Dina Al-Shibeeb
Dina Al-Shibeeb
Staff WriterDina Al-Shibeeb is an award-winning journalist with hyperlocal and international experience in various news formats. She began her reporting career covering the Arab Spring and its aftermath for a Dubai-based news station. She has since worked in Canadian media, covering municipal affairs in Vaughan, Ont. for Metroland Media. Her work has also appeared in the Toronto Star.
Dina Al-Shibeeb is an award-winning journalist with hyperlocal and international experience in various news formats. She began her reporting career covering business news for a trade magazine and then later the Arab Spring and its aftermath for a Dubai-based news station. She has since worked in Canadian media, covering municipal affairs in Vaughan, Ont. for Metroland Media. Her work has also appeared in the Toronto Star, Financial Post, National Post and other community sites across Canada. Following her work, especially In Vaughan, she developed a big interest in covering urban planning issues and its encroachment into the environment while reporting passionately on affordable housing stories. In her spare time, Al-Shibeeb enjoys different sports from swimming, tennis to kickboxing. Occasionally she experiments with new recipes.
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Current inflation rate: What is it and how is it calculated?
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News • Oct 24
Current inflation rate: What is it and how is it calculated?
Here's the current inflation rate, and tips for fighting it.
Mortgages • Mar 19
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The 50-year mortgage popped up in the U.S. before the 2008 financial crisis, but the smaller payments come with big downsides.
Mortgages • Mar 19
Why can't 50-year mortgages work in the US?
The 50-year mortgage popped up in the U.S. before the 2008 financial crisis, but the smaller payments come with big downsides.
Investing • Dec 29
Why these investors aren't giving up on crypto
Despite huge losses in the first half of the year that crypto hasn't been able to rebound from, enthusiasts refuse to give up hope.
Investing • Dec 29
Why these investors aren't giving up on crypto
Despite huge losses in the first half of the year that crypto hasn't been able to rebound from, enthusiasts refuse to give up hope.
News • Sep 19
Is US dollar supremacy waning?
Internationally, the highly-coveted U.S. dollar reigns supreme. But there are recent cracks in its geopolitical dominance.
News • Sep 19
Is US dollar supremacy waning?
Internationally, the highly-coveted U.S. dollar reigns supreme. But there are recent cracks in its geopolitical dominance.
News • Sep 09
What will the Queen pass down as inheritance?
What happens to the late Queen's assets and who gets what title?
News • Sep 09
What will the Queen pass down as inheritance?
What happens to the late Queen's assets and who gets what title?
Life • Aug 18
The most liveable city isn't in the US
The rankings don't always focus on housing affordability and other costs of living.
Life • Aug 18
The most liveable city isn't in the US
The rankings don't always focus on housing affordability and other costs of living.
Managing Money • Aug 10
4 ways Americans are cutting back as prices surge
Americans might have to get a little resourceful this summer as creeping inflation forces them to look harder at their budgets.
Managing Money • Aug 10
4 ways Americans are cutting back as prices surge
Americans might have to get a little resourceful this summer as creeping inflation forces them to look harder at their budgets.
Managing Money • Jul 07
Bad with money? It could be from childhood trauma
Undoing the patterns we picked up as children can not only improve our relationships with money but it can also change our lives for the better.
Managing Money • Jul 07
Bad with money? It could be from childhood trauma
Undoing the patterns we picked up as children can not only improve our relationships with money but it can also change our lives for the better.
Investing • Jul 05
Is crypto really democratizing the finance world?
Cryptocurrency offers "pockets of real promise" that experts say we've only begun to unlock.
Investing • Jul 05
Is crypto really democratizing the finance world?
Cryptocurrency offers "pockets of real promise" that experts say we've only begun to unlock.
Real Estate • Jun 23
The average US home price breaches $400,000
Affordable homes are selling quickly as housing costs continue to rise
Real Estate • Jun 23
The average US home price breaches $400,000
Affordable homes are selling quickly as housing costs continue to rise
Real Estate • Jun 20
New wave of Americans seeks cheap living in Mexico
The low cost of housing proves alluring to anyone who can take advantage of the work-from-home revolution.
Real Estate • Jun 20
New wave of Americans seeks cheap living in Mexico
The low cost of housing proves alluring to anyone who can take advantage of the work-from-home revolution.
News • May 13
How large of a car loan should you take?
Your car should only make up a certain portion of your budget. To stay in an acceptable range, you may need to compromise on your dream ride.
News • May 13
How large of a car loan should you take?
Your car should only make up a certain portion of your budget. To stay in an acceptable range, you may need to compromise on your dream ride.
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