There was a time about 15 years ago when there was a major push to have FM radios in mobile phones. Many phones already came (and still come) with an FM receiver, but it was never turned on. One such campaign led by broadcasters was called NextRadio that seemed to gain traction—and then…nothing. The whole initiative seemed to evaporate, and everyone forgot about it. Why? Basically, broadcasting groups ran into indifference from cell phone manufacturers, sometimes pointing to the fact that FM antennas draw too much power from batteries. In other cases, the chips that run cell phones have changed, making FM tuners less desirable. And finally, once 5G technology kicked in, radio listeners were encouraged to use apps, which, of course, tax your data plan. Some regions did get FM in phones, but for the most part, these radio receivers remain disabled or have been removed altogether. Bottom line? Don’t expect an FM tuner in cell phones anytime soon—or ever.

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Hosting Thanksgiving doesn’t have to mean a chaotic kitchen and a sink full of dishes. From freeing up oven space to giving every wine glass its own name, these handpicked finds solve the biggest hosting headaches without sacrificing style. Whether you’re the one carving the turkey or bringing a dish to someone else’s table, these are the pieces that make entertaining feel effortless — and most of them, you’ll reach for all year long.

 

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The polished (no-laundry) upgrade

Elevated enough for a set table, sturdy enough for a buffet — and no laundry required. Layer in your favourite napkin rings for an extra sophisticated touch.[/product_listing]

 

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Divided Serving Tray Platter – $35.99

Condiment Server with Lid – $33.98

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The leaders of Quebec’s five main parties have made their final bids to the public as they wait for votes to roll in throughout the day Monday.

The 39 day campaign saw the rivals make promises on everything from separation and nationalism, to immigration, workers’ rights and parental support.

The separatist Parti Québécois (PQ), which promised a separation referendum in 2029, has topped the polls throughout the campaign.

Latest polling by Leger for Journal/TVA Nouvelles shows the PQ sitting at 29 per cent, with a 16-percentage point advantage among francophone voters.

PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has spent most of his campaign on the offensive, appealing to voters looking for a change in government.

According to the Leger poll, 77 per cent of voters are looking for a change, after eight years of leadership from the Coalition Avenir Quebec that St-Pierre Plamondon said has produced “catastrophic results.”

Whether or not the PQ would sweep the National Assembly with a majority is still unclear, but St-Pierre Plamondon has risen the ranks of the party that has not held government since 2014.

The legacy of the PQ is the promise of a referendum that St-Pierre Plamondon has assured Quebecers will not be held until U.S. President Donald Trump is out of office.

But while St-Pierre Plamondon leads in the election polls, the latest polling on the possibility of a Quebec referendum swing in favour of the federalists.

The PQ is also positioning itself as the party that will get the province’s finances back on track.

The province’s deficit for the last fiscal year landed at $7.2 billion.

It has become a key sticking point for the PQ, hearing from voters along the campaign trail about concerns around affordability, homelessness, immigration, language policy and economic uncertainty linked to the United States.

PQ candidate and economist Marceau said a PQ government would reduce overall government spending while lowering taxes for businesses and cutting subsidies to multinational corporations.

The party also announced it would balance the provincial budget by 2028-29.

Despite repeated jabs at the CAQ for its handling of provincial affairs over the past eight years, leader Christine Fréchette said over the weekend that she is hinging on voters who still remain undecided.

Fréchette said early on in the campaign that her real rival is President Trump and that the CAQ would stand up for Quebec to the federal government as it enhances trade negotiations.

She has repeatedly argued that St-Pierre Plamondon’s plans for a referendum will only destabilize the province more and could add strain to its economy.

On the topic of budgets, the CAQ leader said her government has needed time to overcome the poor financial planning and debt incurred by the Liberals prior to 2018.

Just six months into her tenure as leader of the CAQ, Fréchette has said she offers a change in leadership without a change in government, promising a way to “move forward through the storm.”

The Trois-Rivières native was elected in the riding of Sanguinet and was named immigration minister. Less than two years later she changed mandates to energy and economy minister.

She has campaigned on affordability, health care and support for families and seniors, with promises including more money for home care and school-related expenses.

But former politicians and experts have used the term “glass cliff” to describe a woman assuming a leadership position when an organization is already facing a high risk of failure.

