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Premier Danielle Smith is offering Albertans a payment of $100 to help pay their bills. Smith told reporters in Calgary that the money is in lieu of reducing the provincial gasoline tax.

Alberta giving rebate due to high fuel costs Premier Danielle Smith is offering Albertans a payment of $100 to h...

Canada will slap a 10 per cent tariff on global imports of canned vegetables to address “immediate challenges” facing the domestic industry, the federal government announced Friday.

Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in a statement the new tariff will take effect immediately and will remain in place for a maximum of 200 days

The tariff will not apply to imported canned vegetables from the United States, Mexico, Israel, Chile, and developing countries “in accordance with Canada’s international trade obligations,” Finance Canada said.

🇨🇦 **What does it really cost an Ontario family to live in 2026?**

Every month we open our budget and share the real numbers.

No filters.
No financial gurus.
No pretending life isn't expensive.

In our latest Cost of Living Report you'll see:

🛒 Our actual grocery bill
💰 How much we saved using Flashfood, coupons and discounts
📊 Our grocery budget from **$190 in 2012** to **$1,250 in 2026**
📈 Our net worth update
🏠 What being debt-free has taught us

I'm hoping these monthly reports help Canadians realize they're not alone. Rising costs affect all of us, and sometimes seeing a real family's numbers makes budgeting feel a little less overwhelming.

**Now I'm curious...**

👉 **What's one expense that's gone up the most for your family over the past few years?**

(Grocery bill? Insurance? Hydro? Property taxes? Something else?)

👇 I'll leave the blog link in the comments.

Q: Do you think we can reach the one million graduate goal by 2035?

A new report is sounding the alarm on the urgent need for more post-secondary students to enter Ontario’s workforce when they’re done with their studies.

New analysis from the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) says there’s a greater need for what it calls “highly skilled talent” in key sectors between now and 2035 – more than 100,000 graduates per year across the board, with the highest number needed for jobs in science and technology, health care and business.

We will need a million university graduates over the next 10 years to meet the economic needs of our economy,” says COU President and CEO Steve Orsini.

“If we don’t start investing today, it will take several years for these students to graduate. So it’s telling us now we need to expand enrollment in those programs.”

For its part, the province says the investments in universities are being made.

Source CTV News Broken link to the full article is in the comments.

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🚨 Class Action Lawsuit Amazon Canada. -Daily Hive
Canadians who’ve shopped on Amazon could be part of a new proposed class-action lawsuit against the world’s largest online retailer.

Quebec law firm Lex Group published a notice stating that it filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Amazon. The retailer faces allegations that it participated in a retail price-fixing scheme that artificially inflated prices across multiple online marketplaces.

In Canada, the lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of Quebec in Montreal on April 21 against Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon.ca, Inc., Amazon.com.ca ULC, and Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services ULC.

According to the court document, Amazon allegedly contacted vendors when products were listed at lower prices on competing retailers’ websites and instructed them to “fix,” “correct,” or “manage” those prices.

More euphemistically, Amazon instructs vendors to ‘manage’ their ‘ channels’ — meaning other retailers — to increase retail prices. These directives are backed by the threat of significant penalties for non-compliance,” reads the document.

Amazon allegedly used vendors as intermediaries to influence pricing at competing retailers, helping keep prices high across online marketplaces, thereby leaving Canadian buyers with fewer low-cost options. The document also alleges that the company trained employees to avoid creating records that could reveal evidence of the alleged scheme, with an internal document stating that it is “often better to have these conversations over the phone.”

The lawsuit alleges that Amazon violated several laws, such as the Competition Act, the Consumer Protection Act, and the Civil Code of Quebec. In addition to damages and penalties, it seeks an injunction that would require Amazon to stop the alleged conduct.

Canadian residents could be eligible for compensation if they purchased products on Amazon.ca or Amazon.com since Jan. 1, 2018. The definition for class members could change or be modified in the future

The lawsuit is seeking compensation for customers who allegedly paid higher prices on Amazon due to the alleged misconduct. There is no proposed amount yet, but it seeks damages equal to the difference between the prices shoppers paid and the prices that would have existed in a competitive market. The lawsuit also states that it seeks punitive damages.

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Good morning, CBBFriends! Who else is functioning on coffee fumes? Let's keep each other company. And then there's my cat, sleeping like he's defying gravity - I swear, he's secretly a gymnast. Anyway, enough cat gazing for now; I've got work to do. The April budget update will be up on the blog shortly, and I'd love your feedback on the new format. I know I'm running a bit behind, but I promise it'll be worth it. After I finish this, I'm off to get ready for the day. I'll be back with some gardening photos - get ready to be impressed. Have a fabulous day! Mr. CBB

Q: Do you feel the telecom companies are being greedy by adding new fees or doing it to spite the CRTC?

Canada’s telecom giants (Bell, Telus, and Rogers) are dodging the CRTC's recent "junk fee" ban by introducing new, alternative charges for devices and SIM cards. While the regulator has strictly prohibited traditional activation and cancellation fees, the telecoms argue that their new physical setup and handling costs remain exempt.

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Changes are coming to how some Canadians can apply for disability tax credits, which the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says will make the process faster and smoother.

This includes some online procedural changes starting next month, and older versions of paper applications for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) will no longer be accepted starting in September.

The DTC is a credit for qualifying Canadians with physical or mental impairments, according to the agency, which adds the credit aims to offset some of the related costs individuals or their supporting family members may face.

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