2-year-old gets life-saving kidney after parents find donor on Facebook
A toddler has been given a life-saving kidney by a complete stranger after his police officer parents tracked down a donor on Facebook. Ethan Davies, 2, was on home dialysis for 11-and-a-half hours every day when stranger Katrina Roberts, 24, spotted the appeal. She offered to donate her kidney and on Tuesday, the pair both […]
Edmonton museum sets sights on restoring Cold War radar tower
‘It’s part of our national heritage. There is no better way to preserve it’ A Cold War-era radar tower — constructed to scan the skies for Soviet bombers, then abandoned on the Prairie grasslands — will soon be restored to its former glory. Edmonton’s Canadian Civil Defence Museum and Archives has purchased the Canadian Forces […]
Personal Finance: Student loans impeding millennial homebuyers
It is hardly news that the student loan crisis has reached epic proportions in the United States. College loans are now the second largest category of personal debt after mortgages, having eclipsed credit cards in 2010 at $830 billion. Today, the total has reached a staggering $1.5 trillion, an 80 percent increase in eight years. […]
6 Ways to Save on Your Wedding
The average cost of a wedding in 2017 was $33,391, and based on the past few decades, that number is only going to rise. The expense has turned what should be a happy time for the engaged couple and their families into a time of stress and penny-pinching. Fortunately, there are many things you can […]
The best cash back credit card if you want a big sign-up bonus
You only get a sign-up bonus once, but it can still be an important factor to consider when deciding on a new credit card, especially if you want to maximize your earnings that first year. While some cards’ bonuses are easy to qualify for but don’t offer much, others require you to spend a lot […]
Real estate mogul: Invest in these 3 rooms to make your home sell faster
To increase the chances of selling your home quickly, start by focusing on three crucial rooms, says real estate mogul Sidney Torres: “The kitchen area, the master bedroom and the master bathroom are the key areas when you’re flipping a property.” After all, these are the rooms that you “live in the most,” he tells […]