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More than 25 years into his job as a business administrator, Simon Hardcastle felt there was nothing left for him to learn. He didn’t hate his job, but it wasn’t thrilling either, Hardcastle recalled. Then, one day at work, he signed up to drive a skid steer to plow snow, and he knew it was time for a shakeup. “I moved snow, and about two hours later I thought, ‘Wow, this is really good fun! What else can I do?” the 49-year-old Ancaster, Ont., resident said. &l

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The expiry of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement and the collapse of bilateral talks for a new deal in late August are more than abstractions for people employed in trade-exposed industries. In sectors like auto manufacturing, but also in niches like flower growing and electronic components, it could result in layoffs or reduced hours. Even people working in industries subject to Canadian counter-tariffs, such as wine importing and retailing, could be adversely affected.This news comes at a

September marks Life Insurance Awareness Month, so it’s fitting to dive into PolicyMe’s second annual life insurance report. The 2026 Life Insurance Gap Report, produced in partnership with Angus Reid, looked at the responses of over 1,500 adults asked about life insurance coverage and barriers to access.The report shows some positives compared to the previous year’s analysis, but there are some concerning details, mainly regarding affordability and consumer confidence.More Can

To steal your identity, criminals have to get their hands on a lot of your private information: name, birthdate, address, Social Insurance Number (SIN), and more. That’s not easy to do, even when the target takes few precautions or has a habit of oversharing.But an increasingly common form of digital fraud can be perpetrated with just a few snippets of personal information. And even if cyber criminals are not impersonating you specifically, there’s a danger in having even a small com