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Is the cost of postsecondary education worth it?
Young people in Canada today are going to postsecondary schools in greater proportions, living at home longer and starting their careers later than ever. It all raises the question: Is the education worth the time and money?
The answer depends on the degree, Tim Cestnick writes. Graduates of engineering and computer sciences earn the most two years after graduation, with a median income of $58,943 for males and $52,654 for females. Health and business-related programs follow close behind.
Ultimately, if your child is attending postsecondary school, the amount of money they pay and the debt they are willing to take on should be driven by their potential earnings afterward.
Canadian Armed Forces accused of killing civilians in Iraq air strike
The Canadian military has revealed that their fighter pilots have been accused of killing civilians during a Jan. 21 air strike in Iraq.
In an exclusive report from Steven Chase, the military says they’ve found no evidence to back up this accusation.
Despite repeatedly being asked whether Canadian soldiers have inadvertently killed civilians in the fight against the Islamic State, this is the first time the military has revealed such an accusation.
They say they are inviting anyone with more information to step forward and will investigate if necessary.
The Reichmann family feud: Son sues parents over income disagreement
A feud has erupted in a branch of the wealthy Reichmann clan, with a son suing his parents – claiming they cut off his income, leaving him short of money to support his family.
As Richard Blackwell reports, Abraham Reichmann launched the legal fight against his parents, Ada and Ralph Reichmann. Ralph, now over 80, controls and runs the family tile business, Olympia Tile International Inc. Abraham has had little to do with the business.
The dispute began late in 2013 over Abraham’s family trust agreement. After that disagreement, Ralph allegedly cut off all payments to his son.
In his ruling, the judge called the fight an “unfortunate family rift” and said it “cries out for settlement.”
Ashley Madison CEO Noel Biderman steps down after hack
The chief executive of infidelity website Ashley Madison’s parent company Avid Life Media has left, just over a week after hackers leaked data about millions of its clients in a massive cyber assault.
Avid Life said on Friday the departure of Noel Biderman was by “mutual agreement” and its existing senior management team would take over until a new CEO is appointed.
The leave follows a major data dump on Aug. 18 by hackers who claimed to be unhappy with Ashley Madison’s business practices.
Biderman, styling himself the “King of Infidelity,” had been the company’s primary pitchman, but the married father of two has not made any public appearances since the attack.
Harper government ran $5-billion surplus over first quarter: Finance Canada
The federal government ran a $5-billion surplus over the first quarter of the current fiscal year, according to a new report from Finance Canada.
The surplus was earned from April until June of this year, and is considerably larger than the $424-million surplus the government ran during the same three months last year.
As Bill Curry explains, the money can partly be attributed to the government’s sale of its General Motors shares, which was booked at the start of the fiscal year.
The report comes out during a heated financial debate ahead of the fall election.