According to polls, support for the CAQ sits at 14 per cent, plummeting 10 points since the beginning of the campaign.

Throughout the last 39 days Fréchette has been dragged through controversies including the issuance of French-only voter cards and a claim about foreign interference in the election, which she later admitted was unsubstantiated.

Information has also been swirling regarding a supposed meeting that the PQ requested with the U.S. State Department earlier this year.

St. Pierre Plamondon said all that happened was a discussion with consular officials about the possibility of a trip to the U.S. that never took place.

Fréchette said she remains committed to her position and said she will stay on as leader despite the results of the election.

Support for Charles Milliard and the Quebec Liberal Party has risen steadily over the last month, capturing one quarter of voter intentions, according to Leger.

Plagued by poor showings and scandals for years, Milliard is determined to bring the Liberals back to the top.

Early on, Milliard branded himself as the only federalist candidate in the election, though he said he still believes in putting Quebec first.

“I lean much more towards the ‘Quebec-first’ end of the spectrum. But I’m convinced that Canada is something exceptional to which we have to contribute,” he said.

On Sunday, Milliard took a stance against the PQ and urged those who oppose a referendum to strategically vote Liberal.

The Liberal leader has focused much of his campaign on the Quebec economy, promising support for business owners, as well as advancements in education, internships and a commission on mental health.

Milliard has never served as an elected official and, at the start of the campaign, was an unknown name to many voters. But throughout the last 39 days he has solidified his standing and grasped the attention of many of Quebec’s English-speaking voters.

Support for the Conservative Party has also slowly gained momentum since the beginning of the campaign. According to the Leger poll, Éric Duhaime has 20 per cent of the vote.

The Conservative leader has spent the majority of his campaign distancing himself from the other parties. He has relentlessly hammered his rivals for being too bureaucratic and wasteful, while promising to address Quebecers’ cost of living through large tax cuts and slashing the size and cost of government.

If his party has the balance of power in a legislature led by a Parti Québécois minority, he has also promised to use his power to stop a referendum on sovereignty.

“We’re going to make sure that the ‘Yes’ bus and the ‘No’ bus remain nothing more than a fantasy of (Liberal Leader) Charles Milliard and (Parti Québécois Leader) Paul St-Pierre Plamondon,” he said.

Asked who would make the best premier, Duhaime came third with 14 per cent of the vote, according to Leger. He was polling second for the leader who ran the best campaign.

Duhaime has remained relatively unscathed over the course of the campaign but is no stranger to political hot water.

In 2016 the politician received backlash for commentary that was considered Islamophobic and sexist.

Duhaime’s support is highest amongst men and those 35 to 54.

Support remains the lowest for Quebec Solidaire (SQ) candidate Ruba Ghazal, who helped found the party 20 years ago, though the SQ is still expected to win some seats in the national assembly.

The Beirut native who moved to Canada at age 10 said she has an autonomous vision for Quebec, but one that is much more inclusive than the vision of the PQ.

“I want Quebec to be able to speak and defend our interests by ourselves. We don’t need anyone to do it for us,” she said when she launched her campaign. “It is important also to make people who are anglophone or who are immigrants to see that this project of independence is for them .”

Ghazal has said she will provide “solutions” to problems plaguing the province such as house, cost of living and the environment. She is adamant that the province needs a change in leadership.

Support for the leftist candidate is highest in Montreal and while it is unlikely for her party to form government, she is urging voters not to vote strategically in close ridings.

“People are fed up with strategic voting. What they need is for their voices to be heard,” she said. “Me, I invite Quebecers to vote with their hearts.”

Quebecers head to the polls Monday evening.

– With files from The Canadian Press

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For 22 years, the disappearance of Frank Davis remained an unanswered mystery for his family.

Davis was 40 when he went missing from Creston, B.C., leaving behind loved ones who would spend years wondering what happened to him.

Now, a team of divers called Adventures with Purpose uncovered a discovery beneath the waters of the Kootenay River near Creston: Frank’s car, flipped upside down at the bottom of the river, with his remains inside.

The divers start by identifying a person’s last known location and using available information to map out potential areas where their vehicle may have entered the water. The team then uses sonar to scan beneath the surface, methodically ruling out locations until they find a lead.

For Davis, the search stretched into its eighth hour before the team located his car on the opposite side of the river.

