Strong real estate market boosts Greater Victoria property assessments- How about your property here, is it up also? What does this mean for you? Greater Victoria homeowners will generally see property assessment increases of between two and eight per cent thanks to the region’s robust real estate market. The latest numbers indicate a “really good

TORONTO — Paying down debt remains the top financial priority of Canadians, but it’s a goal many appear to be having difficulty meeting, according to a new poll conducted for CIBC (TSX:CM). The poll found that 26 per cent of respondents named debt reduction as their key financial goal for 2016, the sixth straight year

It’s not easy being a resource economy in the midst of a commodity-price slump and a major global shift away from carbon. The optimists say the worst is behind us — the TSX has tanked, the loonie has fallen, new investment in the oilsands has dropped off a cliff. There’s nowhere to go but up.