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March 4 Update: Earn 5x Miles for Aeroplan eStore purchases, Aer Lingus postpones Montreal route until 2020 & Air Canada Worldwide Seat Sale + MORE Mar 5th
Check out the latest Aeroplan eStore bonus that offers 5x Aeroplan Miles for shopping at over 170+ retailers! This offer runs until March 10 Find out more here. The much anticipated route launch by Aer Lingus between Montreal and Dublin has now been shelved until 2020. Citing delays of their new A.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update April 8: WestJet expands Calgary to Tokyo to year round daily service + MORE Apr 9th
WestJet expands Calgary to Tokyo to year round daily service, Air Canada increasing overhead storage space on A220 Fleet and AIR MILES Flash Offer to earn 100 bonus miles at Global Pet Foods. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
The post RWRDS Daily Update April 8: WestJet expands Cal.... More »
Canada’s best credit cards for people with bad credit 2021 + MORE Jun 4th
Conventional wisdom may lead you to believe that if you have bad credit, you should swear off credit cards. But if you want to improve your credit score, you’ll have to show you can handle credit responsibly—and the only way to do that is (you guessed it) to have a credit card. When used properl.... More »
The Platinum Card from American Express sees its 50,000 point welcome bonus return + MORE Mar 25th
Earlier today we let you know about the new increased welcome bonuses on Amex's Marriott Bonvoy cards and in that post we mentioned the Platinum Card seeing an increased bonus as well. That's what we'll cover here and it is the return of what had been the standard bonus on The Platinum Card an.... More »
Paper versus online statements: 8 FAQs + MORE Jun 24th
Frequently asked questions about switching from paper to online statements for your credit card account, or maybe switching back.... More »
The return of the moderate Republican
– canadianbusiness.com
(Source: Walter Burns, via Wikimedia Commons)In the aftermath of October’s 16-day shutdown cum near debt-default, I reported about efforts among America’s Big Business to channel money in support of anti-Tea Party candidates. The idea is to help elect lawmakers who won’t gamble with the full faith and credit of the United States. This week’s elections were a test-run — and the results are pretty good.
Business favourite Republican Bradley Byrne defeated his conservative opponent in an Alabama House race; Democrat Terry McAuliffe beat self-defined Tea Party affiliate Republican Ken Cuccinelli II to become the new governor of Virginia. Both wins benefited from a rainfall of campaign cheques from the business community, including a US$199,000 donation to Byrne from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a US$1.1 million gift to McAuliffe from the Republican New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s PAC.
And then, of course, there was Chris Christie, the New Jersey Republican governor who swept to re-election victory trumpeting his centrist appeal…
A new service called RentMoola is encouraging Canadians pay their rent or condo fees with their credit card or debit card.
