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RWRDS Daily Update August 6: WestJet launches real time auction for last minute bid upgrades & New Amex Offers for Dropbox and Profile Wine Group + MORE Aug 7th
WestJet launches real time auction to bid for upgrades after check in and New Amex Offers for DropBox and Profile Wine Group. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
The post RWRDS Daily Update August 6: WestJet launches real time auction for last minute bid upgrades & New Amex Offe.... More »
Enroll or renew an InterContinental Ambassador membership and receive a free night stay when you stay once at any InterContinental, Kimpton or Regent Hotel Jul 31st
If you are unfamiliar with InterContinental Ambassador it is a separate 'elite' program within the IHG Hotels umbrella. It is a paid membership program that costs US$200 or 40,000 IHG Rewards Club points per year and it provides extra benefits at InterContinental Hotels & Resorts and for a limit.... More »
Is now the time for retirees to sell stocks and buy GICs? + MORE Mar 4th
My husband is retired and concerned that his money that is invested in his RRSP and TFSA is fluctuating too much. He is retired and is wondering if his funds should be in a GIC account as it’s paying 4% and not losing principal. He’s concerned in this volatile market.—Rodeen
Are GICs a good.... More »
Six things we learned about what Canadians eat, drink and smoke + MORE Jun 4th
Poutine at La Belle Province restaurant in Montreal, Canada. (dbimages/Alamy)
For The Canada Project, we surveyed 1,500 people for their views on a wide range of issues including the things that pass by their lips. In partnership with Abacus Data, we asked respondents about their views on credit .... More »
The Fine Print: Can a credit card charge interest after death? Jul 27th
A credit card issuer can continue to charge interest after death. However there are specific rules in place for estate that protect heirs..... More »
Staying on track after getting a debt consolidation loan
– creditcards.com
Set up autopayments, put some of your gains in savings and keep credit card accounts open
Trump’s immigration crackdown creates growing confusion
– macleans.ca
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON – The fallout grew Saturday from President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown as U.S. legal permanent residents and visa-holders from seven Muslim-majority countries who had left the United States found they could not return for 90 days.
It was a period of limbo for an unknown number of non-American citizens from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen now barred from the country where they were studying or had lived, perhaps for years.
A federal law enforcement official who confirmed the temporary ban said there was an exemption for foreigners whose entry is in the U.S. national interest. It was not immediately clear how that exemption might be applied.
Trump’s order exempts diplomats.
Those already in the U.S. with a visa or green card will be allowed to stay, according to the official, who wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss the details of how Trump’s order was being put in place and spoke only on condition of anonymity…
Trump’s immigration crackdown creates growing confusion
– macleans.ca
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON – The fallout grew Saturday from President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown as U.S. legal permanent residents and visa-holders from seven Muslim-majority countries who had left the United States found they could not return for 90 days.
It was a period of limbo for an unknown number of non-American citizens from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen now barred from the country where they were studying or had lived, perhaps for years.
A federal law enforcement official who confirmed the temporary ban said there was an exemption for foreigners whose entry is in the U.S. national interest. It was not immediately clear how that exemption might be applied.
Trump’s order exempts diplomats.
Those already in the U.S. with a visa or green card will be allowed to stay, according to the official, who wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss the details of how Trump’s order was being put in place and spoke only on condition of anonymity…
