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Royal Bank, TD and CIBC hike mortgage rates Jan 13th
Three of Canada's biggest banks have hiked the rate on their benchmark five-year mortgage, and more are expected to follow suit..... More »
Compare the best GIC rates in Canada 2023 + MORE Jun 28th
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The best GIC rates in Canada for 2023
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Should you consider using joint accounts to avoid probate? Apr 17th
Q. My mother is a widow and I am an only child (single, never married, with one child of my own). Now that she is 83, she thinks she should put my name on all her bank accounts and investments so if she becomes unable, I would have control as joint account holder to pay any bills that come up. My na.... More »
PayPal is going after the big banks Apr 14th
Online payment firm PayPal will soon offer basic banking options to its customers — a move that could be a nightmare for traditional banks..... More »
Canada’s best Mastercard credit cards for 2023 Jan 3rd
Mastercard is one of the most widely accepted credit cards in the world, and its association with the Bank of Montreal and status as the only card you can use at Costco make it a strong choice for everyday spending. Whatever you need in a credit card—whether it’s opportunities to earn cash or re.... More »
A picture taken on October 26, 2017 shows rockets being launched from Iraqi security forces’ against Kurdish Peshmerga positions in the area of Faysh Khabur, which is located on the Turkish and Syrian borders in the Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)In the pre-dawn hours of Oct. 20, convoys of armoured vehicles, some of them belonging to the Iraqi army, others to Iranian-backed Shia militias, converged on Altun Kopri, a town straddling the banks of the Little Zab River in northern Iraq, less than 50 km south of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil.
The Iraqis, armed with U.S.-supplied weapons including M1A1 Abrams tanks, artillery pieces, mortars and assault rifles, were a formidable force. Less than two weeks earlier, they had delivered a death blow to the so-called Islamic State’s presence in Iraq, routing its fighters from its last major stronghold in Hawija.
The fighters, some of them trained by U.S. special forces, others by Iran’s notorious Revolutionary Guard Corps, were now turning their sights on a new enemy—their one-time allies in the war on ISIS, Iraq’s Kurds…
