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New bill in Ontario could make points & miles expiry illegal + MORE Dec 1st
The CBC ran another piece on the whole AIR MILES expiry issue today about Bill 47 in Ontario. The bill wants to make it illegal for programs to expire miles. While it would only be in effect for Ontario residents if it passes chances are it would spread across Canada just like the issue of Gift Card.... More »
Limited time offer: Earn up to 3 Aeroplan Points per dollar spent on Air Canada Gift Cards + MORE Feb 8th
Air Canada has brought back a limited time offer where you can earn extra Aeroplan points for buying Air Canada gift cards. The offer is available until February 14, 2024 and will award 1 point/$ spent on gift cards up to $2000 and 3 points/$ if you spend over $2000. Do note these don’t code [R.... More »
Amex Offers: Spend $1,000 with Air France or KLM and receive a $250 statement credit + MORE Jun 3rd
We see the return of an Amex Offers statement credit offer for purchasing tickets with Air France and KLM. This offer was last seen in the fall of 2021 and provided a $100 statement credit when you spend $1,000 or more with either airline. This time they upped the ante significantly as they offering.... More »
Buy or gift Aeroplan Points with up to a 100% bonus + MORE Mar 9th
Aeroplan's has come out with another buy or gift points promotion where you can earn up to a 100% bonus. This tiered offer sees bonuses ranging from 50% to 100% dependent on how many points you buy. This offer runs until March 22, 2022 and allows members to buy up to 350,000 points per transacti.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update – October 3 + MORE Oct 4th
Here’s your Rewards Canada update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. On top of the Small Business Shop Small Amex Offer there were other Amex Offers for consumer cards that came out today. These are the offers: Spend at least $125 in.... More »
Trudeau government OK's tax credit for TV talk shows – CBC.ca
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CBC.caTrudeau government OK's tax credit for TV talk showsCBC.caPrime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has quietly moved to make talk shows eligible for a lucrative tax credit, CBC News has learned. While her office can't say how much the retroactive tax credit will cost Canadian taxpayers, Heritage Minister …Wildrose leader Brian Jean on countering the Notley and Trudeau carbon tax schemesCalgary SunComment: Is climate superhero PM facing kryptonite moment?Times ColonistSaskatchewan Premier Brad Wall looking at legal options on federal carbon taxGlobalnews.caOttawa Citizenall 109 news articles »
Trudeau government OK's tax credit for TV talk shows – CBC.ca
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CBC.caTrudeau government OK's tax credit for TV talk showsCBC.caPrime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has quietly moved to make talk shows eligible for a lucrative tax credit, CBC News has learned. While her office can't say how much the retroactive tax credit will cost Canadian taxpayers, Heritage Minister …Wildrose leader Brian Jean on countering the Notley and Trudeau carbon tax schemesCalgary SunComment: Is climate superhero PM facing kryptonite moment?Times ColonistSaskatchewan Premier Brad Wall looking at legal options on federal carbon taxGlobalnews.caOttawa Citizenall 109 news articles »
Away Game is a baseball-time-travel mash-up
– macleans.ca
AWAY GAME
By Bob Levin
Any longtime baseball fan knows that, on some level, suffering is part of fandom’s great delight. That’s counterintuitive, maybe, but true: some of the joy in relishing a no-hitter, a triple play or an inside-the-park home run comes in the rarity of these moments. A team may field the most talented lineup, but a win isn’t guaranteed, because the game, like life, is often chaotic and cruel.
Bob Levin’s Away Game understands baseball’s great pull. The novel follows 60-year-old Hank Bauman, who is recently widowed and retired. Cleaning out his mother’s attic, he finds an old baseball-themed board game, which happens to have magical powers. It transports him, “like a combination lock clicking open,” from that attic in Philadelphia to Yankee Stadium on the day the Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series in 1955.
While Bauman is a lifelong Phillies fan, that day is significant: his father, Mel, was in the stands and died in a fire a few hours later. Bauman trails him into the city, only to discover that his fate was something else entirely…
Away Game is a baseball-time-travel mash-up
– macleans.ca
AWAY GAME
By Bob Levin
Any longtime baseball fan knows that, on some level, suffering is part of fandom’s great delight. That’s counterintuitive, maybe, but true: some of the joy in relishing a no-hitter, a triple play or an inside-the-park home run comes in the rarity of these moments. A team may field the most talented lineup, but a win isn’t guaranteed, because the game, like life, is often chaotic and cruel.
Bob Levin’s Away Game understands baseball’s great pull. The novel follows 60-year-old Hank Bauman, who is recently widowed and retired. Cleaning out his mother’s attic, he finds an old baseball-themed board game, which happens to have magical powers. It transports him, “like a combination lock clicking open,” from that attic in Philadelphia to Yankee Stadium on the day the Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series in 1955.
While Bauman is a lifelong Phillies fan, that day is significant: his father, Mel, was in the stands and died in a fire a few hours later. Bauman trails him into the city, only to discover that his fate was something else entirely…
