In an effort to make sure its real estate is being used responsibly, the Mayor of Vancouver stated yesterday that the city will enact plans to tax owners of vacant homes with or without provincial support.

The deputy chief economist at CIBC is the latest in a long line of key members of the Canadian financial business world to share their two cents on the housing markets in Vancouver and Toronto.

Regularly checking your credit report and knowing your credit score can be one of the most important aspects of living a good financial life. However, many Canadians don’t know their credit score or history simply because getting your hands on them is usually a bit of a hassle.

On Sunday night, the world said goodbye to Anton Yelchin, who played the USS Enterprise’s navigation officer and mathematical genius, Pavel Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek film series. The 27-year-old actor was killed after being hit by his own car when it rolled down his driveway.

Walmart made headlines last week when it announced its decision to no longer support payment via Visa credit card in its stores. Now it is rumoured that it will add support for Walmart Pay, its mobile payment app, potentially still allowing those with Visa cards a way to shop at the store.

It happens every year, and every time it does people probably ask themselves how someone could leave a child to die in a hot car. The sad truth is even as most people tell themselves could never do anything like that, it really can happen to anyone. GMC is hoping to change that.

If you were waiting for the Canadian housing market to return to sanity, you may not have to wait much longer. With May’s housing data available, it’s overwhelmingly likely that the boom in Toronto and Vancouver has sold itself out.