Ringside for Youth XXIV packs a punch

 Photo credit: Timeout with the Twins WATCH ABOVE: Timeout with the Twins were invited to attend Ringside For Youth, an evening of amateur boxing, a celebrity appearance, a silent auction, a live auction and a three-course meal, benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa.  Their video includes highlights from

Savings slide as Canadians focus on paying down debt

 If your new year's resolution is to get a handle on your debt, you're not alone. With mounting household debt and interest rates on the rise, an annual CIBC poll found that paying down debt is again Canadians' top financial priority. Yet, with inflation outpacing earnings and outliving our assets

Sea of Pink Runs Through the Capital

 All photos by Ali Matthews. On Sunday, October 2nd a sea of pink descended upon our Nation’s Capital. Underneath all the layers of pink feathers, glitter, tulle there were over 5,000 Ottawa-Gatineau Changemakers participating in the 23rd Ottawa-Gatineau Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) CIBC Run for the Cure – raising

CIBC Banks on New OAG Expantion

 This week the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) and longtime supporter CIBC announced a new and considerable Art Now – L’art ici Capital Campaign gift of $100,000. CIBC has become a lead sponsor for the gallery and it’s events during the past decade, including le pARTy Art Auction and the Partners in

Pros and Cons of an Expanded Canada Pension Plan

 A new report came out this week that reiterates what we’ve heard from other sources a few times now: Canadians aren’t saving nearly enough for retirement. The Deputy Chief Economist of the CIBC warns that without pension reform now, younger workers today will see a steep decline in living standards