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Today’s news includes articles about education savings week and financial literacy from various news sources including the City of Nanaimo, Inside Toronto, and the Vancouver Sun.

VIDEO: Vancouver Island University Presentation about Education Savings Week and the Canada Learning Bond.
Committee of the Whole.  City of Nanaimo.  November 14, 2016.

Toronto Youth Cabinet working to improve financial literacy in Ontario.
Inside Toronto.  November 21, 2016.

VIDEO: What is Financial Empowerment?  from the ABLE Conference.
Prosper Canada.  November 16, 2016.

Metro in debt: Experts worry about increased use of payday loans, industry leader warns of alternatives.
Vancouver Sun.  November 20, 2016.

Siksika Council candidate sees place for Indigenous youth in Calgary.
Metro News Calgary.  November 21, 2016.  

More Calgary parents looking for break on soaring school fees.
Calgary Sun.  November 21, 2016.

Province seeks input for basic income pilot.
Hamilton Spectator.  November 21, 2016.

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Today’s news includes articles about financial literacy from various news sources including the Financial Post, Global News, and CBC News Nova Scotia.

‘Interest rates are falling down, falling down…’: Start them young on financial literacy, says top economist.
Financial Post. November 18, 2016.

Mental illness in Manitoba kids almost double national average.
Global News. November 17, 2016.

Why you need to teach your kids how money works.
Globe and Mail. November 17, 2016. 

Education key in curbing gun Halifax violence, says Archy Beals.
CBC News Nova Scotia. November 17, 2016.

Program instills immigrants with financial literacy skills.
Victoria News. November 16, 2016.

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