Vivo’s all-screen NEX S is a frustrating glimpse of the future
More than anything, Vivo’s NEX S is a fascinating machine. From a distance, it seems like any other big-screened smartphone. Look more closely, though, and the ambition becomes strikingly clear. An in-display fingerprint sensor? A pop-up selfie camera? This is no ordinary phone. I’ve been using it for a few days now — or trying […]
WhatsApp copies Telegram to add one-way ‘broadcast’ mode to group chats
“Good artists borrow great artists steal” is a phrase that Facebook seems acutely aware of. It’s common to speak of Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo-app-now-social-network, borrowing from Snapchat, but now Facebook’s WhatsApp chat app is increasingly drawing its innovation from others such as Telegram. This week, WhatsApp outed a new feature for its groups that is […]
What Is a Pension and How Does It Work?
A pension plan is an American worker’s great insurance policy that can, if executed correctly, provide for a financially comfortable retirement. Pension plans are basically what economists and pension-plan providers call defined benefit plans; worker’s pension payments are formulated by the length of the employee’s working years and the annual income they earned on the […]
Everything you need to know to get your money and life in order
Women currently control over one-half of the wealth in the U.S., according to the CFA Institute. This is expected to grow to two-thirds by the year 2020. Some of the reasons for this increase are that women are inheriting wealth, more women are entering the workforce and, finally, that women have greater longevity than men. […]
How to Get Into Financial Shape Before the End of the Year
Have you slacked on your New Year’s resolutions? Or maybe you didn’t even get started? If that’s the case, remember that it’s never too late to get a handle on your finances and whip them into shape within the next six months. Understanding the basics of your finances and what budgeting tools are available will […]
How to Make Living With Your Parents Pay Off Financially
In 2015, living with Mom and Dad was a way of life for 24 million young adults. According to a 2017 U.S. Census Bureau report, more than a third of 18- to 34-year-olds across the country were still under the same roof as their parents in 2015, and more millennials lived with their parents […]
Prince George native to bring Stanley Cup home
Prince George residents will have the chance to get up close and personal with the Stanley Cup, and celebrate their own homegrown hockey hero, later this summer. Brett Connolly, who started his career with the Prince George Cougars and assisted on a goal that helped the Washington Capitals win their first Stanley Cup, will bring […]
Yes Calgary 2026 group hopes to promote Olympics as opportunity for city
Economic and social growth, and future legacy sports facilities among benefits, says organizer A new grassroots organization is pushing for Calgary to bid on the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Jason Ribeiro, an organizer with Yes Calgary 2026, says the group is comprised of people from the public, private and non-profit sectors. “There’s no […]
A new leg helps build a new life for a soccer-playing 10-year-old Syrian refugee
Winnipeg program uses the ‘common language’ of sport to help families integrate As excitement over the World Cup shows how much soccer is the world’s game, a program in Winnipeg is demonstrating just how important it is for refugee children trying to make a new life in Canada. “Love, love soccer,” says Fatma Cuhadar, a […]
Nearly $1M funding for Nain will improve ice safety and create jobs
Money will finance a production facility to make sensors that measure ice thickness Cold hard cash is coming to Nain. And it’s going to the SmartICE project. Labrador MP Yvonne Jones announced a $660,000 investment from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency on Wednesday, while the province contributed $235,572 and the Nunatsiavut government supplied another $50,000. […]