How to Cut Down On Holiday Season Returns
When the replica Howdy Doody puppet was sold each Christmas, the owner of the toy store I ran would always shoot me an “I told you so” look. After it got returned not long after Christmas, I would send the same look back his way. That same Howdy Doody puppet would be purchased each year […]
3 Things to Do If You’re in Your 60s With No Retirement Savings
An estimated 21% of Americans have no retirement savings at all, according to a 2018 study by Northwestern Mutual. But while it’s one thing to be in your 20s, 30s, 40s, or even 50s without savings, it’s another thing to reach your 60s without so much as a dollar in your IRA or 401(k). If […]
1st Amish settlement west of Ontario prepares for Prairie winter in quiet Manitoba town
As Amish move west in search of new farmland, families are settling in the town of Vita Months after the first Amish families in Manitoba started arriving in the town of Vita, the sight of their horse-drawn buggies rolling down the highway still draws crowds to the windows. “People are always quite excited to see […]
Canada’s finance ministers meet in Ottawa to discuss trade, competitiveness
Twice-annual gathering includes talks on cannabis taxes, pensions and countering tax evasion Finance ministers from Canada’s provinces and territories are meeting with their federal counterpart in Ottawa to discuss the country’s economy, competitiveness and trade. Topics will also include the global economy, the Canada Pension Plan, a review of the efficacy of the cannabis tax, […]
First Nations take the lead
Tired of waiting for major construction projects to come to them, a growing coalition of First Nations is instead taking the lead on ventures to better control their economic futures. “We really are in a place looking to diversify our economies,” said Jasmine Thomas, a councillor of the Saik’uz First Nation in central British Columbia. […]
BC trip to China cancelled
The detention of a top Huawei executive in Canada has derailed British Columbia’s trade mission to China. The delegation led by B.C. Forestry Minister Doug Donaldson will no longer be stopping in China, and will instead end its trip after a visit to Japan. The province says in a statement the decision was made because […]