Cost of B.C. vaccine booking hotline revealed: $47.66 million
02/11/2022 11:18 AMThe B.C. NDP government spent $47.66 million last year on the contract with Telus for the province’s vaccine booking hotline, documents obtained under freedom of information law reveal. The hotline, plagued by initial problems, was designed to assist the first wave of...
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Stat of the Day
02/11/2022 10:42 AMUS annualized inflation rate at 7.5% in January vs January 2021. Average US worker makes $1,086 per week - means that this rate pays extra $81.45 per week for the same goods last year or over $4,200 for the year.
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Quote of the Day
02/11/2022 10:38 AM"I was told not to state publicly that it (Omicron) was a mild illness. I have been asked to refrain from making such statements and to say that it is a serious illness." Angelique Coetzee, doctor who discovered Omicron in South...
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Florida home goes up for auction as an NFT
02/10/2022 12:32 PMIt’s not just JPEGs of apes being sold as digital tokens. A house in Gulfport, FL, will be auctioned off as an NFT tomorrow in what is claimed to be the first US real estate NFT transaction. Bidding starts at $650,000 in ether. Real estate tech company Propy is...
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The Lone Bear Calling For $65 Oil
02/10/2022 11:23 AMThe head of commodity analysis at Citigroup believes that there has been a ‘colossal failure’ when it comes to analyzing the fundamentals of today's oil markets. While plenty of analysts are calling for $100 oil, Citigroup sees oil prices falling to an average of $65...
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Stat of the Day
02/09/2022 2:03 PMHow high are crude oil prices really? Using inflation implied from global GDP deflator: The high of $147 in 2008 is equivalent to $222 today. The 2011 average Brent price inflation adjusted to today: $149.60 Pierre Andurand, CIO Andurand Capital
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Quote of the Day
02/09/2022 1:41 PM"Every protest that western authorities dislike will now be characterized as an 'insurrection' -- always helpful to be able to claim that there's a faction inside the country trying to overthrow the government, since that fear justifies any state power." Glen...
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TMX Group Canada to unveil crypto futures product later this year
02/09/2022 12:49 PMIn response to institutional investors' concerns about the risks of trading in a new asset class, TMX Group, Canada's major stock market operator, has revealed plans to launch its first-ever crypto futures product. While speaking to Reuters, TMX Group's John McKenzie...
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Canada’s population fastest growing in G7 thanks to immigration
02/09/2022 12:32 PMCanada’s population growth over the the past half decade has been largely driven by immigration, according to 2021 census data. Statistics Canada captured the Canadian population on May 11, 2021, five years after its previous census in 2016. The newly-released...
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Joe Rogan reportedly turns down $100 million offer to move his podcast: ‘Spotify has hung in with me, inexplicably’
02/09/2022 11:41 AMJoe Rogan said he's not leaving for Spotify for Rumble and its looser content moderation rules. The site, favored by the right, offered him $100 million to leave the streamer. After a standup set Wednesday, Rogen said "Spotify has hung in with me, inexplicably." Joe...
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