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Capital gains changes have Canadians rushing to get ‘affairs in order’ Canadians are scrambling to get their “affairs in order” as controversial changes to how capital gains are taxed are set to go into effect on Tuesday, accountants say. The changes, which have received pushback from business groups and doctors, will increase the inclusion rate for taxable capital gains from 50 to 67 per cent for individuals realizing more than $250,000 in capital gains annually. Even though the proposal was first introduced in Budget 2024 in April, more details on the changes only became clear on June 10 when the...

CNN — In November 1983, the US, Soviet Union and the rest of the world were teetering closer than ever on the edge of nuclear war. A NATO military exercise had spooked the Soviets, who thought the exercise was merely a cover for a real nuclear strike on the USSR, prompting them to ready their own nuclear forces. Who knew, then, that an ABC movie-of-the-week would play a significant role in potentially preventing nuclear war? “The Day After,” a two-hour epic following a few weeks in the lives of small-town Midwesterners before and after a nuclear strike, was one of...

In case you’re wondering, our “security policies” meant to control these unvetted illegals aren’t cutting it. Violent, cunning criminals are skillfully bypassing Biden’s so-called safety protocols. And once they break free, they’re unleashing deadly and rapey havoc, sexually assaulting innocent American women and children, then murdering them. This is all unfolding under Biden’s watch, due to his elimination of every successful Trump-era policy that had secured our nation and releasing a flood of violence upon unsuspecting communities. The latest incident involves a 12-year-old American girl who had her whole life ahead of her. Now, because of Biden’s negligent inaction at...

An Idaho man and member of the Satanic Temple has been found guilty of being in possession of "very disturbing child abuse and child pornography" material. Jason Russell, 22, pled guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and will be sentenced, according to a Valley County Sheriff's press release. [press release embedded in article] The release stated, "Valley County Sheriff's Detectives began investigating the case and eventually identified the suspect as Jason W Russell, a 22-year-old resident of McCall. In February, detectives served a search warrant on Russell's residence in McCall and took him into custody. Numerous...

Hauling in a big fish here folks. Today, the audiobook release has been completed for Friedrich Hayek's intellectual essay The Use of Knowledge in Society, which can be downloaded here: https://librivox.org/the-use-of-knowledge-in-society-by-friedrich-hayek/I have a lot of goals I wish to accomplish, but seeing the completion of this Hayek book as well as the Mises book that should be done soon, brings our Librivox books into view of a much more diverse crowd of consumers and that has a lot of value. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Use_of_Knowledge_in_SocietyI am so happy and excited that this has been completed and is now available, I can't wait to go...

Two key advisers to Donald Trump have presented him with a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine — if he wins the presidential election — that involves telling Ukraine it will only get more U.S. weapons if it enters into peace talks. The United States would at the same time warn Moscow that any refusal to negotiate would result in increased U.S. support for Ukraine, retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, one of Trump's national security advisers, said in an interview. Under the plan drawn up by Kellogg and Fred Fleitz, who each served as chiefs of staff in Trump's...

The iconic restaurant chain Hooters has abruptly announced the closure of 40 locations nationwide, citing the rising cost of food and rent. ...... While Hooters may not be to everyone’s taste, the closures are further evidence of the economic toll caused by rampant inflation, which has soared since the Biden regime seized office in 2021. Last month, the Red Lobster restaurant chain announced that it would be filing for bankruptcy and closing nearly 120 restaurants across 27 states after sustaining continued losses. Meanwhile, a recent survey by Lending Tree found that having once been an affordable alternative for lower-income workers,...

Two young voters told Fox News they would not be voting for Joe Biden in 2024, citing “open borders” and cashless bail as some of the reasons for their move towards the political right. Biden currently trails former President Donald Trump by 1% in a national head-to-head matchup, according to the RealClearPolling average of polls, with Trump’s lead growing to 2.2% when independent candidates Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Green Party candidate Jill Stein are included. The young voters, Becky Oliveira and Grace Guentzel, noted how they had previously surrounded themselves with Democrats and left-wing “culture,” but...

On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument will host a day of remembrance to commemorate the 148th anniversary of The Battle of Little Bighorn. This year’s commemoration theme is inspired by Wooden Leg, a Northern Cheyenne warrior who fought against Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. Years later, despite the challenges and battles that had taken place, Wooden Leg said, “we once were enemies, and now we are friends.” This sentiment of friendship continues today through the relationships and collaborative efforts involved to co-steward the land where the battle took place.

Seattle officials have opened up city police jobs to illegal aliens in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. With the Seattle Police Department (SPD) at its lowest staffing level in decades, officials in city hall are looking to take advantage of a recently passed state law that allows jurisdictions to hire non-citizens as police officers. The Democrat-dominated state legislature recently passed Senate Bill 6157, a law that allows jurisdictions to give DACA recipients police powers. One reason the bill was needed is because so many liberal cities have wiped out their police departments with Black Lives Matter (BLM)...

