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Canadian Customers Will Soon Have to Pay More to Use Certain Premium Credit Cards + MORE Jun 20th
Canadian customers will soon be subject to additional fees when paying for purchases with certain premium credit cards, now that Visa and MasterCard have entered into a settlement agreement stemming from a class action lawsuit that will see both companies make changes to their “No Surcharge Rule.... More »
Penalty for holding dividend stocks in a TFSA? + MORE Dec 12th
Q: I hold blue-chip stocks that pay a dividend in my TFSAs. I have been told by a friend that I will be penalized for this. What does he mean?
— Morgan
A: “Penalized” is a strong word, but there are some tax issues to be aware of when you hold dividend stocks in a TFSA.
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How To Save On Back to School Shopping Aug 29th
Back to school season is officially in full swing. If you haven’t finished shopping for your school-bound child, you’ll most likely be hitting the mall soon to get it all done. This is an expensive time of year for parents trying to get their children prepared for back to class. According to a .... More »
This Week in RWRDS: September 23 – 29, 2023 Sep 30th
We have our newest clash of the credit cards between the Scotia Passport Visa Infinite Card and the TD First Class Visa Infinite Card, it’s time to vote for your favourite credit cards & loyalty programs and much more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast! Watch This Week.... More »
How we taught America to love the gun
– macleans.ca
Arms: The Culture and Credit of the Gun by A.J. Somerset.ARMS: THE CULTURE AND CREDO OF THE GUN
A.J. Somerset
In the late 1860s, Americans had a different kind of gun problem: They weren’t very good shots. Their best marksmen routinely lost in shooting competitions to Englishmen, Germans and Canadians. And to Gen. George Wingate and Col. William C. Church, Union Army officers during the Civil War, this was worse than an embarrassment. The rifle, they knew, was an essential tool of the modern military. The next time trouble came knocking, they’d need a pool of crack shooters to defend the nation.
For inspiration, they looked north, where the federally funded Dominion of Canada Rifle Association had created just such a community, training 45,000 young men in the science of shooting. The Americans sent emissaries to learn from our marksmen, while Canadians helped to guide construction of the first competitive shooting ranges in the U.S. In 1871, Wingate and Church formed their own association “to promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis,” and thus was born the NRA…
How we taught America to love the gun
– macleans.ca
Arms: The Culture and Credit of the Gun by A.J. Somerset.ARMS: THE CULTURE AND CREDO OF THE GUN
A.J. Somerset
In the late 1860s, Americans had a different kind of gun problem: They weren’t very good shots. Their best marksmen routinely lost in shooting competitions to Englishmen, Germans and Canadians. And to Gen. George Wingate and Col. William C. Church, Union Army officers during the Civil War, this was worse than an embarrassment. The rifle, they knew, was an essential tool of the modern military. The next time trouble came knocking, they’d need a pool of crack shooters to defend the nation.
For inspiration, they looked north, where the federally funded Dominion of Canada Rifle Association had created just such a community, training 45,000 young men in the science of shooting. The Americans sent emissaries to learn from our marksmen, while Canadians helped to guide construction of the first competitive shooting ranges in the U.S. In 1871, Wingate and Church formed their own association “to promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis,” and thus was born the NRA…
