Illustration by Aaron Fernandez for The Verge Let’s face it — Black Friday and Cyber Monday are no longer reserved for the weekend following Thanksgiving. What was often considered the single busiest shopping day of the year has evolved into something more expansive post-pandemic, with numerous retailers kicking off their holiday promos as early as October. Despite the recency of Amazon’s fall Prime Day event, Amazon, Walmart, and other retailers started doling out their Black Friday deals in mid-October, slashing prices on smart displays, noise-canceling headphones, robot vacuums, and a…
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MacKinnon, Prosvetov key Avalanche’s 3-1 win over Flames
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist and Ivan Prosvetov stopped 30 shots as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 Saturday night for their sixth win in seven games.
No Frills workers at 17 Ontario stores ratify new contract
Unifor says No Frills workers at 17 stores in Ontario have ratified their new collective agreement, which includes wage gains and full-time job opportunities.
Ontario NDP seeks to make it illegal for drivers to pass on solid double yellow lines
Chad Belanger was left with a broken neck, ribs, collarbone and sternum, a bruised heart and lungs, a concussion and PTSD following a crash caused by a truck that crossed a solid double yellow line to pass another vehicle in northern Ontario.
Private clinic in Montreal trying to alleviate pressure on hospital emergency rooms
A family medicine clinic in Montreal’s Saint-Leonard borough stayed open Saturday to Sunday night to help ease some of the overcrowding at hospital ERs.
Man in 60s in critical condition after being struck by stolen vehicle, Quebec police watchdog investigating
A man in his 60s is fighting for his life after being hit by a vehicle that had just been stolen on Saturday in Longueuil, on Montreal’s South Shore.
Montreal music venues call for rule changes as noise complaints choke industry
Many club owners are calling on Montreal to update noise bylaws and development rules to better protect its small venues — revered nightlife destinations that have in recent years found themselves increasingly surrounded by new residential construction.
Residence shot up in Mont-Royal, Montreal police investigating
Montreal police (SPVM) officers are investigating shots fired mid-evening on Saturday at a home on Dumfries Road in the Mont-Royal borough.
Moore scores 2 goals, Copley gets shutout, Kings rout Canadiens 4-0 for their 5th straight win
Trevor Moore scored two goals, Pheonix Copley made 18 saves in his third career shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory.
Flames showing improvement, but power-play a concern
Ryan Huska kept his answer short and to the point. Asked directly by Flames TV about what he was seeing from his team’s power-play, the Calgary Flames head coach had a two-word response. “Not much,” Huska said. As we noted, it was to the point. But what else was there for Huska to say, really. […]