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Toronto newcomers paying up to 12 months' rent up front to secure housing
CBC News spoke with eight newcomers who have paid between six to 12 months’ rent in deposits to prove their reliability to landlords. It's not technically illegal, but lawyers and housing experts say this unregulated grey zone leaves many newcomers, as well as other would-be renters, vulnerable to exploitation.
How dating apps frustrate you into paying for them
Some dating apps want to convince you that you’ll have a higher chance of finding love if you pay for their subscriptions or special features, some researchers say. But according to one dating coach, what might get you more dates is how your profile looks — and not how much money you spend on it.
Fredericton housing crisis leaves some newcomers living in wretched conditions
After living in refugee camps for years, several newcomer families in Fredericton are struggling to settle in a city where rents are unaffordable and conditions are suboptimal.
Slain Honduran Indigenous activist brings strength to N.B. environmentalists
Five years after her murder, the bravery and devotion of a Honduran environmental activist are still inspiring people in New Brunswick.
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 5 new cases, Moncton cluster among not fully vaccinated young people
Public Health reported five new cases of COVID-19 Monday and revealed that all but two of the 48 active cases in the hardest hit Moncton region, Zone 1, are in young people who are not fully immunized.
Meet Jeanne Armstrong, the new host of Information Morning Fredericton
Jeanne Armstrong, the current producer of CBC's As It Happens, is the new host of Information Morning Fredericton.
The Dobies: A story of Canada's postwar housing crisis and Fredericton's tiny homes
The story behind the Dobies, the 1940s gable-roof homes scattered around Fredericton and still known by that term in the city today, is one of soldiers, a city's desperate need to expand and a country's introduction to planned housing.
Epidemiologist says decision to lift all COVID restrictions in N.B. too soon, too risky
A Toronto infection control epidemiologist says New Brunswick has not reached the level of immunity at which lifting all COVID-19 restrictions makes sense.
Tackling racist attacks on Doone Street 'extremely critical,' says Fredericton's mayor-elect
Mayor-elect Kate Rogers says she'll soon tackle reports of racist attacks in Fredericton's Doone Street neighbourhood, which immigrant families say have been ignored by city hall for years.
Pokémon-like salamander sold across N.B. illegally without government concern
Nadine Comeau says selling axolotls — a smiley, Pokémon-like amphibian — throughout her home province of New Brunswick has been a heartwarming experience. There's just one problem — it's illegal.