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- BBC
Twenty years on: 'My boat was metres from the shore when the tsunami hit'
A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
- USA TODAY
Giving your child an iPhone this holiday season? Check these settings for them.
Here is what experts recommend parents do when it comes to children and smartphones and the parental settings that are available.
- PA Media: UK News
UK’s chief scout calls for annual leave allowance for volunteering
Dwayne Fields said allowing people 35 hours a year for volunteering would make ‘a huge difference’ in happiness and productivity at organisations.
- USA TODAY
What is a 1098-E form? What you need to know about the student loan interest statement
At least two forms deal with student loans and tuition, financial obligations that can be costly and overwhelming. Here's how they work.
- Yahoo Life Shopping
End-of-year sales are here: Score discounts at Amazon, Walmart, Target and more
Did Santa forget to put something under your tree? Scoop up savings on Apple, Dyson, Kate Spade, KitchenAid and more.
- Engadget
The best Nintendo Switch controllers for 2025
A good controller can level-up your entire Switch gaming experience. These are the best Switch controllers you can buy right now.
- Engadget
The best PS5 accessories for 2025
Here are the best accessories for the Sony PlayStation 5, as chosen by Engadget editors.
- Yahoo Canada Style
Amazon Boxing Day sale: Save big on Apple, KitchenAid, Yeti, Dyson and more — 75+ best deals to shop now
It's Dec. 26 — here are all the best Amazon Canada Boxing Day sales you definitely don't want to miss.
- PA Media: UK News
Poor stops put people off bus travel – report
Campaign for Better Transport is calling for a national standard to be implemented across the UK’s 400,000 bus stops.
- The Guardian
Sam Konstas makes debut to remember as Australia edge India on day one
Australia reached 311 for six at the close of the first day at the MCG after a remarkable debut knock from Sam Konstas
- WGAL - Lancaster/Harrisburg
Quiet end to the week, trending warmer and wetter this weekend in south-central Pennsylvania
Quiet end to the week, trending warmer and wetter this weekend in south-central Pennsylvania
- HowStuffWorks
Can Taurus Be Your Soulmate? Compatibility Insights Revealed
Discover if Taurus is your true soulmate. Learn about their loyalty, love traits, and compatible zodiac signs that create deep, lasting connections in astrology.
- CBC
YouTube historian sheds light on tragic shipwreck off Cape Sable Island
A dark moment in Nova Scotia's storied maritime history has been brought vividly to life thanks to YouTube creator Tom Lynskey.His Part-Time Explorer channel on YouTube has featured 10 Nova Scotia video documentaries in the last year that have millions of total views.A native of New Jersey, Lynskey has ties to Nova Scotia and now owns a home in Yarmouth.One of his latest documentaries delves into the wreck of the SS Hungarian, an 1860 disaster off Nova Scotia's Cape Sable Island that claimed the
- The Weather Network - Video
Year in Review: Solar eclipse and auroras steal the celestial show in 2024
Matthew DiNicolantonio is joined by meteorologist Scott Sutherland to round up the top events that graced Canada's skies in 2024.
- CBC
The interim leader of P.E.I.'s Green Party feels the energy growing
For Green Party interim leader Karla Bernard, 2024 was a "wild year" in P.E.I. politics. Bernard said that while there used to be an understanding that "a good idea is a good idea is a good idea, no matter where it comes from," that doesn't seem to hold true anymore. "We saw a further deterioration of that… spirit of collaboration, which does not exist anymore," she told CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin on Dec. 18. Even so, Bernard said for the Green Party, "it felt like a really good year i
- CBC
Can't give them away: Vintage upright pianos are meeting a sorry end
Scroll through an online for-sale site like Kijiji or Facebook Marketplace and you will almost always spot old upright pianos on offer, either for free or for a very, very low price. The wooden pianos can be beautiful, but the ads tend to stay up a while because the instruments are very heavy to move and often out of tune. "At one point in time, I thought at least every other home had a piano, because I could drive down the street and say, 'I've been there, I've been there, I've been there,'" sa
- CBC
Tastes good, costs less: Greener Village Fredericton chef cooks online
Chef Yves Dechaine of Greener Village has been making tasty homecooked meals on Facebook every Thursday since 2020, demonstrating how to stretch a food budget without sacrificing taste.
- PA Media: UK News
In Pictures: Sun, snow and storms among the best weather shots of 2024
Climate change has led to extremes including a summer heatwave as well as snowfall and several storms this year.
- CBC
Industry withholding data on one of Canada's largest fisheries, advocates say
Advocates and scientists are raising concerns with the availability of data on one of Canada's largest fisheries, as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans DFO is waiting on industry to provide data on the herring fishery in southwest Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy. For decades, herring stock has been declining, and has been in the critical zone since 2018.In July, DFO reduced the total allowable catch to 16,000 tonnes per season, from 21,000, fixing the quota at the reduced level until 2027.
- CBC
Here's how you can begin to tackle family clutter
If you're sitting around the living room with your family and you feel like the room is shrinking around you, it might not be the eggnog.It's probably the clutter.As a professional decluttering coach, Kim Eagles of Moncton said more adults are inheriting unwanted household items and collectibles from their parents and grandparents."I call it the great burden."She said people are overwhelmed by all they need to sort through when their parents downsize from their childhood homes. A similar stress