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Question: When I purchased a truck, the seller did not notify me it had a rebuilt status and he did not write "R" (for rebuilt) in the appropriate...

yesterday 3

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Tim Schewe

Subsidizing fossil fuels

A subsidy is a financial aid, granted by the government, to assist an industry so price of its commodity is artificially lowered. Fossil fuel...

yesterday 3

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Eli Pivnick

Canada's tariff focus

In the shadow of endless headlines about Donald Trump and the American political circus, another crisis is quietly unfolding on Canadian soil —...

previous day 3

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Sylvain Charlebois

Impact of interest rate cuts

Earlier this month, the Bank of Canada announced its seventh consecutive interest rate cut since it began lowering rates in June 2024. These rate...

previous day 3

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Brett Millard

Reasons for using a lawyer

My wife took an online sourdough course in early 2000, just before the pandemic hit. I’ve survived five years of continuous fresh sourdough loaves...

sunday 10

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Paul Hergott

Bicycle maintenance tips

This is the fourth column in a series about maintenance, repair and riding tips for your bike or e-bike. Use dry lube chain lubrication in the hot...

sunday 9

Castanet

J.p. Squire

Mortgage rejection options

There is nothing more disheartening that having your mortgage request declined because qualifying for a mortgage today is more complex than it once...

29.03.2025 9

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April Dunn

Horoscopes March 30-Apr 5

Overview A significant transition is unfolding this week as the dreamy and spiritual Neptune departs its home in Pisces—where it has resided since...

29.03.2025 8

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Madison Dobra

What's at stake in election

It is a personal, visceral fight neither Pierre Poilievre nor Mark Carney can afford to lose, and an election the country cannot afford to get...

28.03.2025 2

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Kirk Lapointe

Before the Big Bang

Einstein was not happy. In the early years of the 20th century, he came up with his General Theory of Relativity, an important part of which was a...

28.03.2025 2

Castanet

Ken Tapping

Dealing with asthma

Asthma is a condition marked by recurrent attacks of difficult breathing and wheezing due to spasmodic constriction of the bronchi tubes. It as...

28.03.2025 1

Castanet

Doug Lobay