Philip Drost

2 weeks ago | kamumedya.com | Philip Drost

Cost of Living·NewPotholes do more than slow us down, they're also a drag on the economy. Municipalities are spending millions more than they used to on potholes, and that is being passed on to taxpayers and drivers. Self-healing roads and AI detection are innovations in the fight against pesky potholesPhilip Drost · CBC Radio · Posted: Jun 07, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 15 minutes agoThe main reason for all the potholes in Canada is all the freezing and thawing roads go through.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Philip Drost

Puzzle people are used to putting pieces in their place. But the chaos of the Canada-U.S. trade war is flipping the industry over, leaving business owners to pick up the pieces. “It’s the uncertainty. It’s nearly impossible to navigate,” Bruce Donnelly told Day 6. Donnelly is the owner of Puzzles Canada, based in Georgetown, Ont. It’s one of the largest puzzle retailers in Canada, stocking 92 jigsaw brands and thousands of different puzzles. It ships thousands of them each week.

1 month ago | kamumedya.com | Philip Drost

Cost of Living9:07How fab is prefab? Terra Page's new house was the talk of her Toronto neighbourhood. That makes sense, since it was delivered on a truck. "It was like watching a really cool giant Lego box being assembled," Page told Cost of Living. When Page found tree roots growing in the pipes of their 100-year-old house, Page and her family decided their best move would be to demolish the house and build anew.

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Philip Drost

Cost of Living8:13Why customer service ain't what it used to beMarcel Strigberger went through customer service hell after he noticed a strange charge on his credit card. He was billed $1,000 for visiting a hotel in Moose Jaw, Sask., despite having never been there. He spent the next three hours on the phone trying to get the charge removed. "It's the worst," Strigberger, a retired lawyer in Thornhill, Ont., just north of Toronto, told Cost of Living. "You're there, you're all upset.

Mar 29, 2025 | cbc.ca | Philip Drost

Cost of Living·NewMany older adults rely on someone to help them with online banking. And while most often that person — usually a close family member — is well meaning, experts say it can still be dangerous to share access to that money, and the private information that goes along with it.