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Rent prices keep Peterborough minimum wage workers from making ends meet: report

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ ‘Can’t Afford the Rent’ study looks at the gap between the minimum wage and what it costs to rent an apartment across Canada. ....

Jim Russell , Dave Warda , Shuato Cao , District Labour Council , Housing Corporation , Trent University In Peterborough , Canadian Centre , Policy Alternative , Canada Mortgage , United Way Peterborough , Trent University ,

Economist: Rate hike is coming and the goal 'is to hurt people'

The Bank of Canada is widely expected to raise interest rates again this week and this economist warns that it s the new orthodoxy as central bankers try to stamp out inflation. ....

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