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A prominent Canadian philanthropist launches into a story about his days as an undergraduate at university way back when. He switched majors early on and, in advance of his final year, experienced a moment of acute realization that he was not having nearly enough fun. To beef up the good times, he registered for what he described as a slate of “Joe” courses, otherwise known as bird courses.

see similar prices to what was seen in 2023, with automotive experts saying not to expect the cost for a vehicle to return to pre-pandemic levels anytime soon.During the COVID-19 pandemic, inventory became a big factor due to supply chain issues impacting semiconductors and automotive computer chips, and with it came higher prices due to fewer new and used cars available for purchase.“So when there (are) fewer cars sold and new cars sold, obviously it has a direct impact on the used market,” Baris Akyurek, vice-president of insights and intelligence at Autotrader.ca, told Global News in an interview. “That’s why we have been seeing inflated prices.”As 2023 came to a close, however, Akyurek said it has been a “pretty positive” year in terms of availability.According to Auto Trader’s 2023 trends report released in September, the new car supply had increased from the month prior, with the organization predicting modest increases to inventory in the coming years.

New Year’s Day being a statutory holiday, some stores and services Canadians rely on will be closed.Here’s a guide of what is open and what is closed across the country on Jan. 1, 2024.If you’re looking to restock your fridge after a week of festive cooking, you might have to wait until Tuesday, Jan. 2.Loblaws, Sobeys, Walmart, Longo’s, Metro and Costcos will be closed holiday Monday throughout most of the country.Some grocery store locations will be open on New Year’s Day, however, including Metro at 444 Yonge St.

Kingston, Ont., Wine Rack stores will remain closed. However, where permitted by local municipalities, some LCBO Convenience Outlets might be open with regular hours of business.Most B.C. liquor stores will be closed.

Spurn point would be a desolate place to die. Stretching five precarious kilometres into the North Sea, the constantly shifting finger of East Yorkshire coast is little more than a narrow sand bank held together by sea grass, the only obvious signs of human habitation a long-abandoned lifeboat station and lighthouse, both now given over to the winds and the rain. It is a permanent home solely to wading birds and the bugs they feast on, perhaps to the odd vole.

Ottawa rolled out its timeline for the full transition to electric vehicles on Tuesday, but some industry watchers are concerned the path to get there is not realistic.

terrorism in two days. On Wednesday, RCMP arrested a 16-year-old in Calgary over an unrelated plot.The RCMP said Saturday it had arrested five youths for terrorism just in the past six months, and that it had seen a “concerning trend” of terrorists using the internet to recruit youths.As a result, police said parents, as well as teachers and coaches, should be on the alert for the signs of radicalization.“We’re asking adults in positions of authority to be alert for behaviors of concern which may be linked to violent extremism,” the RCMP said in a statement.The Ottawa youth’s father told Global News his son had become “more religious.” “I warned him many times,” to stay away from “extremist people,” he said, and even arranged for his son to speak to an imam.But he said his son was naive and may have been used by extremists.“There are some people taking advantage of him,” the father said.

housing markets in many parts of Canada are pushing some home sellers to make hard-fought concessions on price — or delay their plans to sell until next year — in the wake of higher rates.Real estate experts who spoke to Global News say patience and price flexibility are key to landing a sale in today’s market, and that waiting until spring in hopes of a better deal is far from a sure thing.October sales figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released this week showed a “sizable decline” in activity in most of the country’s biggest markets.Sales volumes dropped 5.6 per cent from September, according to CREA, with chair Larry Cerqua saying that buyers might’ve entered an early “hibernation” as higher interest rates limit buying power across the country.Lorna Willis, an agent with Re/Max Finest Realty in Kingston, Ont., says that the number of homes sold in that city was down nine per cent year over year in October, with average prices down 5.3 per cent annually.The main thing that’s changed in the region is how long it takes to sell a home, according to Willis.

Star Entertainment chairman David Foster has told investors the company had no intention to raise more money – “based on what we know today” – after finding $1.6 billion in new funds in the last seven months.

Wanda Sykes will kick off her «Please & Thank You» comedy tour in 2024. It marks her first major tour in six years, as reported exclusively by Variety. The tour will launch on March 1 in Concord, New Hampshire, and run until June 15 in Kansas City, Missouri. Additional dates will be added later. Artist presales start on October 26 at 10 a.m. local time, and general public ticket sales commence on October 27, both through Sykes' website.