A judge on Tuesday modified Donald Trump's gag order, freeing the former president to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in the hush money criminal trial that led to his felony conviction but keeping others connected to the case off limits at least until he's sentenced July 11. Judge Juan M. Merchan’s ruling — just days before Trump’s debate Thursday with President Joe Biden — clears the presumptive Republican nominee to again go on the attack against his former lawyer Michael Cohen, porn actor Stormy Daniels and other witnesses. Trump was convicted May 30 of falsifying records to cover up...

Oklahoma’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the approval for the state’s soon-to-be-opened and highly contentious publicly funded religious charter school, a loss to religious conservatives in the state amid concerns of the blurring of religion and public school. The state Supreme Court ruled in a 6-2 decision that the St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Catholic Charter School in Oklahoma City violates Oklahoma’s constitution, finding publicly funded charter schools must be nonsectarian. In its decision, the high court found the school is a governmental entity that, under state law, must be “equally free and open to all students as traditional...

In a bid to acquire a key supplier, Boeing has shifted how it plans to pay for the deal, according to two people familiar with the negotiations, a move that could help the plane maker preserve money as it addresses safety and quality problems. Boeing would use stock instead of cash to buy Spirit AeroSystems, said the two people, who were not authorized to speak publicly about the deal. One added that Boeing would pay more than $4 billion for Spirit, which produces aviation parts, including the body of the Boeing 737 Max, the company’s most popular plane. One of...

The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control and Prevention estimates infections are growing or likely growing in 39 states. While the agency no longer keeps track of the number of coronavirus cases, its latest data is based on emergency department visits and wastewater testing in each state. Most of the states where infections are believed to be growing are along the coasts, including California, Oregon, Washington, Florida, Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas. Some states in the Northeast, Deep South and Great Lakes region have also been labeled as “growing.” Based on the data, California, Arizona and Florida are experiencing the...

We are now a little over two weeks away from President Trump’s sentencing, scheduled for July 11th at 10:30 AM Eastern Time in New York City. By this point, millions of Americans are keenly aware of the legal onslaught initiated by Biden and the Democratic Party against Donald Trump, which has deeply impacted the integrity of our judicial system. No longer can a criminal defendant, especially one with dissenting or pro-Trump views, be confident that his constitutional rights will be upheld in every court across the nation. This stark reality, which runs counter to longstanding American principles, underscores the critical...

An ambitious underwater road and rail tunnel is currently under construction in Europe that will link Germany and Denmark. Named the Fehmarnbelt tunnel, it will cross an 18-km (roughly 11.2-mile) stretch of the Baltic Sea. The Fehmarnbelt tunnel (aka Fehmarn Belt fixed link) is being created by Femern A/S, Rambøll, Arup and TEC, and is described by the team as the world's longest immersed tunnel (i.e. a tunnel built elsewhere and then sunk into place) and the world's deepest immersed tunnel with road and rail traffic. The immersed part is important as there are longer undersea tunnels, such as the...

NATIONAL CATFISH DAY In the United States, National Catfish Day on June 25 each year to celebrate the value of farm-raised catfish. Dive in with us as we explore some interesting facts you may not have known about catfish. #NationalCatfishDay A diverse group of ray-finned fish, catfish are named for their prominent barbels, which resemble cat whiskers. These nocturnal swimmers don't have any scales. Their smooth flesh makes it difficult for anglers to clean. In the United States, the most commonly eaten species of catfish are the channel catfish and blue catfish. They are also a good source of Vitamin...

Each time the Department of Energy (DOE) finalized regulations targeting popular home appliances—including stoves, clothes washers, refrigerators, and water heaters—over the last several months, the agency included a similar line in the announcement: The new rules were crafted with the help of recommendations from a "wide range of stakeholders." According to the DOE, the stakeholders included industry partners and consumer advocacy organizations. A Washington Free Beacon review, however, shows 7 out of the 10 stakeholders whose recommendations DOE consulted are climate activist groups or left-leaning consumer groups. Those groups collectively boast substantial financial backing from grantmaking nonprofits that regularly funnel...

A Bronx bodega worker was bashed in the head with a “sledgehammer” in a fight over a hookah – leaving her so battered she’s ashamed to let her children see her, she told The Post. Oralia Perez, 41, was working at A&D Deli Grocery on East 188th Street in Fordham Heights around 10:08 a.m. Saturday when a man and woman came in and demanded a refund for a $30 hookah, according to the victim and police. She recognized the couple as the same pair that allegedly stole $40 worth of items from the bodega two days earlier, Perez told The...

You can add the Internal Revenue Service to the ranks of federal agencies conceding that raining taxpayer money on all and sundry to offset the negative effects of pandemic-era closures didn't go as well as intended. Not only was a program meant to offset the cost of paying workers during lockdowns and voluntary social-distancing prone to being gamed, but the "vast majority" of claims submitted to the program show evidence of being fraudulent. The Tax Man Is Shocked To Discover Fraudsters In the course of a detailed review of the Employee Retention Credit, "the IRS identified between 10% and 20%...