Tag: cost of living

Alberta’s August Inflation Relief Gave Back One Twelfth Of The Climb

Alberta August CPI fell 0.3% from July in Statistics Canada data, yet…

Alberta Posts Canada’s Worst Credit Delinquency Rate This Quarter

Equifax puts Alberta non-mortgage delinquency at 2.45% against 1.76% nationally, with average…

Pandemic Era Mortgage Rates Are Finally Coming Due

Between 1.15 million and 1.8 million Canadian mortgages renew this year off…

Good Drivers Are Still Paying More for Alberta Auto Insurance

Alberta drivers who qualify as good drivers can still face auto insurance…

Alberta Paycheques Are Losing the Race Against Rising Prices

Average weekly earnings in Alberta rose 2.2% year over year while food…

Sixteen Straight Months of Groceries Outrunning Everything Else

Canadian grocery prices rose 4.3% in May 2026 against 3.2% CPI, StatCan…

They Buried the Carbon Tax but the Pump Still Stings

Ottawa scrapped the consumer carbon tax in spring 2025, taking about 17…

Alberta Sends Energy Money Back to Families Starting July 1

The Alberta Energy Rebate opens July 1 with a $100 payment per…

Alberta Leads the Country While the Rest of Canada Stalls

ATB Financial expects Alberta real GDP to rise about 2.6% this year…

Five Straight Holds, and Alberta Families Are Still Squeezed

The Bank of Canada left its benchmark rate at 2.25% on June…