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New Clue Uncovered for How and Why Cancer Cells Spread - Technology Networks + MORE Dec 6th
New Clue Uncovered for How and Why Cancer Cells Spread Technology NetworksResearchers discover new mechanism that enables cancer cells to move throughout the body News-Medical.NetView Full Coverage on Google News.... More »
A sleeping giant: The Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card + MORE Jul 29th
There is one Ultra Premium credit card that just can't seem to stay in the spotlight, even with it having some significant changes at start of July, the card just seems to quickly fall into the shadows. That card is the Scotiabank Platinum American Express card. A sleeping giant in our market, the c.... More »
Bank of Montreal profit sinks as more than $1.1-billion earmarked to cover potential loan losses - The Globe and Mail + MORE May 27th
Bank of Montreal profit sinks as more than $1.1-billion earmarked to cover potential loan losses The Globe and MailRBC Q2 profit cut in half as credit loss provisions reach $2.83B BNNBloomberg.caNational Bank of Canada profit falls 32% on loan loss provisions Financi.... More »
The best travel credit cards in Canada for 2024 Jun 24th
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How Canadian homes became debt traps + MORE Nov 13th
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In 1998, Ann bought a one-bedroom condo in the Kitsilano area of Vancouver. Gainfully employed at a printing company, she found the monthly mortgage payments were within her budget (Ann and others quoted in this story asked that Maclean’s .... More »
Infographic: Credit card love from older millennials
– creditcards.com
Millennials do, too, like credit cards, research shows. In fact, older millennials covet them more than any other age group
Insight into Vancouver’s real estate market
– moneysense.ca
A number of reports were issued Thursday about Vancouver’s red-hot real estate market. Here are some of the key findings from those reports:
— Airbnb says the average host in Vancouver makes an income of about $6,500 annually by occasionally renting out space in their home and uses at least half of what is made to pay for their rent or mortgage, or to cover the cost of household items like groceries.
— The provincial government says just over 3% of sales between June 10 and June 29 involved foreign buyers, mostly from China. Forty-seven of those transactions occurred within the city of Vancouver while 260 involved properties around Metro Vancouver.
— Sotheby’s International Realty Canada says in the first half of this year, there was a 100% increase in the sale of homes that cost more than $4 million in Vancouver, as 439 properties in that price range changed hands.
— Canada’s largest credit union warned that young workers who have long since abandoned hope of owning a home in the Vancouver area are now being priced out of the city’s rental market…
July 8 Update: AIR MILES Expiry in the news again and great Aeroplan award ticket offers for Hong Kong
– RewardsCanada.ca
News, Tips & Tricks The AIR MILES Expiry issue has made the news again! We were interviewed this week about the topic again. Here is our post about it from back in March and you can read this latest CBC News article on the topic right here.Looking good Robb! Yesterday we brought you details of how to get 5,000 free miles with Royal Air Maroc’s Safar Flyer program. That offer potentially got even better as Gary from View from the Wing reminded me how RAM is thinking of moving to Avios (British Airways and Iberia’s currency). If they do move and allow you to transfer to BA or Iberia, well you just got yourself some free Avios with this deal. YYCdeals points out that Aeroplan’s latest Great Deals offers actually has a really good offer out! Right now you can redeem far less miles for economy class flights between Canada and Hong Kong and the good news is these flights incur very little surcharges. Find out more here! Don’t forget to enter our Marriott Rewards contest!! You can enter to win up to 30,000 Marriott Rewards points! Find out all about here…Credit paranoia or credit smart? Which precautions are worth it
– creditcards.com
How to make sure that the desire to protect your credit information doesn’t turn into an obsession
