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Reuters California authorities see no link between dance hall shooter and victims Los Angeles-area investigators have found no connection between the victims of a mass shooting at a Monterey Park, California, dance hall and the elderly man who carried out the massacre last weekend, authorities said. The 72-year-old assailant, Huu Can Tran, on Saturday killed 11 people and wounded nine others at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, a venue just east of Los Angeles that is popular with older patrons… Source link

With a recession potentially on the horizon, a new survey shows many Canadians aren’t sure they’re in a good financial position to make it through the downturn. A new poll has found that more than a quarter of Canadians feel they won’t be able to financially weather a recession. Twenty per cent of respondents to a Yahoo survey, conducted by Maru Public Opinion, say they won’t be able to withstand an economic downturn for more than a month, while eight per cent say their financial situation is… Source link

Less than half of respondents to a new Yahoo/Maru poll said they feel very confident in their financial literacy of stocks and bonds. A new survey shows many Canadians feel they have a sufficient level of financial literacy despite acknowledging that investing is still one major area they don’t understand. Seventy per cent of respondents to a new Yahoo poll, conducted by Maru Public Opinion, reported feeling confident in their financial literacy skills and have a “thorough understanding” or… Source link

A majority of Canadians are cutting back on spending due to inflation, including on groceries. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images) Canadians are cutting back on groceries and entertainment as red-hot inflation continues to put pressure on household budgets, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found. The survey of 1,517 Canadians found that 60 per cent of respondents set stricter priorities and reduced spending due to higher prices in July than they did in June. Among those that… Source link

55 per cent of Canadians said Trudeau has no solid plan to fight inflation and bring prices down. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images) A majority of Canadians believe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland have “no solid plan” to tackle inflation and rein in prices, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found. According to the survey of 1,515 Canadians, 55 per cent said Trudeau has no solid plan to fight inflation and bring prices down, while 20 per… Source link

More than two thirds of Canadians believe the country is heading for a recession, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found. (Getty Images) More than two-thirds of Canadians believe the country is heading for a recession, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found, in the wake of rapidly rising interest rates and soaring inflation. The survey of 1,515 Canadians, conducted between June 17 and June 19, found that 68 per cent believe the country is heading towards a recession. Another 17… Source link

Despite the emergence of the Omicron variant, Canadians are feeling optimistic going into the holiday season and plan to spend an average of $678 on gifts this year, a new poll has found. A Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll released Monday found that Canadians are feeling optimistic about the holidays and look forward to returning to pre-pandemic routines, with nearly 70 per cent of those surveyed saying they were feeling the same about the 2021 holiday season as they did before the… Source link

One in five Canadians plan to take advantage of Black Friday sales this year, a new Yahoo/Maru public opinion poll shows, with the younger cohort driving most of the shopping.  The survey found that 21 per cent of Canadians intend to purchase goods this upcoming Black Friday, which would be a pullback in shoppers versus last year, amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the poll, 25 per cent of Canadians made a purchase in relation to Black Friday in 2020.  Younger… Source link