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Posthaste: Canadians' debt hits new record — and millennials and gen Z are leading the way

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Consumer credit debt in Canada rose to a record $2.5 trillion in the third quarter , up 4.1 per cent from the year before .

About 45 per cent of that debt is held by millennial or gen Z consumers.

Newcomers’ financial stress heightens after arrival in Canada .

Bitcoin came within US$300 of US$100,000 Friday before the rally sparked by Donald Trump ’ election stalled.

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