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Blacklock’s- 51% Struggle With Mortgage

Most mortgage holders are struggling to pay their debts with nearly a quarter now using credit cards or other borrowing to meet bills as they fall due, CMHC said yesterday. The federal insurer said financial well-being of householders had deteriorated over the past year.

“There was an increase in the proportion of consumers who stated they had difficulties maintaining debt payments,” said the 2025 Mortgage Consumer Survey. A majority, 53 percent said they were “concerned about defaulting on their mortgage.”

A Doctor And An Engineer Get Into A Car…

Stop me if you’ve heard this joke before.

On Jan. 27, 2024, a 45-year-old father and husband – being identified only as “J.G.” at the family’s request – was lying on the road when he was struck by a Ford Mustang.

Provincial court in Surrey heard that Gaganpreet Singh was driving the car, which stopped briefly after the collision.

Gaganpreet Singh, along with a passenger, Jagdeep Singh, got out of the car.

During a 911 recording played in court, a witness calls out to the men: “There’s a man underneath your car.”

Despite this, the vehicle speeds off, dragging J.G. for 1.3 kilometres and later stopping in a cul de sac.

That’s where the Singhs worked together to dislodge the victim.

Quacks Will Be Quaking

Daily Wire;

The Federal Trade Commission is setting its sights on the industry pushing transgender medical procedures on minors, documents obtained by The Daily Wire show, a potential major step in the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on radical gender ideology.

The FTC, an agency tasked with protecting American consumers, will hold a day-long workshop in July on transgender surgeries, hormones, and puberty blockers, according to an internal memo obtained by The Daily Wire. That’s a likely indicator of the agency’s intentions: the FTC often holds such events before initiating legal action against an industry to gain information, gather evidence, and solicit the input of affected Americans.

“Under the Federal Trade Commission Act, the FTC is provided broad authority to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive trade acts and practices,” the memo reads. “There is now considerable reason to believe that the doctors and medical providers pushing [gender-affirming care] on minors are knowingly deceiving parents by exaggerating [gender-affirming care’s] ‘benefits’ and downplaying its harmful side effects.”

May 23, 2025: Reader Tips

Tonight, we begin a 5-part series related to the famous American Mother Road aka Route 66. But only this first one is actually directly related to Route 66 itself. Here is Nat King Cole singing Get Your Kicks on Route 66 (link fixed).

If you’ve got some personal stories about driving on Route 66 or other long distance road trips, we’d love to hear them! Current news tips are also welcome.

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