Noelle Talmon 
Norway plans on spending $16.1 CAD to make technical improvements at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The government explained on its website that “the measures are part of a long-term plan to enhance the performance and extend the viability of the seed vault.” Norway built the vault 10 years ago … Read More
Ryan Reynolds is joining George Clooney in the alcohol business. It’s unclear if he’ll make $1 billion from the investment like his fellow star. The actor is the new owner of Aviation Gin, a liquor company based in Portland, Ore. “In the long and in no way disastrous marriage of showbiz … Read More
Nearly 50 years ago, Jimi Hendrix was detained at an airport in Toronto, Canada, for possessing drugs. The arrest card featuring his signature and fingerprints will be for sale at an auction in March. On May 3, 1969, a customs agent at Toronto Pearson International Airport found a small amount … Read More
Economists have spent years trying to determine how much money an individual needs in order to live a joyful life. Many may find a new estimate a little disheartening. According to Newsweek, back in 2010 researchers from Princeton University determined that a U.S. household’s annual income of $75,000 ($95,000 CAD) … Read More
The majority of Canadians in relationships are worried about their partner’s debt. A new survey from debt relief firm BDO Canada found that 59 percent of people who are married, living with a partner, or living separately from their partner, wish they could change at least one thing about their … Read More
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