl Brauer predicts the Bolt may get a leg up on the Tesla in the year before it even releases.

This is how many weeks of work it takes to buy a house in Canada

We all know how expensive housing has become in Canada, but most of the time we tend to only look at that cost as a dollar amount. But as the saying goes, time is money, and buying a house will cost you a lot of time.

Labatt prepares over 200,000 cans of water for wildfire aid

Labatt Breweries of Canada wasted no time responding to the catastrophic fires in the Fort McMurray area, providing a stellar example of corporate social responsibility for other companies to follow.

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