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Premier Danielle Smith is offering Albertans a payment of $100 to help pay their bills. Smith told reporters in Calgary that the money is in lieu of reducing the provincial gasoline tax.

Alberta giving rebate due to high fuel costs Premier Danielle Smith is offering Albertans a payment of $100 to h...

🇨🇦 **What does it really cost an Ontario family to live in 2026?**

Every month we open our budget and share the real numbers.

No filters.
No financial gurus.
No pretending life isn't expensive.

In our latest Cost of Living Report you'll see:

🛒 Our actual grocery bill
💰 How much we saved using Flashfood, coupons and discounts
📊 Our grocery budget from **$190 in 2012** to **$1,250 in 2026**
📈 Our net worth update
🏠 What being debt-free has taught us

I'm hoping these monthly reports help Canadians realize they're not alone. Rising costs affect all of us, and sometimes seeing a real family's numbers makes budgeting feel a little less overwhelming.

**Now I'm curious...**

👉 **What's one expense that's gone up the most for your family over the past few years?**

(Grocery bill? Insurance? Hydro? Property taxes? Something else?)

👇 I'll leave the blog link in the comments.

Q: Do you feel the telecom companies are being greedy by adding new fees or doing it to spite the CRTC?

Canada’s telecom giants (Bell, Telus, and Rogers) are dodging the CRTC's recent "junk fee" ban by introducing new, alternative charges for devices and SIM cards. While the regulator has strictly prohibited traditional activation and cancellation fees, the telecoms argue that their new physical setup and handling costs remain exempt.

Changes are coming to how some Canadians can apply for disability tax credits, which the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says will make the process faster and smoother.

This includes some online procedural changes starting next month, and older versions of paper applications for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) will no longer be accepted starting in September.

The DTC is a credit for qualifying Canadians with physical or mental impairments, according to the agency, which adds the credit aims to offset some of the related costs individuals or their supporting family members may face.

Source CP24 News Broken Link to full article is in the comments.