If you’ve ever felt bad about making a terrible investment, rest assured it couldn’t possibly be as terrible as the one Logan Paul recently made. Less than a month after the YouTuber-turned-boxer made headlines for purchasing the “only known sealed box of first-edition base set Pokemon cards” for a staggering $3.5 million, Paul has revealed…
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Hamilton has spent over $1.5M on extra security guards during COVID-19 pandemic
by Sue JonesHamilton has spent nearly $1.53 million on extra security guards since the pandemic’s beginnings in early 2020 to keep places like vaccine clinics and testing centres safe.Anti-masking activists rallied at Gore Park in Hamilton in 2020. The city said it has spent more than $1.5 million on extra security during the pandemic. (Bobby Hristova/CBC)Hamilton has…
While HBO is moving forward with a new Game of Thrones prequel show, House of the Dragon for release in 2022, one of its earlier ideas was canceled. Now it’s been revealed how much HBO spent on one of the earlier projects: $30 million. That’s how much HBO spent to film the pilot for a…
HBO James Andrew Miller’s new book “Tinderbox” explores one of the most venerated brands in the entertainment business, HBO. Interviewing nearly 1,000…
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Ottawa spent more money in Alberta than it raised in tax revenues from the province in 2020, economist says
by Sue JonesFor the first time in decades, Alberta received more federal support than it raised in revenues last year, new data from Statistics Canada shows — and was also the largest recipient of COVID-related federal spending increases in Canada.Customers enjoy a meal at Annabelle’s Kitchen in Calgary’s Marda Loop neighbourhood on June 11, 2021. (The Canadian Press)For…
Amazon reportedly spent around $11 billion on TV series, movies and music for its Prime services last year – up by 41%…
Story and photographs byLaurent Ballesta Published April 15, 2021 • 15 min read I grew up along the Mediterranean coast, in the…
Jason McLellan was wandering around a ski shop of Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort, waiting for his new snowboarding boots to be…
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Man who spent over £30k on botched hair transplants says he would do it all again: ‘It’s a valid investment in my self-image’
by ava360Sorry, this video isn’t available any more. A man who spent more than £30,000 on botched hair transplants has told how he would do it all again. On Monday’s This Morning, Spencer Stevenson, 44, appeared via video link where he told Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford why he forked out thousands on hair transplants. He…
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Rideau Hall spent over $110,000 on legal fees in response to bullying, harassment claims
by Sue JonesRideau Hall has spent more than $110,000 in public money so far on legal representation in response to allegations of a toxic workplace and verbal harassment at the Governor General’s office, Radio-Canada has learned.Governor General Julie Payette arrives to deliver the throne speech in the Senate on Sept. 23, as Parliament prepares to resume sitting in…