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CPP expansion too late for Baby Boomers

CPP expansion too late for Baby Boomers

Last June, the federal government and provincial governments agreed in principal to an expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). Currently, the maximum payout you can get from the CCP at age 65 is $13,110 a year.
Closing the 17-year gap between research and patient care

Closing the 17-year gap between research and patient care

That's the time it takes for practitioners to apply the results of research by health scientists that could help in patient care
Seeking out degrees of commonality

Seeking out degrees of commonality

Last week we looked at the Olympic weight lifter and the sprinter. Both train hard to develop their bodies. Both are fit. Both are competitors. Both are disciplined.
OPINION: Be smart about your education

OPINION: Be smart about your education

My younger sister has it all figured out. Don’t tell her I told you that. She went to college to study accounting straight out of high school. After less than a month of looking for work, she found a steady job in a great accounting firm.
Annual interest on Canada's debt equals $7,000 for a family of four

Annual interest on Canada's debt equals $7,000 for a family of four

Interest payments are an important reason why Canadians should not be lulled into thinking that government debt does not matter
Is it worth a few bucks or half a million dollars?

Is it worth a few bucks or half a million dollars?

Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, called on Skype yesterday, eager to talk about an auction he recently attended and his great buys. We both discussed how things could go for too little or too much at an auction.
Trump revives Keystone XL

Trump revives Keystone XL

When I was first hired to work for Pipeline News in the spring of 2008, I filled a great big whiteboard with ideas for stories. The original Keystone pipeline was on that list. That September, TransCanada filed its application with the U.S.
Where to find that RRSP contribution

Where to find that RRSP contribution

If you have not yet made a contribution to your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) for 2016, you have only about six more weeks to get your act together. The deadline for 2016 contributions is March 1, 2017.
It's official - Ontario's coal phase-out was all for nothing

It's official - Ontario's coal phase-out was all for nothing

Phasing out coal had almost no effect on Ontario's air pollution levels - and the government knew this was likely to be the case
Review panel must weigh costs as well a cost-savings

Review panel must weigh costs as well a cost-savings

Submitted by Sherry Bockus Editor’s note: What follows is an edited version of a presentation Sherry Bockus made to the Educational Governance Review Panel.
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