summer recipes
Posted on Jul 28, 2026
Vietnamese Noodles with Lemongrass Chicken
CHICKEN AND MARINADE
- 8 skinless and boneless thighs or breast
- 1 stalk lemongrass , white part only, bruised them sliced into pieces easy to pick out later 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped or minced
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp fish sauce 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
NUOC CHAM (VIETNAMESE S...
this week.
Posted on Jun 08, 2026
- Canada's population declined by 102,000 (0.2%) in 2025, the first recorded decline since Confederation in 1867. This was driven by a more than 460,000 net decline in non-permanent residents. Meanwhile, BC's population fell by 41,000 (0.7%).
- Employment across Canada has fallen by 112,300 jobs in the first four months of 2026 (111,300 were full-time p...
credit & debt | spring 2026 rennie landscape
Posted on Apr 29, 2026
Household borrowing is once again on the rise as interest rates have fallen. Residential mortgage debt is the primary driver of that growth.
HOME IS WHERE THE DEBT IS
The amount of new debt taken on by Canadians is, in part, sensitive to interest rates. That is, when interest rates are low, borrowing increases--this was the case in 2020 and 2021 wh...
february recipe
Posted on Feb 26, 2026
SEIZE HER Salad Dressing (from cookbook Eat Shrink and Be Merry by Greta & Janet Podleski)
• 1/2 cup Mayo
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 1 ounce/30 g)
• 1 hard-cooked Omega-3 egg
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 2 large garlic cloves, crushed and minced
• 1 teaspoon hon...
have you tuned in?
Posted on Feb 12, 2026
say goodbye to underused housing tax
Posted on Feb 04, 2026
As of late 2025/early 2026, the federal Underused Housing Tax (UHT) is proposed to be eliminated for the 2025 calendar year and onwards, removing filing and payment requirements for future years.
Key UHT updates include:
2025 Elimination: No UHT is payable and no returns are required for the 2025 calendar year or subsequent years, as proposed in Budg...
