How 'forced financing' makes some car dealerships more money
Some dealerships in Canada just don't want your cash when you're trying to buy a car. "Everybody jokes about the used car salesman — they're known to chase deals and move product. (Submitted by Tammy Hussey)But one consumer watchdog says what happened to Hussey is an example of "forced financing," a tactic some Canadian car dealerships have been using to make more money on every sale. Cost of Living 7:59 Why some car dealerships don't want your cashFewer cars to sellWhile lender commissions are a long-standing practice in the automotive industry, Car Help Canada only started hearing about forced financing in 2022. Prymak said the issue typically only affects used car buyers because cash purchases on new vehicles are "quite rare."
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December 03, 2023 19:58 UTC
Full CBC press press conference after a 38-7 loss to Liberty North in the Class 6 state championship game
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December 03, 2023 19:09 UTC
Annapolis Valley town offers relief on energy bills with money from donors
Nova Scotia Power added 15 new staff to help deal with delays in permit application. (CBC / Radio-Canada - image credit)A town in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley is offering a break on energy bills for some low-income residents this winter. Brian Gifford, chair of the Affordable Energy Coalition, was glad to hear about the relief coming for some Berwick residents. Energy poverty common in Nova ScotiaEnergy poverty is defined as using six per cent or more of your income to pay energy bills. Also, energy costs can fluctuate regularly, meaning so too does the rate of energy poverty.
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December 03, 2023 18:10 UTC
Carolina Hiller, Maddison Pearman and Ivanie Blondin race to Team Sprint bronze medal at World Cup in Norway
Valérie Maltais narrowly misses 5000m podium with fourth-place finishSTAVANGER, NORWAY – The trio of Carolina Hiller, Maddison Pearman and Ivanie Blondin raced to a bronze medal in the women’s Team Sprint on Sunday, earning the Canadian long track team its third medal at ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Stavanger. Despite not reaching the podium this weekend, the men’s Team Sprint squad continues to make positive progress. Canada finishes leaves the first of two European World Cups with three medals, with Maltais’ silver in the Mass Start and Ted-Jan Bloemen’s silver in the 10,000m added to the Team Sprint bronze. The ISU World Cup Speed Skating season continues next weekend with the fourth competition of the season in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland. We are lucky that we’ve got a strong team of women that we can interchange and still end up on the podium.
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December 03, 2023 17:46 UTC
Free-roaming horses are feral and invasive, B.C. says — but biologist, First Nation argue they need protection
Free-roaming horses at Chilko Lake in British Columbia's Nemaiah Valley. (Daniel Gautreau - image credit)Wayne McCrory has been fascinated by free-roaming horses since he first began studying them in 2001. Earlier this year, 17 wild horses were reportedly shot dead in a remote area west of Kamloops, B.C. Spanning over 7,700 square kilometres, it is said to be North America's largest preserve for free-roaming horses. "They are all genetically diverse group of wild horses and each contribute to the grassland health," he said.
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December 03, 2023 16:16 UTC
Researcher studying why jackrabbits thrive in Edmonton
A university researcher is looking to study why white-tailed jackrabbit populations are booming in Edmonton despite a sharp decline elsewhere. He said the jackrabbits in Edmonton have become well-adapted to living alongside humans. Looking into jackrabbit populations that date back to the early 1990s, he and his colleagues have found populations are about 80 times denser compared to rural rabbits. Previous research from 2016 suggests there were around 3,000 jackrabbits in Edmonton, Visscher said, but it seems the population increases year over year. Darcy Visscher, associate professor of biology at the King's University in Edmonton, is interested to see how jackrabbit behaviours change in more natural areas versus densely-populated residential areas.
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December 03, 2023 15:14 UTC
The People vs The Ticket Giant: CBC’s Marketplace Cheat Sheet on Air Travel and Cancer Drug Controversies
- Advertisement -The people vs. the ticket giant: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheetOverstuffed airline cabin baggage compartments leading to calls for changes in baggage feesTicketmaster’s handling of ticket sales under scrutinyDoctor’s death linked to commonly prescribed cancer drugThe people vs. the ticket giant: the ‘Hunger Games’ of air travelTicketmaster has faced criticism over its ticket sales practices, with questions raised about their impact on ticket prices. On tonight’s episode of Marketplace, a Montreal lawyer takes on the fight against Ticketmaster. Plus, a Canadian reseller shares his ticket scoring and resale strategies. Tragic Consequences of Cancer DrugDoctor’s death linked to commonly prescribed cancer drug Fluorouracil (5-FU) is examined, shedding light on the tragic consequences of its use. The case raises concerns about the safety and efficacy of this medication, prompting a closer look at its impact on patients’ lives.
