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American Express Cobalt: Earn 10x Points for Amazon.ca purchases made December 17-19 + MORE Dec 15th
Yet another great offer for the American Express Cobalt Card! Starting on Monday and going through to Wednesday you will be able to earn 10x Membership Rewards Points per dollar spent at Amazon.ca. The bonus is good for the first $1,000 of purchases, once you hit $1,000 any spending above that will .... More »
Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for October - These cards provide some of the best value out of their welcome bonuses + MORE Oct 6th
Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Travel Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of October 2020! This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As always when .... More »
September 11 Update: Air Canada upgauges Ottawa-London while cutting Ottawa-Frankfurt, Amex adds Vancouver's TransLink as a merchant & much more! + MORE Sep 12th
Yesterday we brought you the news that Lufthansa will be launching new flights between Ottawa and Frankfurt. At the time we wondered if Air Canada would continue their summer seasonal service on the same route. Confirmation came late yesterday afternoon that they will not fly the route anymore, t.... More »
Russia’s Bolshoi dance of history + MORE Oct 22nd
Bolshoi Confidential by Simon Morrison (No credit)
BOLSHOI CONFIDENTIAL
By Simon Morrison
Can you tell the story of a country through dance? Certainly. Like other art forms, dance offers great opportunity for both narrative and emotional expression. But can you tell the story of a country through a .... More »
July 15 Update: You can no longer earn AIR MILES on lottery purchases at Shell, 20,000 bonus Be Well points for beauty products at Rexall and more! Jul 16th
Long time Rewards Canada reader Harry B. pointed out to us that the new Shell Go+ AIR MILES initiative that we detailed on Monday had one negative change which of course isn't pointed out in the marketing of the partnership. It appears that you can no longer earn AIR MILES on lottery purchases at .... More »
Sharing a card with a parent can be risky
– creditcards.com
Being an authorized user on your elderly mom’s card can either help or hurt your credit rating, depending on how well she manages credit
January 2015 G.19 report: Card balances down
– creditcards.com
Credit card balances decreased at a 1.6 percent annual pace in January, the Federal Reserve said Friday
Witness saw Harrison Ford’s plane ‘drop like a rock’
– macleans.ca
LOS ANGELES – The doctor who came to Harrison Ford’s aid immediately after seeing his plane crash-land on a Los Angeles golf course said Friday he was stunned to discover the actor at the controls.
Dr. Sanjay Khurana was golfing Thursday when he saw the plane “drop like a rock” about 50 yards (45 metres) in front of him. He ran to the plane and found the pilot stunned and complaining of pain below his waist and with a deep gash in his scalp.
Khurana and other golfers pulled him from the wreckage, and the doctor assessed his condition. It was at that point that Khurana realized who he was treating.
Ford, 72, is hospitalized with undisclosed injuries that his publicist says are not life-threatening.
The actor, who battled Hitler’s henchmen in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” as dashing archaeologist Jones, was flying a World War II-era plane when it lost engine power shortly after takeoff from Santa Monica Municipal Airport near Los Angeles.
“He had no other choice but to make an emergency landing, which he did safely,” Ford spokeswoman Ina Treciokas said…
Dr. Sanjay Khurana was golfing Thursday when he saw the plane “drop like a rock” about 50 yards (45 metres) in front of him. He ran to the plane and found the pilot stunned and complaining of pain below his waist and with a deep gash in his scalp.
Khurana and other golfers pulled him from the wreckage, and the doctor assessed his condition. It was at that point that Khurana realized who he was treating.
Ford, 72, is hospitalized with undisclosed injuries that his publicist says are not life-threatening.
The actor, who battled Hitler’s henchmen in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” as dashing archaeologist Jones, was flying a World War II-era plane when it lost engine power shortly after takeoff from Santa Monica Municipal Airport near Los Angeles.
“He had no other choice but to make an emergency landing, which he did safely,” Ford spokeswoman Ina Treciokas said…
Mar 6 Update: Rewards Canada Updates, VIA Rail Double Points offer, Emirates 6,000 Bonus Miles offer between YYZ & DXB
– RewardsCanada.ca
Wrapping up the week here primarily with bonus offers! News, Tips & TricksAs you are probably aware, there is a wealth of information that we post on Rewards Canada and the Rewards Canada blog and it can be hard to navigate or find this info! We even missed placing these items onto pages that make them easier to find. Good news is we did an update to our ‘Tips and Tricks’, ‘Guide to Choosing a Travel Rewards Credit Card’and ‘Reviews’ pages that compile links to many of our articles, charts, tips, tricks etc. Hopefully this helps make Rewards Canada a little easier to navigate for you! Next we’ll work on sorting the information on those pages to make it even better for you. VIA Rail has launched a new systemwide promotion of Double Preference Points for all eligible travel in Economy Class. Perfect timing to boost your balance so you can take advantage of their 40% discount on select award tickets. Find out more here. Emirates’ Miles Accelerator offers have been few and far between for quite sometime now…Witness saw Harrison Ford’s plane ‘drop like a rock’
– macleans.ca
LOS ANGELES – The doctor who came to Harrison Ford’s aid immediately after seeing his plane crash-land on a Los Angeles golf course said Friday he was stunned to discover the actor at the controls.
Dr. Sanjay Khurana was golfing Thursday when he saw the plane “drop like a rock” about 50 yards (45 metres) in front of him. He ran to the plane and found the pilot stunned and complaining of pain below his waist and with a deep gash in his scalp.
Khurana and other golfers pulled him from the wreckage, and the doctor assessed his condition. It was at that point that Khurana realized who he was treating.
Ford, 72, is hospitalized with undisclosed injuries that his publicist says are not life-threatening.
The actor, who battled Hitler’s henchmen in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” as dashing archaeologist Jones, was flying a World War II-era plane when it lost engine power shortly after takeoff from Santa Monica Municipal Airport near Los Angeles.
“He had no other choice but to make an emergency landing, which he did safely,” Ford spokeswoman Ina Treciokas said…
Dr. Sanjay Khurana was golfing Thursday when he saw the plane “drop like a rock” about 50 yards (45 metres) in front of him. He ran to the plane and found the pilot stunned and complaining of pain below his waist and with a deep gash in his scalp.
Khurana and other golfers pulled him from the wreckage, and the doctor assessed his condition. It was at that point that Khurana realized who he was treating.
Ford, 72, is hospitalized with undisclosed injuries that his publicist says are not life-threatening.
The actor, who battled Hitler’s henchmen in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” as dashing archaeologist Jones, was flying a World War II-era plane when it lost engine power shortly after takeoff from Santa Monica Municipal Airport near Los Angeles.
“He had no other choice but to make an emergency landing, which he did safely,” Ford spokeswoman Ina Treciokas said…
