With a major deadline to repay a pandemic era loan just over a month away, one small business owner says she’s only now being told she was never eligible for the money in the first place. The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) was introduced at the height of the pandemic to help out small businesses … Read more
Here are two things to consider when shopping for a breast pump. MANUAL OR ELECTRIC BREAST PUMP? It really depends on one’s comfort level and needs. A colleague who breastfed both her kids swore by her trusty manual single pump. She found the electric pump painful to use. Pumping by hand allowed her to control … Read more
Canadian residents whose personal data was compromised in a 2019 LifeLabs data breach can now apply for up to $150 in compensation from a multi-million dollar class action settlement approved in October. The private medical diagnostics company and its subsidiaries were the target of a cyberattack on Dec. 17, 2019, that compromised patient data for around 15 million … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots. The 33-year-old Watts, who had not shared the news of her pregnancy even with her family, made her first prenatal visit to a doctor’s … Read more
NEW YORK — The scene: A crowded shopping center in the weeks before Christmas. Or a warehouse store. Or maybe a packed airport terminal or a commuter train station or another place where large groups gather. There are people — lots of people. But look around, and it’s clear one thing is largely absent these … Read more
Automakers are set to get a jolt Tuesday when Ottawa unveils its promised electric vehicle regulations. CBC News has learned that Ottawa will release final regulations it says will ensure that all new passenger cars sold in Canada by 2035 are zero-emission vehicles, a senior government source said. The source — who was not authorized to speak publicly — … Read more
Actor Shreyas Talpade, a well-known star in Hindi and Marathi cinema, suffered a cardiac arrest on December 14, 2023, after returning home from the shoot of Welcome To The Jungle. The actor was rushed to the hospital immediately and an angioplasty was performed. The actor is on the road to recovery and is responding well. … Read more
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CALORIC DEFICIT FROM EATING? With ingredients containing virtually no calories, is it then possible to eat a negative-calorie meal? The concept is increasingly popular among people who are trying, for example, to adopt a healthy lifestyle or lose weight, observed consultant gastroenterologist Andrea Rajnakova. They believe that certain foods require more energy to digest than … Read more
Actor Shreyas Talpade, who is a well-known star in Hindi and Marathi cinema, suffered a cardiac arrest on December 14, 2023, after returning home after the Welcome To The Jungle shoot. The actor was rushed to the hospital immediately and an angioplasty was performed. Now, his wide Deepti has confirmed that Shreyas Talpade is out … Read more
Several state lawmakers want to zero in on deep-rooted disparities that are holding back Black Coloradans economically, from low homeownership to disproportionately high incarceration rates, and expand the search for solutions. That’s the aim of legislation unveiled Wednesday that would charge History Colorado, the state’s historical society, with undertaking a comprehensive study into the reverberations … Read more
