Kyle Scott: Low interest rates are messing with stock prices
The plunge in the price of Facebook stock reflects the misconception that the stock market is about investing when it is really about speculating. Rather than investing in a company that is managed...
View ArticleStags carry tune to fifth straight title, Cavs complete a repeat of school’s...
Here’s the report from today’s two BC high school rugby finals played at Abbotsford’s Rotary Stadium. TRIPLE A FINAL SHAWNIGAN LAKE 17 ST. GEORGE’S 12 ABBOTSFORD — Tim Murdy can’t carry a tune, and...
View ArticleThank you Mr. Irons, for my ‘It’ moment from the 2012-13 B.C. high school...
VANCOUVER — Hang around the playing fields and gymnasiums long enough and it’s amazing the things you will see. That was the train of thought I was in Wednesday morning as I decided to look back on a...
View ArticleRyan Lijdsman: Oil at 600 yuan a barrel? It’s coming soon
EDMONTON The U.S. debt-ceiling debacle laid bare the inherent and true costs to international trade from the outdated world reserve currency system. Virtually every international transaction that...
View ArticleB.C. high school basketball all-stars set to greet Findlay Prep at second...
LANGLEY — The second annual Tsumura Basketball Invitational will be putting its most comprehensive lineup of B.C. talent on the floor as it once again welcomes the U.S. prep school powerhouse Findlay...
View ArticleGordzilla in the City: We can thank MBAs for all the problems in the world
One of the titles of the many books I’ve threatened to write over the years but likely never will, is this: How MBAs destroyed our lives, the world and every thing in it. Granted, it’s a working...
View ArticleCarlo Dade: Let’s not lose sight of the value of official travel
Travel chill is never far away for taxpayer-sensitive politicians and senior bureaucrats. The most recent and dramatic illustration is the public outcry over the $45,000 it cost to fly former Alberta...
View ArticleEditorial: Brooks is right, fuel surcharge should go
Dan Brooks, leader of the B.C. Conservative Party, is calling on the provincial government and B.C. Ferries to eliminate the fuel surcharge it imposes on travellers because the price of oil is...
View ArticleGordzilla in the City: Young people starting careers deserve more than they...
I’ve got a kid at university and another about to graduate from high school and like many parents of my vintage I fluctuate from anxiety to terror thinking about their financial future. OK, perhaps I...
View ArticleJock Finlayson: Low oil prices, U.S. recovery are good for Canadians
The early weeks of 2015 have been a reminder that we live in a turbulent and risk-prone world. From plummeting oil prices to terrorist attacks in France, jittery stock markets, slowing growth in China...
View ArticleCody Battershill: New report confirms pipeline safety – again!
To the stack of reports showing pipelines are the safest way to transport liquid fuels over long distances, you can add yet another – this one from the prestigious Fraser Institute. The latest report,...
View ArticleHow to Avoid a Guaranteed Loss When the Stock Market Goes Down
No one can predict what the markets will do. Take control of your own finances & plan for the future with a budget to pay off debt & save for retirement. Q: I’m not sure if you can help me or...
View ArticleTom Parkin: Grits maintaining unfair tax advantages for the rich
If you think government and politics are about people, think about tax fairness for a minute. Think about who’s in the priority lane. In December, the federal government committed to spend $20 billion...
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