Women choose good looks over personality in men: Study

New research indicates that young women prefer a handsome man – regardless of how respectful, friendly, ambitious, or intelligent he might be. Although it is often assumed that men are more swayed by looks when seeking women, and that it is a potential partner’s personality that matters most to women, … Read More

The Canadian economy adds 19,400 jobs, unemployment ticks up slightly

Canadian job creation in March shattered most economists’ predictions, but it’s not all good news. Which regions and sectors saw gains, and who took a hit? While most experts had forecast modest growth of roughly 5,000 new jobs for last month, the latest Statistics Canada data released this morning shows … Read More

Sneaky new malware attack targets Chrome users

There’s a new virus attack circulating the web on innocent and unsuspecting websites that’s hard to spot and easy to fall for. I was doing research for an article earlier today when my computer was almost hacked. The bad guys have found a fairly sneaky new way to trick you … Read More

Canadians offered 18-month parental leave: Can you afford it?

In the Liberal Government’s newly released 2017 budget, parental leave has been extended from 12 to 18 months. This actually has both benefits and pitfalls for parents. With this new policy, parents won’t receive any more money from employment insurance, but they have the option of stretching their existing payout … Read More

Red flags that can get your taxes audited by the CRA this year

Okay, we’re into April now. That means the deadline for filing your income tax returns is fast approaching. Of course, we’re all law-abiding Canadians, happy to pay our share to keep this great nation strong and free. However, in the unlikely event that any Pursuit readers were thinking about fudging … Read More

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