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From grain to grind

From grain to grind

Linda’s Lines
15 types of income you should not report

15 types of income you should not report

It’s important to be a law-abiding tax filer, but did you know that some sources of cash flow and income are not reportable on the tax return? Consider the following checklist, and be sure to avoid paying extra tax by including them in error.
Self employed? You may have a June 15 tax-filing deadline

Self employed? You may have a June 15 tax-filing deadline

If you are an employee, your tax-filing deadline for 2015 returns is May 2.
Canada facing an epidemic of overdiagnosis and overtreatment

Canada facing an epidemic of overdiagnosis and overtreatment

Patients need to be empowered to ask about the risks caused by some tests and treatments, and whether they are really necessary
May 7 is World Naked Gardening Day

May 7 is World Naked Gardening Day

Green side up - planting trees and shrubs
On the Frontier: Letters from the Canadian West in the 1880s

On the Frontier: Letters from the Canadian West in the 1880s

By William Wallace Edited by Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison Published by University of Regina Press $29.
Saskatchewan dramatically reduces wait times for surgery

Saskatchewan dramatically reduces wait times for surgery

The province succeeded in alleviating the suffering of patients who were waiting far too long for surgery
All-day breakfast wars coming to Canada

All-day breakfast wars coming to Canada

Changing consumer needs open up a huge market in Canada, particularly for fast-food restaurants, but supply management a roadblock
How independent is your advisor?

How independent is your advisor?

I have a good friend who has been in the financial services sector for about 30 years who has on his business card “Unbiased and Independent Financial Advice.
The lives you didn’t live

The lives you didn’t live

Every one of us has lives other than the one we are living. From the bittersweet vantage of extreme old age, I look back to remember Robert Frost, the poet who touched my very soul, wrote about “the road not taken.
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