“The 11th search was where his car was on the other side of the river. We can work very fast,” said Bryon Leisek, a diver with Adventures With Purpose.

Adventures with Purpose is an American dive team known for its YouTube channel, where it documents searches for missing people and vehicles believed to be underwater.

The team works with families and law enforcement to help bring answers to long-unsolved cases and doesn’t charge the families or police departments for its recovery searches.

For families who have spent years wondering what happened to a loved one, the team’s work can help provide answers and a sense of closure.

For Davis’ brother, Reid Davis, the discovery brought back a ton of emotions. After 22 years without answers, Reid says he had almost stopped believing he would ever know what happened.

“It was numbing at first; after so long, you kind of think that you’re not going to have this moment ever, and then just a flood of memories again, all these things that you kind of put away over the years,” Reid said.

Now, Reid hopes the family can move forward by sharing stories about Frank, especially with his youngest son, who was just two years old when his father disappeared.

Frank’s niece, Lenelle Davis, remembers being young when he disappeared. But she has not forgotten the uncertainty that followed, especially for her grandmother, Frank’s mother, who died without knowing what happened to her son.

“How could you ever have any peace not knowing what has happened to your child?” Lenelle said. “I always felt heartbroken for her.”

While the discovery has finally answered where Davis was found, it has not explained exactly how he ended up in the river.

Kade Pigg, a producer with Adventures With Purpose, said the team believes the car went into the water near the abandoned ferry crossing.

“We just determined the where, not the why,” Pigg said.

Police say Davis’ death is not considered suspicious and foul play is not suspected.

For his family, the discovery means they no longer have to wonder where Frank was. As Lenelle put it, there is relief in knowing “he’s home and he’s resting and we’re just not wondering.”

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Experts from around the world, including Canada, say the scale of digital technology use by children and youth is a public health issue that needs immediate action to prevent further harm.

A series of papers published by the Lancet on Sunday say the responsibility for keeping young people safe from problematic use of social media and other digital technology must shift from young people and their families to big tech companies and governments.

“It’s easy to think about how technology impacts our health as being about our individual choices. And one of the things that we really want to get across in this series is that that’s not the right way to think about it,” said co-author Jay Shaw, the Canada Research Chair in responsible health innovation at the University of Toronto, in an interview.

Efforts by parents, such as screen-time limits, as well as individual willpower by young people, aren’t enough to address the “digital determinants of health” that are now part of their everyday environment, the papers say.

“We need to think about the design choices and business models of big technology companies that have built these platforms that are designed for engagement and (to) keep us on (them),” Shaw said.

“That’s partly what drives the health-related consequences of the digitization of our lives.”

Digital technology itself isn’t good or bad, Shaw said, but the way social media companies make money is to keep people on their platforms for as long as possible and to collect data about their likes, what they share and what posts they come back to — information that can be used for advertising opportunities.

“A perfect example is the bottomless scroll or infinite scroll. If the page you’re looking at has no end, it makes it much more difficult to close off that sort of session or that activity,” he said.

Targeted algorithms through social media and AI chatbots are designed to promote and recommend tailored content, which keep young people interacting with the platform. For many, those properties make it addictive and lead to problematic use, Shaw said — including not being able to stop scrolling even if it doesn’t feel good anymore.

Depression, anxiety, sleep disruption and limited physical activity were documented harms to young people associated with problematic digital media use in an “umbrella review” of 2,790 studies, the Lancet papers say.

The review also found some health benefits, including a feeling of well-being, associated with “moderate” digital media use and active video gaming.

That shows the importance of considering “the patterns of our engagement with the technology and the kind of content that we’re looking at” when assessing benefits and harms of digital media use, Shaw said.

Big tech companies have often countered claims of mental health harm  by citing insufficient causal evidence, the authors say.

While the authors acknowledge it is difficult to establish cause, they say the sheer scale of digital media’s presence and the fact some people are more vulnerable to harms than others justifies taking “precautionary public health action.”

That action includes government regulation and reforming digital platforms’ business models to prioritize the well-being of young people, they say.

Australia has already imposed regulations limiting social media access to people 16 years of age and over — and dozens of other countries, including Canada, are considering similar measures, Shaw said.

Canada’s proposed policies — Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act and Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act — have “got (it) pretty much exactly right” if they pass into law, he said.

