Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. April 4th, 2025
April 4, 2025
A new survey says 25 percent of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque. If you are currently caught in this vicious cycle, especially during these challenging times, how can you get out of it? Kristy Cameron gathers some helpful tips from money expert Jessica Moorhouse in Hour 2. She is also a financial counsellor and the author of a best-seller called ‘Everything But Money’. Plus, as the bell sounds on the Wall Street stock markets, Americans are hoping for better numbers compared to yesterday’s freefall. We do the eye-test with CFRA’s Chris Holski.
Unpublished Newswire
Scott Laughton was probably still feeling it.
May 5, 2025 - 11:55 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
Daniela Lobo, a psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, has seen a worrying change in how some teenagers are playing video games.Some patients in her practice as young as 16 are using their savings to buy loot boxes, which are virtual goodie bags filled with weapons and other items, that draw them into activities that resemble gambling. Often times, they’re not aware of the similarities.“As people start to develop problems with it, there are increased conflicts at home, lower grades, people missing school [and] sleeping less,” Dr. Lobo said.
May 5, 2025 - 11:54 | Amber Ranson | The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Washington, D.C., on Monday ahead of his Tuesday meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
May 5, 2025 - 11:42 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
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