Air Canada re-configures passenger aircraft to carry more medical supplies The Montrealer April 23, 2020 2833 Air Canada is re-configuring the cabins of three of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to give them additional cargo capacity. The first aircraft conversion is complete and is now in service, with the second and thi...
A. Vogel gives $100,000 in matching funds to the MUHC Foundation Tara Simonetta Mann April 20, 2020 3082 West Island company and employees donate to fund COVID-19 research Mackie Vadacchino rises to every challenge. After losing both her parents at the age of 13, she put herself through university—the first in he...
Captain Crozier Relieved of Command after Pleading for the Health of his Crew Peter Blaikie April 9, 2020 4171 With the almost suffocating quantity of coronavirus news, the story of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the nuclear aircraft carrier and its commander, Captain Brett Crozier, may be beneath your radar. It should be ...
While the United States suffers, the President is derelict Peter Blaikie April 3, 2020 5159 Many of you will remember the opening lines of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Although, at least for the moment, the worst of times aptly describe...
Weakening Democracy in the full light of day Peter Blaikie March 17, 2020 4517 The Washington Post uses the slogan Democracy Dies in Darkness. Given the fact that, in many of the world’s most democratic countries, and to varying degrees, democracy is in retreat, a more appropriate slogan ...
The Incas, Treasures of Peru – until April 13, 2020 Pointe-à-Callière LiveEvents February 29, 2020 2864 A North American exclusive: The Incas, Treasures of Peru The Incas, Treasures of Peru, gives museum-goers a taste of one of the richest legacies of craftsmanship the world has ever seen. A North Americ...
RRSPs: Unusual strategies & uncommonly known rules Lynn MacNeil February 23, 2020 2519 Managing Your Money RRSPs, also known as Registered Retirement Savings Plans, are the Canadian government’s way of encouraging us to create our own pension plans. They can be controversial for those who worr...
Government incentives could propel us all to do the Right Things linda.hammerschmid February 21, 2020 2286 Ask the Hammer Sure we already get to deduct contributions to RRSPs, and those who pay spousal support, that ded...
Are the Democrats ready to win in 2020? Peter Blaikie February 20, 2020 4449 That’s My View Karl Rove, the Republican strategist and Svengali, who master-minded the two presidential victories of George W. Bush, once stated, “To win in politics, you must successfully attack your oppon...
Recession concerns among top fears of 2020 – How to Prepare Lynn MacNeil February 8, 2020 2187 Managing Your Money Over the holidays I noticed a reoccurring theme of recession fears. At social events with friends and family it would always come up in at least one conversation. From a cousin hesitant...
