β Good news on the gst hst breaks.
Trudeau government to send $250 cheques to most people, slash GST on some goods
The GST/HST holiday will start on Dec. 14 and run through Feb. 15, 2025.
People will be able to buy the following goods GST-free:
With these exemptions, all food in Canada will be essentially tax-free.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-gst-vacation-christmas-1.7389206
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Saw the damage on V on the news lots without power and trees down.
Glad everyone here stayed safe.
How goes your way power on?
Bluesky on cnn .. ask for equal time?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/20/business/video/bluesky-ceo-jay-graber-lcl-digvid
(I don't generally post memes with incorrect grammar but in this case, the sentiment really spoke to me.)
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@piquant00 β
Somebody has about 100 folks & some surprise guests showing up to his CompSci dept retirement party later today & we are en route now. Great write-up by AMII on his legacy: https://www.amii.ca/latest-from-amii/amii-founding-member-jonathan-schaeffer-retiring-university-after-40-years-game-changing-ai/
Comcast CMCSA -0.19%decrease; red down pointing triangle announced Wednesday that it is moving forward with a plan to spin off its NBCUniversal cable TV networks, acknowledging that it will be better off without a business that was once its crown jewel.
The company, which last month said it was studying the idea, will separate off entertainment and news channels including MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen, E!, Syfy and Golf Channel.
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