How to measure 'prosperity'
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Hey there Canada, it's me, Gavin Crawford, host of the Because News Podcast, a weekly show where I quiz my good-humored friends on the latest headlines. Joining me this week, comedian Miguel Rivas, YouTuber Carly Thorne, and the improv goat Colin Mockery. I'll be asking, what time will the AI uprising be exactly? And if Trump wants Canada so bad, why don't the American hockey players? Also, what took so long to get Yacht Rock in the Merriam-Webster dictionary?
If you want unlicensed therapy for the news, subscribe to the Because News Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you download find podcasts for free. This is a CBC podcast. Welcome to Ideas. I'm Nala Ayad. The vast majority of Canadians are feeling the squeeze.
If you've been feeling like you're working hard but still falling behind financially, well, Statistics Canada has a possible reason for that. Its latest household income reading shows how Canadians have less money to spend as prices and interest rates soar. It's a stark look at just how unaffordable life has become for many. At grocery stores across Canada a familiar story. The costs to fill carts and cars with groceries on the rise again.
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