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When you start considering who should inherit various parts of your estate and other assets, think about the most tax-effective solutions that avoid creating tax burden for your beneficiaries. 

Plan now, save grief later

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Recently, I attended a meeting where the discussion turned to the matter of making your estate plan. The presenter noted that in doing so, your priorities should be family, charity and then the tax man.

At Catholic Missions, charity begins at home

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With the years of COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror, Catholic Missions In Canada (CMIC) approached 2023 as a year to reassert its visibility in the Canadian Catholic community.

Let the Montreal Irish story be told

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‘The last piece of the puzzle’ marks the 6,000 fleeing famine only to be buried in Canada’s largest mass grave

Despite tumultuous times, support still flows

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Amid the pandemic hardships of the past few years and a rapidly changing world since, Catholic Family Services (CFS) Toronto has maintained its unwavering support for those in need. Executive director Brenda Spitzer credits much of this resilience to the generous support of donors.

Things often forgotten in an estate plan

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People often overlook items of sentimental value during estate planning, and this oversight can lead to disagreements and relationship-ending issues.

Minimize your tax burden with a sound plan

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It is important to be ready for the two certainties in life: death and taxes. A good estate plan will help maximize benefits and reduce taxes in the event of death and/or potential incapacity. 

Late archbishop key in B.C. colleges’ launch

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Just before the turn of the new millennium, then Vancouver Archbishop Adam Exner, like many others, was asking himself the question, “What will the future bring?”

Newman chaplain answers ‘call within a call’

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It is a long way from his native Igboland in Nigeria to the Newman Centre at McGill University, but Fr. Anthony Atansi finds himself as “at home” in one as the other.

Family, faith guide scholarship winner

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For Lilian Pham, winning the prestigious Schulich Leadership Scholarship was only possible because of the love and support of her family.