Year: 2024

Average Canadian household spends almost half its income on taxes: Fraser Institute  CTV News AtlanticFraser Institute News Release: The average Canadian family paid more in 2023 on taxes than it did on housing, food and clothing combined  Financial PostThe Andrew Lawton Show | Canadians spend more on taxes than food, clothing, and housing combined  True NorthCanadian Families Now Spend More on Taxes Than Basic Necessities, Study Finds  The Deep DiveFUSS and MACLEOD: Taxes remain largest expense for Canadian families  Calgary Sun

A coalition of Ontario developers has written to three levels of government to ask for a reduction in taxes on new housing, saying it will pass on those savings dollar for dollar to homebuyers.

The library proudly offers individuals with print disabilities access to library services through the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA). The CELA service is a national non-profit organization established by Canadian public libraries to support people experiencing vision loss or other barriers to reading. Barriers to reading can result from low vision or blindness, learning […]

Lisa Kudrow says she was left ‘devastated’ after being fired from sitcom  The IndependentLisa Kudrow On Getting Fired From ‘Frasier’ & Being The Only ‘Friends’ Cast Member To Audition For James Burrows  DeadlineLisa Kudrow on How Getting Fired from ‘Frasier’ Led to Her Iconic ‘Friends’ Role  PEOPLELisa Kudrow Says It Was ‘Devastating’ to Be ‘Fired’ from ‘Frasier’  IndieWireLisa Kudrow ‘devastated’ after being fired from Frasier for ‘mistake’  Metro.co.uk

A passerby discovered a body in a grassy area by the Deer Valley Market Plaza in Calgary’s southeast.

Gen X and millennials at higher cancer risk than older generations  The Washington PostMillennials and Gen Xers face higher risk of 17 cancers than previous generations, study suggests  CNNCancer risk growing among Gen X and millennials for 17 types of cancer  NBC NewsGen X, millennials more likely to get cancer, new study shows  AxiosGen X, millennials at higher risk for 17 cancers: ‘critical’ report  New York Post

Calgary city council has approved a revised Green Line LRT that is shorter and will cost much more.

Hydro-Quebec confirmed that a police investigation is underway after it was defrauded of almost half a million dollars earlier this month.

Emergency crews are on the scene of a serious motor-vehicle collision in southeast Calgary.

A trio of Calgary Hitmen players will get an early start on hockey season when they lace up their skates at the Hlinka Gretzy Cup in Edmonton next week.