On Wednesday, Tamara Huget put a call out on social media, seeking laptops, tablets and other devices that could be of help to 34 families with a combined 85 kids.

Police say a nine-year-old child was asked to send inappropriate photographs to a stranger on an app.

"Many of them are genuinely shocked that someone would be so kind as to just give them a tablet out of the blue, they're not expecting this."

A dedication service was held in Belleville for one woman and two men who died during the First World War.

The National Day of Unplugging hopes people will try a 24-hour digital detox to rethink their relationship with technology.

"These results may well be a game-changer."

The number of single-dwelling households will grow to 40 per cent of all households by 2030 as more folks will live in split households, some in different countries dictated by where mothers or fathers will need to live for work. This means "two of everything” will be purchased by one family for separate homes.

Microsoft is making a cheaper version of its Surface Pro 3 tablet computer in an effort to reach students and budget-conscious families.

If a new game plan goes off well, the average age of a customer at Canadian Tire-owned stores stands to fall dramatically over the next few years.