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Q. I am in the process of deciding how to invest about $400,000 that I received from the sale of my home. I have maxed out my TFSA in Exchange-Traded Funds VXC, VGRO and XIC, and have purchased $300,000 in laddered GICs with maturities over a span of one to three years but would be interested in the.... More »
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CCPA report calls for expansion of pension regulations + MORE Nov 21st
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ becomes fastest movie to $1 billion
– canadianbusiness.com
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has reached $1 billion at the box office, reaching the milestone with record-setting hyper speed.
The Walt Disney Co. said “The Force Awakens” crossed the billion-dollar mark Sunday, accomplishing the feat in just 12 days. The previous movie to reach $1 billion the fastest was Universal’s “Jurassic World,” which did it in 13 days in June. “Jurassic World” also had the benefit of record grosses in China. “The Force Awakens” doesn’t open in the world’s second-largest movie market until Jan. 9.
J.J. Abrams’ installment of “Star Wars” also posted the biggest Christmas Day box office in history with $49.3 million and the best second-weekend earnings with $153.5 million.
“The Force Awakens” has been setting records since its debut Dec. 17. It brought in a galactic $238 million in North America over its opening weekend, besting previous record-setter “Jurassic World,” and set international opening-weekend records in Australia, New Zealand and throughout Europe…
The Walt Disney Co. said “The Force Awakens” crossed the billion-dollar mark Sunday, accomplishing the feat in just 12 days. The previous movie to reach $1 billion the fastest was Universal’s “Jurassic World,” which did it in 13 days in June. “Jurassic World” also had the benefit of record grosses in China. “The Force Awakens” doesn’t open in the world’s second-largest movie market until Jan. 9.
J.J. Abrams’ installment of “Star Wars” also posted the biggest Christmas Day box office in history with $49.3 million and the best second-weekend earnings with $153.5 million.
“The Force Awakens” has been setting records since its debut Dec. 17. It brought in a galactic $238 million in North America over its opening weekend, besting previous record-setter “Jurassic World,” and set international opening-weekend records in Australia, New Zealand and throughout Europe…
Jacques Boissinot/CPMONTREAL — The Quebec government is considering a bill that could see members of the legislature get a substantial increase in their base salary and make them the country’s best-paid provincial politicians.
The proposal is essentially the result of recommendations in a report from retired Supreme Court justice Claire L’Heureux-Dube on how to improve their pay conditions.
Under the plan, the base salary would climb to $140,000 from $90,000, although the hike would kick in at the earliest in 2018 and only if the bill passes unanimously in the national assembly.
Liberal house leader Jean-Marc Fournier argues the eye-popping salary numbers wouldn’t mean an additional burden on taxpayers because politicians will assume responsibility for funding a greater share of their pension plan.
“There are savings of $400,000 yearly — some $4 million over 10 years,” Fournier said.
Fournier says eliminating $16,000 in tax-exempt earnings, boosting the share of politicians’ pension contributions to 41 per cent from 21 per cent, cutting certain allowances and making changes to collective insurance would offset any such pay hike…