The legislation would create a Digital Safety Commission to oversee tech companies. It would also restrict young people under the age of 16 from using social media platforms.

But the legislation would also allow exemptions for companies that show “adequate safeguards in the regulated social media service for the protection of children,” according to the Parliament of Canada website.

“It’s that logic of incentivizing digital media companies to demonstrate safety that is the key, I think, to all of this,” Shaw said.

There are many positive uses of social media and other digital platforms, including education and recreation, he said, so a total ban for younger teens isn’t ideal.

“At the same time, I don’t see another effective way to encourage digital media companies to enhance the safety of their platforms for young people.”

Instagram’s age restriction is 13 and owner Meta says users under 16 have default account settings that allow parents to set screen time limits and see who their kids are messaging.

The default settings also block younger teens from messages from people they aren’t connected with and minimizes exposure to sensitive content, such as violence or promotion of cosmetic procedures.

The Lancet series drew on the lived experiences of six young adults between 23 and 30 who formed a youth advisory group.

Yifan Zhou, a 30-year-old Canadian in that group, said she agrees that social media can do a lot of good, including connecting with friends and peers over long distances and easier access to educational information.

But she has also talked with other young people about the darker side of digital platforms, including loneliness from reduced in-person connection and anxiety stemming from frequent comparison of what others are posting online to your own life.

Zhou said she also has a family member who was in their teens and exposed to online predators.

“It persisted for years before almost any of us really found out because they also felt that it wasn’t something that they wanted to discuss. They felt ashamed,” Zhou said.

“They also didn’t know that it wasn’t the way it’s supposed to be, but the kind of regulations and also the education and a lot of things weren’t in place.”

Dr. Michael Cheng, a psychiatrist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the CHEO Research Institute, said he frequently sees the addictive nature and mental health harms of social media.

Years ago, when he was caring for children and youth at CHEO, “their question if they were being admitted was ‘can my parents visit? When are visiting hours or when can I call my mom or dad?'”

Now, the first question is often, “do I get to keep my cellphone?” he said.

Cheng, who was not involved in the Lancet series, said it’s important to see “a convergence that we are all around the globe becoming increasingly concerned about the same issue.”

“I remember 10, 15 years ago, those that were concerned, it felt like we were yelling and crying into the wind,” he said.

“Maybe the pendulum will swing back towards a safer side when we can design safer technologies.”

Zhou said even though digital technology has developed faster than government regulations, she believes change is possible.

“The release of this paper is something that gives me hope, and I am also quite active in the youth scene and I see that young people are more and more taking agency in terms of co-creating our own futures.

“So that part also gives me a lot of hope.”

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Food industry experts are slamming the BC NDP’s plan for price caps on grocery essentials. The candidates have been finalized in the upcoming B.C. provincial election. There is finally closure for an East Kootenay family, whose loved one had been part of a missing person case since 2004.

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British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says his party will introduce a new tax bracket for those who earn $1 million or more to help pay for health care, if re-elected.

The leader made the announcement Sunday, while campaigning in Comox on Vancouver Island, after he toured ridings in southern British Columbia ahead of the Oct. 24 election day.

Eby says he will offer additional details about the new tax bracket at a campaign stop in Victoria.

He says his party cheers for those have been financially successfully, but it is also right to ask “people who earn a little bit more to pitch-in in a moment like this,” when strong public services are needed.

The announcement comes after Eby said his government would introduce price guards for certain groceries, as well as gasoline and diesel, while temporarily lowering the provincial motor fuel tax by 10 cents per litres.

Eby said during the early phases of the campaign that his party would introduce a new tax on empty condominiums and lift the speculation and vacancy tax.

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The President of St. Francis Xavier University has said rape culture will not be tolerated at the school after the displaying of what he said was a “degrading and deeply concerning” sign during homecoming.

The sign, painted on a white sheet and hung on an off-campus house read “Drop-off zone: Acadia girlfriends.”

“Language that objectifies women or makes light of sexualized violence has no place at StFX or in any community,” Andy Hakin wrote in a statement to the community and on social media. “We understand the concern and anger this has caused, both within our own community and beyond it.”

The incident comes less than three weeks after a rape case at Cornell University in New York made global headlines.