Newly released documents show that Correctional Service Canada stopped Paul Bernardo from having his lawyer make a statement to the media as controversy swirled around the notorious killer’s transfer to a medium-security prison.

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The schedule for a few matches on WWE Monday Night Raw is reportedly out. There will be NXT Women's Champion Becky Lynch vs Tegan Nox. Nia Jax will face Raquel Rodriguez. Viking Rules match will be played between Kofi Kingston and Ivar. Meanwhile, WWE's popular television show, «Friday Night Smackdown», will be moving from Fox to USA Network next year under a new five-year domestic media rights partnership with NBCUniversal. 'Smackdown', the weekly two-hour live program that features wrestlers such as Roman Reigns, Charlotte Flair, Rey Mysterio and Bianca Belair, regularly performs strongly in the key 18-49 demographic. It's also experienced strong ratings of late with regular appearances by John Cena and an unadvertised appearance by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. 'Smackdown' will begin airing on USA Network in October 2024. Fox had a five-year deal for 'Smackdown' that started in October 2019. Prior to that, 'Smackdown' had aired on USA Network from 2016 to 2019. Financial terms of the deal between WWE and NBCUniversal were not disclosed. As part of the agreement, WWE will also produce four prime-time specials per year that will air on NBC, starting in the 2024/2025 season. This will be the first time that WWE will air on the network in prime time.

About two years ago, Gillian Holcroft co-founded a company to sell two patented technologies that would allow miners to produce and recycle graphite in an environmentally friendly manner.

Financial institutions are missing an important element of providing an effective service for clients from diverse backgrounds.

Stockbroker Ord Minnett’s head of natural resources, Richard Saywell, is packing his bags for a rival.

COVID-19 variants across the country, attention is once again turning to rapid antigen tests.However, this flu season is different from the last, as the federal government stopped its shipments of rapid tests to the provinces and territories, meaning Canadians may have to look a little harder to find them, or even pay out of pocket, experts say.Given the dwindling supply, increasing numbers of expired tests and the emergence of new COVID-19 variants in the country, the question arises: Are rapid tests still effective?“I still see a value in the tests, because SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID sheds for a longer time than we tend to see with some the other respiratory infections,” explained Dr. Gerald Evans, infectious disease specialist at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.“It would be able to inform you of the likelihood you might have to be off work for a little bit longer than you were expecting.”In March 2023, the federal government ended new shipments of rapid antigen tests to provinces and territories.

As far as stereotypes go, rock stars aren’t supposed to be good parents. But there they were all summer—music’s biggest superstars, performing on stage at some of the season’s biggest concerts next to their kids. Jennifer Lopez performed “A Thousand Years" as a duet with her child Emme at Dodger Stadium.

COVID-19 cases increasing according to infectious disease expert Dr. Gerald Evans“Those are going to result in a lot more gathering together of people which is a little bit more opportunity for the virus to transmit around.”According to the Limestone District School Board they won’t be bringing back the heavy-handed precautions but will follow public health guidelines which include regularly cleaning high touch surfaces, encouraging frequent handwashing, daily monitoring for symptoms, staying home when sick and covering mouths when coughing.For parents like Ryan McCarthy it’s a similar philosophy.

Two cities in southern Ontario that share a partial border have taken the number one spots for the rudest and politest cities in Canada.

Gwen Stefani's oldest son, Kingston Rossdale, took the stage at his stepdad Blake Shelton's bar and music spot, Ole Red, on Friday (August 11). In a TikTok video, the 17-year-old joked with the crowd and then performed a rock-style set with a guitarist and keyboardist at the bar in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. After the performance, he thanked the audience and Shelton, who came on stage to hug him. Stefani has two other children, Zuma and Apollo, with her ex-husband Gavin Rossdale. The former couple were married for 13 years and separated in 2015. Stefani and Shelton got married in 2021 and continue to have a strong relationship. Shelton spoke about his stepfather role in an interview with KFROG's The Ride with Kimo & Heather. He said, «I love my stepfather, and I looked up to him, and he’s like a father to me, so I have a good inspiration in my life for how to do this and the kind of stepdad I want to be. I also have a blast with it, I’m not gonna lie. I don’t take it so serious that I’m not enjoying this time, because I really am, especially now that we’re five years into this thing. I can’t imagine my life without these kids now.»