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The COVID-19 pandemic has upended Canada’s rental market, driving landlords to boost incentives and offer renters perks to help fill their available units.

The Automobile Insurance Rate Board (AIRB) in Alberta gave several insurers the green light to increase their auto rates in the third quarter of 2020. Here’s what you need to know.

Ontario’s car insurance regulator details how much premium relief is available for eligible drivers to deal with the economic fallout because of the pandemic.

An alarming number of 18- to 24-year-old drivers report driving while high or getting into a vehicle with a motorist impaired by cannabis. Cannabis can affect a motorist’s judgment, decision making, and reaction time, which increases the risk of getting into a collision.

If you see a solid red lane painted on a street in T.O., steer clear of driving in it. The painted red lanes denote buses and bicycles are allowed to use them, but not vehicles.

Also known as photo radar, more municipalities in Ontario are installing automated speed enforcement cameras in community safety zones to get drivers to slow down.

Canadians are relying on savings over credit during the COVID-19 pandemic, lowering revolving credit balances.

The CRA resumes online services after cybercriminals exploit a vulnerability in the web portal’s security, affecting thousands of accounts.

These are the top credit cards and winners of Best of Finance 2020. Review the best credit cards in Canada so you can earn the most rewards and save more money.

The COVID-19 pandemic has more Canadians shopping online, a behaviour that many consumers say will stick around after the country reopens.

As the economy reopens and more drivers are taking to the road again, several insurance companies may be ending the discounts they offered. Find out how these changes may affect you.

Auto insurers Desjardins Group, SGI Canada, and TD Insurance are all upping their financial relief measures for customers during the ongoing pandemic.

The Automobile Insurance Rate Board’s annual review of consumer perspectives on car insurance finds Albertans are becoming increasingly unhappy with the cost of their premiums.

As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, three more insurers are extending or enhancing their respective rate relief measures to assist drivers and homeowners.

The coronavirus pandemic and Canada’s economic shutdown is shifting Canadians’ attitudes on how and where they work that will reverberate long after government restrictions ease, a new Rates.ca survey finds.

Telematics, or usage-based insurance, is shifting how car insurance premiums are calculated. Drivers who sign up for it with their insurers can earn discounts on their rates for driving safely.

Revisiting and possibly revising the province’s no-fault insurance provisions are among the course of actions a government-appointed committee is reviewing.

Car insurance mobile apps use real-time data about your driving habits to determine insurance pricing. Using one, and driving safely, can earn you a discount on your premium.

When time falls back on November 1 at 2 a.m., you may get an extra hour of sleep, but the one-hour shift means driving in the dark in the early morning, and it may affect how alert you are. That can pose potential safety risks on the road. Here’s how to prepare yourself.

Big changes are coming to Aeroplan-affiliated credit cards as the travel rewards program launches in a new direction.

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended Canada’s rental market, driving landlords to boost incentives and offer renters perks to help fill their available units.

Hundreds of thousands of Canadian households are still not paying their mortgages, by agreement with their lender.

Toronto house prices may be climbing, but rents are plunging. And they have been since the start of COVID. Does that make it more financially sensible to rent or buy?

The COVID-19 pandemic raises new concerns for a safe Halloween this year. Taking a few precautions to protect your home and vehicle as well as all those little trick-or-treaters can help limit your concerns to overindulging in candy.

The Automobile Insurance Rate Board (AIRB) in Alberta gave several insurers the green light to increase their auto rates in the third quarter of 2020. Here’s what you need to know.

Your credit card may offer you a variety of perks that can save you money. However, it’s up to you to use them.

Many have given up on variable rates, figuring they’re about as low as they can go. And for existing variable-rate holders that may be true, assuming the Bank of Canada doesn’t surprise everyone.

As Canada’s National Teen Driver Safety Week kicks off, a new RATESDOTCA survey of young drivers uncovers some alarming results when it comes to distracted driving.

Buying a home is likely going to be the largest purchase in your life. And when you sell, the real estate commission is likely going to be the biggest fee you’ll ever pay in your lifetime.

Eight months after COVID and hundreds of thousands of Canadians are out of work. The pandemic and related business restrictions have totalled incomes and erased livelihoods.

British Columbia’s publicly managed car insurance system may be rendered extinct should voters in Canada’s most westerly province oust the incumbent government on October 24.

Briskly rising home prices are once again boosting the minimum down payments required to break into the housing market.

When you earn interest on your interest, the savings can add up.

We are excited to announce that RateSupermarket.ca is now RATESDOTCA. Don’t worry, besides a name change, how you compare the best credit cards and mortgages rates will remain the same.

Starting to save and invest early can give young people a leg up in the future.

It’s a story we seem to report on several times a year: an unsuspecting homeowner decides to break their current mortgage in favour of one from another lender at a lower rate, only to be whacked with a monster prepayment penalty.