Forest workers on strike
About 3,000 forestry workers are on strike in coastal British Columbia after negotiations between Western Forest Products Inc. and the United Steelworkers failed to produce a new contract. Western Forest Products say about 1,500 of the company’s hourly employees and 1,500 employees working for its timberland contractors and operators walked off the job Monday. United […]
Grain moves at record pace
Canadian National Railway says it is on track to move record quantities of western Canadian grain after a strong June. The country’s largest railway says it transported more than 2.3 million tonnes of grain last month. The total was up nearly 16 per cent from the 1.99 million tonnes moved last year and above the […]
How to save for the future when it’s uncertain
A friend recently texted me that she had spent her entire weekend obsessing over money. “I don’t know what kind of life I want to live, or what I want to save for, or even IF I want to have a car/home/retire,” she wrote. “But I want to be as financially set and SAVVY as […]
How to protect the finances of your elderly loved ones
Physical health is a major focus for seniors as they get older. What about their financial health Opens a New Window. ? The National Council on Aging Opens a New Window. said while likely under-reported, the cost estimates of elder financial abuse and fraud Opens a New Window. range from $2.9 billion to $36.5 billion […]
You couldn’t do this 15 years ago — now it’s costing you a fortune
Take a bow, skinny soy latte. Your time as budget-crusher is up. Unconscious spending is the next Starbucks-like personal finance cliché, says Chris Kampitsis, a certified financial planner at the Barnum Financial Group in Elmsford, New York. “An overuse or overreliance on subscriptions, everything from Netflix to different delivery services, like monthly boxes, all adds […]
3 spending habits that could ruin your retirement
After years of hard work, many Americans look to kick back and enjoy their golden years. However, there are dozens of habits that can impact the different ways people save for retirement — some good, others bad. Financial expert Chris Hogan told FOX Business that “retirement is not an age; it’s a financial number.” So […]