Liz Leclair, an anti-gender-based violence advocate, told Global News there is a recent escalation in attitudes towards sexualized violence.

“This is part of and parcel of the culture that is being created and perpetuated here in Nova Scotia, about women and girls being property, that you can do whatever you want with us,” she said.

The university said it had to intervene twice this weekend to have the sign removed and the matter has now been referred through the university’s disciplinary process.

Leclair said she wants to see accountability be taken by the students involved.

“I think there needs to be a public statement made by the young men involved, acknowledging the harm that they’ve caused, acknowledging the impact this has on women and girls in the community,” she said.

The president of Acadia University, Jeff Hennessy, also issued a statement condemning the act.

“We thank for the strong stance they have taken against it,” he said. “What happened in Antigonish is a society-wide problem and it is our collective responsibility as higher education institutions to speak out against violence against women and rape culture specifically.”

Both schools say support is available for those who have experienced sexual violence.

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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday, the latest criminal case on the southern island where the heavy American troop presence has remained a sensitive issue.

The Okinawa prefectural police said they arrested a 20-year-old Marine stationed at the Futenma Air Station on suspicion of killing a 39-year-old local woman at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa’s capital city, and taking her wallet and backpack in the early hours of Saturday.

Kyodo News agency, citing the police, reported the woman’s body was found in her hotel room and she appeared to have been strangled to death.

Police said security camera footage showed the man believed to be the suspect entering the hotel with the victim and coming out alone. An officer arrested the suspect after spotting him walking alone on a street in Naha’s entertainment district late Saturday, Kyodo said.

“The case deals a major shock and adds fear to the Okinawans who have already been forced to live next to U.S. bases,” newly elected Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja told reporters. “It is absolutely unforgivable and we are outraged.”

“I must say, discipline and troop education are not working at all,” said Koja, referring to the U.S. military’s measures taken in response to past criminal cases.

Some 50,000 U.S. troops are deployed in Japan under a bilateral security pact, about half of them on Okinawa, whose strategic role is seen as increasingly important for the Japan-U.S. military alliance amid growing tensions with China.

Japan’s southwestern shift in its military focus centers heavily on Okinawa and its nearby islands.

Okinawans have long complained about noise, pollution and crime related to U.S. bases, with crimes involving U.S. service members on Okinawa complicating ties between Japan’s central government and the Okinawa administration.

The latest case comes as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet pushes to further fortify its Japanese military presence on Okinawa and work more closely with the U.S. military.

“The occurrence of the heinous crime is extremely regrettable,” Takaichi said in her message on X. She said her government has strongly protested to the U.S. side and demanded maximum cooperation with the Japanese authorities in the investigation, as well as tougher discipline for U.S. service members and preventive measures.

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi summoned U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass to his office and conveyed “outrage,” the ministry said in a statement.

Glass, on X, expressed condolences to the victim’s family, adding that the United States is cooperating with the Japanese national and local governments.

The U.S. Marine Corps said in a statement the suspect is assigned to the III Marine Expeditionary Force on Okinawa and that it is fully cooperating with Japanese authorities. “The Marine Corps takes these allegations very seriously and expects every Marine to adhere to the highest standards of behavior.”

Futenma base, located in a densely populated area in central Okinawa, has been a sore spot for many Okinawans for decades, who demanded its relocation. Despite protests, the central government greenlit construction to relocate the base to Henoko on Okinawa’s eastern coast, though the project has faced massive delays.

A high-profile 1995 rape of a 12-year-old girl by three U.S. service members sparked massive protests against the heavy U.S. troop presence on Okinawa. The number of arrests related to U.S. service members and their families exceeded 100 last year, according to prefectural police. Repeated occurrence of sexual crimes and some of their delayed disclosures have also sparked outrage on Okinawa in recent years.

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Montreal’s transit agency is investigating after a man in his 40s died after falling onto the tracks at a metro station on Saturday.

The Société de transport de Montréal says the man was unable to get back onto the platform and was struck by a train at the Lionel-Groulx subway station.

Montreal police confirmed the age of the man and the fact that the death appeared accidental.

A police spokesperson says a surveillance camera video showed the man wasn’t pushed and there was no criminal element.

The transit agency says it investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision.

In the meantime, it’s reminding transit users to stay behind the yellow lines on the platform and to keep a safe distance from the trains.

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