Tag: cost of living

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Business & Technology

No one wants to club and pub

Students and experts say inaccessibilty and financial barriers are crashing the party

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Toronto to explore city-run grocery stores to lower food costs

The city council plans to introduce four stores to help low-income neighbourhoods access healthy and affordable food.

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The cumbersome life of a class-skipper

January 27, 2026

When course materials moved online during the pandemic, ditching class and still succeeding became easier—now it might be getting out of hand

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Business & Technology

Can TMU students afford travel for the winter holidays?

November 25, 2025

The rise of youth unemployment, coupled with inflation, has reshaped Christmas holidays for TMU students

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Business & Technology

Students look to skilled trades as job market crashes

November 25, 2025

From the hands-on work, to the job availability and room for financial growth, TMU students see service and trade jobs as a viable option

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When the price isn’t right

November 4, 2025

Grocery prices are on the rise across Canada—so is grocery theft. For some, it's a way to save—others say it's revenge against retailers

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Business & Technology

Rising fees leave students feeling the squeeze of inflation

September 16, 2025

Students feel the pressure of the high cost of living while being a student.

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Hardly working: Inside the youth unemployment crisis at TMU

August 19, 2025

As students struggle to find work in a tumultuous job market, they worry for their finances—and their futures

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Features The 9 to 5 Issue

Work hard, burn out harder

October 29, 2024

A rising cost of living and an increasing societal expectation to aspire to higher education can pressure students into a dangerous mindset

Getting by on gig work: The hidden costs of ‘easy’ money

January 24, 2024

Some TMU students are waking up to harsh realities of the gig economy

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January 24, 2024

The Dais held a Q&A with Stephen Lecce this week

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TMU partners with United Way to raise money to build a ‘stronger GTA’

November 9, 2023

Their joint CN Tower climb event raised $3,600