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The History of the Loveseat

  It’s Valentine’s Day, so it seemed fitting for us to study the loveseat – the one piece of furniture dedicated to love. At least, that was the intention. This two-seater sofa made its first appearance on the furniture scene back in the 17th Century. Its sole purpose was not ...

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Canadian Interest Rates May Start Dropping Again in April: RBC

The Bank of Canada announced this week that it would leave its mortgage market-influencing key interest rate unchanged again. This development — or lack thereof — did not come as a surprise to economists who pay close attention to the central bank’s moves. It was, after all, the fifteenth straight ...

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McGill University offers free online financial literacy course ‘for everybody’

McGill University campus is seen Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in Montreal. To help Canadians better understand how to manage their personal finances, McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management has collaborated with RBC Future Launch and the Globe and Mail to develop a free online financial literacy course. (Paul Chiasson/THE CANADIAN ...

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