Want to boost your tax refund with an RRSP loan? Experts say there’s more to consider
OTTAWA — RRSP loans might be a tempting option for Canadians looking to top up their retirement savings this year, but financial experts urge caution for those thinking about borrowing to invest.
Kimberley Tran, an economist and advisor with McAuley Financial Services, said an RRSP loan should be the “rare exception and not the rule” for Canadians looking to save for retirement.
“An RRSP loan is not for everyone,” she said.
If an investor has the contribution room and is short on cash, the idea of a larger
HMV making a comeback through Toys “R” Us locations
A blast from the past is coming to Toys “R” Us Canada.
HMV, the entertainment brand that departed the country seven years ago, said this week that it has begun selling merchandise in five of the toy retailer’s Ontario locations. The rollout will continue across other Toys “R” Us Canada locations this spring, it said.
Products for sale in the HMV-branded sections include CDs, DVDs, vinyl, record players and other collector items like T-shirts and books.
The move, which
Entertainment brand HMV making comeback through Toys “R” Us locations
TORONTO — A blast from the past is coming to Toys “R” Us Canada.
HMV, the entertainment brand that departed the country seven years ago, said this week that it has begun selling merchandise in five of the toy retailer’s Ontario locations. The rollout will continue across other Toys “R” Us Canada stores this spring, it said.
Products for sale in the HMV-branded sections include CDs, DVDs, vinyl, record players and other collector items like T-shirts and books.
The move
4 suspects sought after couple held at gunpoint in Whitby home invasion
Police are seeking to identify four suspects after a couple was held at gunpoint during an early-morning home invasion in Whitby.
Durham Regional Police investigators say around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, a male suspect broke into a home in the area of Beaverdams Drive and Audubon Street near Taunton Road West by smashing the basement window. He then allegedly unlocked the rear door of the home, allowing three more suspects to enter the residence.
The suspects found a male resident in the living room and
Songs by Taylor Swift, Drake and more are starting to disappear from TikTok. Here’s why
NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok may look (or sound) a little different when you scroll through the app going forward.
Earlier this week, Universal Music Group — which represents big-name artists like Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and Drake — said that it would following the Wednesday expiration of a licensing deal between the two companies.
The takedown of UMG-related music began overnight, ByteDance-owned TikTok confirmed to The Associated Press. As of early Thursday, a vast roster of popular songs had disappeared from the
A UK lawmaker says he’s quitting Parliament after death threats and an arson attack
LONDON (AP) — A Conservative lawmaker in Britain said Thursday he will step down when an election is called later this year because of abuse and death threats he says are linked to his support for Israel.
Mike Freer said an arson attack on his office in December was the “final straw.”
He told the BBC that when people go into politics, “we kind of sign up for it, we take it on the chin. … But it’s not fair on our families.”
Freer represents the
More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune and 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 200 reporters, photographers and other staffers with the Chicago Tribune and six other newsrooms around the nation began a 24-hour strike Thursday to protest years of “slow-walked” contract negotiations and to demand fair wages.
The strike, which includes 76 members of the Chicago Tribune reporting staff, photographers and some editors, began at 5 a.m., said Caroline Kubzansky, a member of the Chicago Tribune Guild who is a general assignment reporter for the newspaper
It’s called ‘cozy cardio.’ In a world seeking comfort, some see a happier mode of exercise
Political polarization. Economic struggles. Inequity. Climate change. War. In an often-bruising world, you can hardly blame people for seeking out ways to cushion themselves. From weighted blankets to to entire restaurants and cookbooks based on childhood , the appetite for comfortable things just keeps growing.
Now some are seeking comfort even in their physical exertion. They are, it seems, entering the era of “cozy cardio,” an activity that lies right at the crossroads of gym workout, self-pampering evening … and nap
Live updates | Death toll in Gaza passes 27,000 as South Africa says Israel is ignoring court ruling
Britain could officially recognize a Palestinian state after a cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinians on a two-state solution, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Thursday.
However, Cameron said no recognition could come while Hamas remains in Gaza. He spoke during a visit to Lebanon intended to tamp down regional tensions as .
In Turkey, two gunmen took seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble on Thursday, according to media reports, apparently in protest against the
An Indonesian vice presidential candidate quits as a Cabinet minister before this month’s election
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top security minister has resigned from the Cabinet of President Joko Widodo to focus on running for vice president in this month’s election.
Mohammad Mahfud M.D. said he was resigning to concentrate on the Feb. 14 election in which he is the running mate of former Central Java Gov. Ganjar Pranowo — who has been campaigning against Widodo’s record. Mahfud announced the resignation Wednesday and said Thursday it was accepted by the president.
“Due to political