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Paying down debt top financial priority for Canadians in 2025: CIBC poll
CIBC says paying down debt is the top financial priority for Canadians heading into 2025.In its annual Financial Priorities poll, CIBC found Canadians continue to see rising costs for household goods ...
Dec 30, 2024
Family of 9-year-old Calgary girl who died after car crash ‘crushed’ by the loss
The family of the nine-year-old Calgary girl, Victoria Desjardins, who died after a Boxing Day car wreck says they're "absolutely crushed" by the loss."We are completely overwhelmed with grief and utt...
Dec 30, 2024
Canada eliminated from Spengler Cup after 4-2 loss to Straubing Tigers
DAVOS - Canada was denied a chance at its first Spengler Cup title since 2019 after dropping a 4-2 decision to Germany's Straubing Tigers in semifinal action on Monday. Straubing's Joshua Samanski sco...
Dec 30, 2024
Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing win opener at Canadian mixed doubles curling trials
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing edged Jessica Zheng and Victor Pietrangelo 6-5 in the opening draw at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials on Monday. Jones and Laing scored a deu...
Dec 30, 2024
Halifax airport runway reopens after plane caught fire upon landing
HALIFAX - The plane that caught fire upon landing at Halifax's airport over the weekend has been removed, and the runway has reopened. A spokesperson with the Halifax Stanfield International Airport s...
Dec 30, 2024
Red Wings prospect Axel Sandin-Pellikka leading Sweden at world juniors
OTTAWA - Axel Sandin-Pellikka loves a good dangle. The defenceman idolized Patrick Kane as a kid after his dad brought a Chicago Blackhawks jersey home to Sweden with the stickhandling wizard's No. 88...
Dec 30, 2024
Federal government plans to extend deadline for charitable donation tax deductions
The federal government plans to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February. The announcement from Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc comes nearly...
Dec 30, 2024
Prolific Lille striker Jonathan David considering new contract offer
LILLE, France (AP) - Jonathan David is considering a new contract from Lille and says his chances of staying at the French club are "50-50." The 24-year-old Canada striker is enjoying his fifth season...
Dec 30, 2024
Coming off a last-place finish, the Toronto Blue Jays appear to be at a crossroads
TORONTO - For a team hoping to rebound after a last-place finish in 2024, the Toronto Blue Jays have had a relatively quiet off-season. That will need to change in a significant way if Canada's lone b...
Dec 30, 2024
City of Grande Prairie tax balances dues Dec. 31
The City of Grande Prairie wants to remind residents there will be a 6% penalty applied to outstanding 2024 property taxes on January 1.The deadline to pay any outstanding property tax balances on Tue...
Dec 30, 2024