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As the cost of living rises, a majority (71 per cent) of parents feel that Canada is becoming unaffordable, according to a survey by PolicyMe, a digital life insurance firm for parents.

The survey found that almost half (47 per cent) of parents are currently more worried about their personal finances than in previous years.

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If prices surge 10% in a year, any future inflation is based on those higher prices. If inflation then ‘falls’ to 5%, Canadians still see price increases on top of already inflated prices.

This is a key part of why inflation is so damaging.

The impact lingers and causes long term damage to our purchasing power, making many Canadians poorer and putting their financial dreams further and further out of reach.

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Some of Winnipeg’s patients who are sick enough to need to be admitted to hospital are waiting more than a day in an emergency room for a bed to open up in another ward, according to data from Shared Health.

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Janet Forsyth needs two procedures: an operation to remove a tumour from her kidney, and a procedure known as a catheter ablation to treat irregular heart rhythms. The cancer has to be removed before doctors can fix her heart condition, known as atrial fibrillation.

In January, she was told her first surgery would be in four to six months. But that was before the Omicron variant forced the cancellation of procedures and put hundreds of medical staff on sick leave.

Forsyth said she has received no updates and has no idea if her operation has been delayed.