Five-year-old Beau starts each day being carried by one of his parents to the family’s living room, where his wheelchair awaits in their Beamsville, Ont., home. Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at 17 months old, Beau is unable to walk independently due to the disease, which damages nerves and leads to severe muscle weakness. Beau’s...
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‘Failure is not an option’: Fire-torn Jasper entering new year with hope and anxiety
This year, Kim Stark’s kids took responsibility for decorating the family Christmas tree. Ornaments include toy cars, puzzle pieces, string and a pair of binoculars — things her three young daughters had handy after the family lost their home in summer’s devastating Jasper wildfire. “I have the most wonderful tree on the planet,” said Stark....
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An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump’s political coalition
An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump’s movement — wealthy...
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Returning to the office can disrupt life. Here are some tips to navigate the changes
NEW YORK (AP) — Jason LaCroix felt privileged to work from home, especially as a father to two young children. He needed flexibility when his son, then 6, suffered a brain injury and spent 35 days in intensive care. LaCroix, a senior systems engineer based in Atlanta, took time off and then worked from home...
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Mother and baby plush toys recalled due to choking hazard
Heath Canada has issued a nationwide recall notice for a pair of mother and baby plush animal toys that were sold under the brand Chantia Sales. The national health department says the stuffed animals do not meet safety regulations because the toys’ hard plastic eyes can detach and pose a choking hazard to young children. The...
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Before exiting, Biden heads to Africa to highlight his own counter to China. Will Trump take it up?
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — President Joe Biden is finally making his long-promised visit to Africa to showcase a U.S.-backed railway project in three countries that he has pushed as a new approach in countering some of China’s global influence. Biden’s first visit to the continent as president — which he left to the...
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Can AI chatbots make your holiday shopping easier?
Tired of thinking about what gifts to get everyone this year? Artificial intelligence chatbots might help, but don’t expect them to do all the work or always give you the right answers. Anyone scouring the internet for Cyber Monday deals is likely going to encounter more conversational iterations of the chatbots that some retailers and...
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Negotiations between Canada Post, union still on hold
Canada Post says it’s waiting for a response from the union representing some 55,000 striking workers after it offered a new framework for negotiations over the weekend. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has said its negotiators are reviewing the proposal. Canada Post on Sunday said it hoped the document would reignite discussions with the union in the dispute...
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Delivery scams on the rise amid Canada Post strike, holiday shopping season
MONTREAL — Canadians are facing a fresh wave of scams as fraudsters seize on the Canada Post strike to try to trick victims out of their cash. Equifax Canada information security head Octavia Howell says the last few weeks have seen a big rise in the number of scam attempts, which range from phishing emails...
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Bombardier and Honeywell settle lawsuit over engine prices
MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. says it has reached an agreement with Honeywell International Inc. to settle a lawsuit relating to the cost of the jet engines it makes for the Montreal-based plane maker. Bombardier first sued Honeywell in 2016, arguing that it was going against a contractual obligation to reduce the cost of the engines...