New affordable rental units for people with disabilities open in Kitchener
A new four-storey building in Kitchener will provide 22 new affordable rental units to people with disabilities. The Sydney Avenue building opened Thursday, with Kitchener Centre MP Raj Saini unveiling the project. The federal government committed $2.07 million to the project, which was spearheaded by KW Habilitation. All of the units in the building were […]
‘They will save lives’: Hamilton donates 2 fire trucks to northwestern Ontario First Nations
The city of Hamilton has donated a pair of surplus fire trucks to Couchiching and Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nations in northwestern Ontario. The pumpers, which are 1997 Freightliner three-person commercial cab vehicles with a 1,350 gallon water tank and a 420 gallon per-minute-pump, are a welcome addition to both communities. The fire truck currently in use […]
Edmonton launches self-driving lawn mower pilot
The future of groundskeeping has arrived in Edmonton. At least, that’s what the City of Edmonton is saying as it pilots a pair of driverless electric lawn mowers this summer. The two-foot-long mowers are programmed to stay within electric fencing that runs underground along the perimeter of a small soccer pitch in Coronation Park near […]
Road safety gets $22M boost from Toronto city council
City council approved an additional $22 million for road safety measures Wednesday evening, including $13 million to “improve and accelerate” the implementation of the Vision Zero strategy aimed at reducing traffic crashes and deaths on Toronto’s streets. During a late-evening meeting, councillors approved the additional money for Vision Zero to be rolled out this year, […]
Forget Penny Stocks: Your Money Is Better Off in These 3 Companies
Many newer investors believe that penny stocks are the way to make money in the stock market, but this is 100% false. Penny stocks are far more likely to lead to financial ruin than riches, and the hands-down most effective way to make money in stocks is to buy great companies and hold them for […]
IBM’s Dividend Yield Hits Two-Decade High
A combination of a rising dividend and unrelenting pessimism has turned International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) into a dividend investor’s dream. A recent dip has pushed the stock close to its 52-week low, just about two months after the company raised its dividend for the 23rd consecutive year. The result is a 4.5% dividend yield, the […]
This Stock Is Up 155% in 2018. Is It Still a Buy?
Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AAXN) has been one of the hottest stocks in the market so far in 2018. Investors have poured into shares after the company increased guidance and launched new products that could keep it growing for the next decade. Given all that’s going on at Axon and its newly heightened valuation, let’s look at […]
These 3 Dividend Stocks Are Absurdly Cheap, but Are They Buys?
Dividend investors are considered conservative folk. They eschew hypergrowth stocks because of their speculative nature, and instead focus on the security of a regular check that can be used for income or to harness the power of reinvested dividends. At least that is what dividend investors want you to believe. In reality, they also have […]
The Olympics people are seriously considering eSports
The International Olympic Committee and the Global Association of International Sports Federations are hosting a forum. And it’s not just any forum, but one to discuss the topic of eSports with the aim of building “joint understanding” between the sport sport and eSports worlds. Which sounds like a lot of marketing speak for the IOC […]
The Rock’s Under Armour headphones are built for intense workouts
Wireless headphones are dime a dozen, unless you want a pair that’s on- or over-ear and designed to handle intense workouts. There are plenty of solid options for fitness buffs, including the JLab Epic2 and Jaybird X3, but those are earbuds. Bose’s QuietComfort 35 IIs, meanwhile, are great over-ears, but they’re not made from water-resistant […]