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There’s no telling exactly what the new year and new administration in the US will bring. But there are likely big changes afoot in the world of tech, especially if President-elect Donald Trump enacts all the tariffs he threatened on the campaign trail. We don’t have a crystal ball that tells us exactly what may get pricier or by how much, but there are several categories of big-ticket products that are at serious risk of being priced out of reach for many folks.Trump said on Monday that he’d put “an additional 10 percent tariff above any additional tariffs” on all…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 30, 2024 11:46 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands are without power in parts of Ontario hit hard by a blast of winter weather delivering gusty winds and heavy snow, with more to come. Snow blowing off lakes Superior and Huron has closed a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway, knocked out power and buried some communities under nearly a metre of snow. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they…

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The first big snow of the season threatened to bury towns in New York along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend, while winter storm conditions could persist into next week and cause hazards in the Great Lakes, Plains and Midwest regions. An Arctic outbreak of cold air will expand south and east and bring “dangerously cold wind chills” into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, the U.S. National Weather Service said Saturday, while heavy lake-effect snow could make travel “very difficult to impossible” into next week. “Temperatures will…

A senior from Clearview Township faces charges in connection with an investigation into a sexual assault involving a teen nearly 50 years ago. Huronia West OPP arrested the 77-year-old after launching the investigation back in April. Police say the allegation stems back to between 1978 and 1979, when the accused was a teacher at Stayner Collegiate Institute. “The OPP are concerned there may be more victims in relation to this investigation,” the police release stated. OPP reminds the public there is no statute of limitations on sexual offences. A report can be made at any time,…

Cucumbers shipped to several provinces have been recalled due to a potential salmonella contamination. SunFed Produce says its whole fresh American cucumbers, which were sold between Oct. 12 and Nov. 26, are being recalled after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) associated the product with reported salmonella cases.SunFed issued its own recall in a news release Wednesday. It said affected cucumbers were packaged in bulk cardboard containers labelled with the “SunFed” label, or in a generic white box or black plastic crate with a sticker that provides the implicated grower’s name, “Agrotato, S.A. de C.V.”The cucumbers were shipped to…

Sony and other game makers are running all kinds of Black Friday sales right now, allowing you to save on games, consoles, and plenty of accessories. However, one of the better offers still available is on the latest PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, which is on sale at Walmart, Best Buy, and Sony’s PlayStation Direct storefront for an all-time low of $374 ($75 off). It’s also available at Amazon as part of a Fortnite bundle that includes some in-game cosmetics and other freebies.Alternatively, if you prefer your console to come with its disc drive (instead of having to potentially add one…

Police are searching for a man who allegedly hit a car with a hatchet multiple times while yelling at the driver near a courthouse in downtown Toronto earlier this week. Officers said the man approached the vehicle, parked in the Centre Avenue and Armoury Street area, at around 4:40 p.m. Toronto police said the man took off after the incident. They are searching for a man in his mid-30s, who is about five-foot-six to five-foot-eight, with facial hair and was wearing a black jacket, black pants, and white shoes and was carrying a black and grey…

While federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has taken aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week — calling him too “weak” to engage with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump — Ontario Premier Doug Ford declined to echo the characterization in an exclusive Canadian broadcast interview set to air this Sunday on CTV’s Question Period. “I’m not going to get involved in the federal politics between Mr. Poilievre and the prime minister,” Ford told host Vassy Kapelos. “They can jump in the ring, battle it out and see who wins.” Ford added that in Canada, “democracy is always going…

With the arrival of Black Friday and Cyber Monday around the corner, the holiday shopping season is officially in full swing. Shoppers are out looking for the best deals on gifts for their loved ones. However, the RCMP and the Better Business Bureau are warning people that the deals they’re seeing online might be too good to be true. Stefanie Lasuik, communications manager with the Better Business Bureau’s Central Canada bureau, said a recent report from their organization showed a significant increase in online holiday scams. “Online scams during the holidays go up by as much as 183 per cent,…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 30, 2024 9:36 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing Canada Post workers has filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board over the layoffs of striking employees. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the layoffs are an “intimidation tactic” that violates the Canada Labour Code.No details have been provided on the extent of the layoffs, which Canada Post has said are temporary. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Canada Post spokeswoman Lisa Liu says in…