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December 03, 2023 14:27 UTC
Canadian speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen earns silver in World Cup stop in Norway
Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen, seen competing in 2022, earned the silver medal in the men's 10,000m speed skating event at the World Cup stop in Stavanger, Norway, on Saturday. (Peter Dejong/The Associated Press/File - image credit)Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen raced to a silver medal in the men's 10,000m speed skating event on Saturday at the World Cup stop in Stavanger, Norway. The 37-year-old from Calgary stopped the clock at 13 minutes 12.33 seconds, which was 9.62 seconds behind Saturday's gold medallist and Beijing 2022 bronze medallist, Davide Ghiotto of Italy. Bloemen holds the Olympic record in the event with his gold-medal performance in Pyeongchang 2018, where he also won silver in the 5,000m race. ET on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem.
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December 02, 2023 23:03 UTC
FIS Women’s World Cup Returns to Tremblant After 40 Years
(December 1, 2023) – The best women ski racers in the world are in Tremblant this weekend for the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Giant Slalom. Tremblant hosted it’s first, and only FIS Alpine World Cup race in March 1983, when Canadian Laurie Graham became the first Canadian to win a World Cup downhill on home soil. It promotes tourism in the region, while highlighting the expertise of our events industry.”“It is a real privilege that the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women’s Giant Slalom is being held at Tremblant,” said Isabelle Charest, Minister Responsible for Sports, Recreation and the Outdoors. I invite everyone to come out in force!”“When the world comes to Tremblant, sport excellence will be on full display,” said the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity. "The FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Giant Slalom will showcase the talent, perseverance and grit of athletes from around the world.
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December 02, 2023 22:04 UTC
Valérie Maltais captures silver medal in Mass Start at World Cup in Norway
Ivanie Blondin claims top-10 finish in the 1000mSTAVANGER, NORWAY – Valérie Maltais earned Canada’s lone medal on the opening day of the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Stavanger, racing to a silver medal in the women’s Mass Start. finished the race in second place out of 16 skaters with a time of 8:37.19, capturing her third World Cup medal of the season. Also competing in the Mass Start was Ivanie Blondin (Ottawa, Ont.) Quotes“I’m happy to have experienced a breakaway so early in the race today. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting this kind of race today.
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December 02, 2023 11:40 UTC
Man charged in Winnipeg rooming house shootings was in Canadian military
A photo from Jamie Felix's Instagram show him in a military uniform. Jamie Randy Felix was arrested early Friday morning and charged with four counts of second-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Felix's Instagram page features several photos of him in military uniforms. One of several photos from Jamie Felix's Instagram account where he's pictured in a military uniform. One of several photos from Jamie Felix's Instagram account where he's pictured in a military uniform.
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December 02, 2023 10:13 UTC
N.S. animal sanctuaries overwhelmed by surrendered pot-bellied pigs
Indigo is a black pot-bellied pig up for adoption at Lailo Farm Sanctuary in Lower Canard, N.S. (Lailo Farm Sanctuary/Facebook - image credit)Some farm animal sanctuaries in Nova Scotia say they are overwhelmed by the number of pot-bellied pigs being surrendered to them, typically after their owners decide they've gotten too big or are too much work. (Jen Lussing)Lussing said they've received about 30 requests to surrender pot-bellied pigs this year alone. A group of pot-bellied pigs at Lailo Sanctuary Farm. She said about 90 per cent of pot-bellied pigs are rehomed in their first year.
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December 02, 2023 10:13 UTC
CBC Indigenous: Winnipeg summit chips away at what Indigenous language learners call ‘the block’
December 1, 2023 —Over 100 people discussed the mental, emotional and spiritual “block” students can experience when learning their ancestral languages at a language conference in Winnipeg last weekend. “I had the idea about 30 years ago to have a conference where we would talk about the block,” said Patricia Ningewance, an Ojibway language speaker, teacher and writer who organized the First Language Reclamation Summit at the University of Manitoba. “It gets blocked in our throat and makes my language learning difficult.”Ningewance, an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba, is from Lac Seul First Nation in northwestern Ontario but has been living and working in Winnipeg for the past 40 years.
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December 02, 2023 09:00 UTC
We live in Japan, so how do I teach my son what it means to be Canadian?
This First Person column is the experience of Trevor Kew, a Canadian who lives in Japan. The Japanese school year starts in April, not in September as is typical in Canada. Living outside Canada, it's hard to teach my kid to be Canadian — maybe because I find it hard to pin down what being Canadian means. WATCH | A Statistics Canada study on what Canadians say makes them who they are:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget.
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December 02, 2023 04:53 UTC
CRTC hearings: CUPE calls for a news fund
At the CRTC hearing on developing a regulatory framework regarding contributions to support Canadian and Indigenous content, CUPE’s Conseil provincial du secteur des communications (CPSC) called for a dedicated news fund, to be funded by foreign-owned online businesses. “These online multinationals do business here and should contribute to Canadian broadcasting policy objectives, just like traditional broadcasters. As a result, Canadians would be denied access to a diverse range of trustworthy news sources, the bedrock of Canada’s democracy. “The CPSC believes that a fund for local and community news could provide financing for all commercial radio and TV stations and community channels and stations producing local or regional news,” says CUPE servicing representative Steve Bargoné. “This fund could potentially help us prevent MAtv and TVA from being torn down and local news from being centralized, thus protecting our diverse range of news sources.”
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December 02, 2023 04:08 UTC