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Your Money: Tax loss selling
By Matt Solberg on November 26th, 2022
Of course, when investing we hope for gains, but unfortunately it doesn’t also work out that way. 2022 has turned out to be a year investors will want to put behind them, but there could be silver lining by using some losses investors have in their portfolio to reduce taxes. It’s called ‘tax loss selling’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Let’s not give them more reasons
By Roland Weisbrot on November 26th, 2022
In Luke 21, Jesus gives what is perhaps His most exhaustive account of what those who believe should expect going forward. One particularly poignant comment made by Jesus in verse seventeen is as follows: “Everyone will hate you because of me” (NIV). Now this sounds unpleasant because it is; however, it should come as no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Loss
By Linda Hancock on November 26th, 2022
Often we talk about grief only in connection with death of another person but there are many other things that can throw us into grief such as: 1. Career Change – Being terminated by an employer can be a horrible situation. Sometimes people are fired from a job without just cause and sometimes their own ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Under pressure
By Patty Rooks on November 26th, 2022
Often times when I watch the weather on the news, they are throwing out so many weather terms it is sometimes difficult to understand how it is all related to what is going to happen outside that day. One term I hear a great deal about is BAROMETRIC PRESSURE. The forecaster will say the weather ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: What have we learned in 30 years?
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on November 25th, 2022
This week entails a visit to the Gifford-Jones archives. What follows is an excerpt from a column on diabetes published thirty years ago. What has changed in society? You be the judge. November 1992: Diabetes results from an abnormal handling of food by the body. Normally some food is converted into a sugar called glucose. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miywasin Moment: Stories of hope
By JoLynn Parenteau on November 23rd, 2022
“The load of our history is heavy and beautiful, delicate and powerful, tragic and resilient.” – from the poem We Are the Sash by Tasha Hilderman, Metis Stories of Hope anthology There is a palpable feeling of anticipation in the air. Dozens are in line, eagerly awaiting admittance to the new Muttart Theatre in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s Up Doc?: What do we know about vitamin B12 deficiency?
By DR. NOORALI BHARWANI on November 22nd, 2022
Even after more than 100 years, vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is still the subject of intense research. Vitamin B12 plays an important role in red blood cell formation, cell metabolism, nerve function and the production of DNA. As we know, the function of DNA is to store all of the genetic information that a person needs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Why is snow white?
By PATTY ROOKS on November 19th, 2022
Please do not hate me, but I have to be honest with all of you, I am quite enjoying the snow we are getting. Do not misunderstand, I am not fond of the extreme cold, but seeing the snow outside really puts me in a much more festive mood as it makes me think about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Your personal bylaws
By DR. LINDA HANCOCK on November 19th, 2022
I live in a large resort-like community in Calgary and our residents have recently been asked to review and comment on the bylaws so the committee who is doing revisions has input. The first thing that I did was print the bylaws, which cover more than 50 pages. As I began to study the document, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Game on for video games
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on November 18th, 2022
Wandering poorly prepared into a discussion about video games is ill-advised. Yet, people who don’t play video games commonly argue that long hours spent focused on digital playthings, especially by children, rot their brains. It is an uninformed point of view. There are plentiful misconceptions about video games. That label itself is outdated. Video games ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Madness at the Esplanade
By Tobie Laliberte on November 18th, 2022
Tonight is Midnight Madness Downtown Medicine Hat, and from the look of all the activities I’ve seen on social media, it’s going to be a good one! The Esplanade wasn’t always fully involved in Midnight Madness, but we are making up for it this year big time! So what’s going on at the Esplanade? We ... Read More »
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