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200        }
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205            } else {
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207                    console.log(output[j]);
208                }
209            }
210        } else {
211            console.warn('NO prebid responses');
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213    }
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215    // Log winning bids
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219        for (var i = 0; i < bids.length; i++) {
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228                console.log('Winning bids');
229                console.table(output);
230            } else {
231                for (var j = 0; j < output.length; j++) {
232                    console.log(output[j]);
233                }
234            }
235        } else {
236            console.warn('No prebid winners');
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238    }
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249            if (__tnt.compareArray(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('tncms.dmp.audiences')), __tnt.ads.dfp.dmp.hideAudience)) return true;
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251        return false;
252    };
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256    
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275    };
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279        
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281        var browserWidth = jQuery(window).width();
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306                gptAdSlots['ad-2834886'].setTargeting('gpid', '58580620/the_record/about/hub/ad-2834886');
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315                gptAdSlots['ad-3426048'].setTargeting('gpid', '58580620/the_record/about/hub/ad-3426048');
316                gptAdSlots['ad-3426048'].setTargeting('pos', ['1']);
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322            var mapping = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([320, 0], []).addSize([768, 0], [[728, 90],[970,250]]).addSize([992, 0], [[728, 90],[970,250]]).addSize([1200, 0], [970,250]).build();
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324                gptAdSlots['ad-3489825'].setTargeting('gpid', '58580620/the_record/about/hub/ad-3489825');
325                gptAdSlots['ad-3489825'].setTargeting('pos', ['1']);
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328
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329
330<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
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332            var adUnit = (window.frameElement && window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit')) ? window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit') : '/58580620/the_record/about/hub';
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335                gptAdSlots['ad-2834883'].setTargeting('gpid', '58580620/the_record/about/hub/ad-2834883');
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338
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340    googletag.cmd.push(function(){
341            var adUnit = (window.frameElement && window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit')) ? window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit') : '/58580620/the_record/about/hub';
342            var mapping = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([320, 0], [320, 50]).addSize([768, 0], []).addSize([992, 0], []).addSize([1200, 0], []).build();
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344                gptAdSlots['ad-3116209'].setTargeting('gpid', '58580620/the_record/about/hub/ad-3116209');
345                gptAdSlots['ad-3116209'].setTargeting('pos', ['1']);
346    });
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348
349<script src="/shared-content/art/tncms/tracking.js"></script>
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350
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353    // GPP Helper Function
354    __tnt.ads.dfp.getGppData = function(callback) {
355        var maxRetries = 5;
356        var retryDelay = 400;
357        var existsRetryCount = 0;
358        var readyRetryCount = 0;
359        var debug = /[?&]ads_log/.test(window.location.search);
360        
361        function checkGppExists() {
362            if (typeof __gpp !== 'function') {
363                existsRetryCount++;
364                if (existsRetryCount < maxRetries) {
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385                            return;
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389                            return;
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400        checkGppExists();
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450                                section.SharingOptOut === 1) {
451                                disableTargetedAds = true;
452                                break;
453                            }
454                        }
455                    }
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457                    if (debug) console.log('Disable Targeted Ads: ' + disableTargetedAds);
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459                    if (debug) console.log('No GPP data available, using default privacy settings');
460                }
461                
462                // Set privacy settings in GPT
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464                    'restrictDataProcessing': disableTargetedAds
465                });
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467                if (callback) callback();
468            });
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472    // Main initialization with GPP check
473    googletag.cmd.push(function() {
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476        googletag.pubads().setTargeting('browser', __tnt.client.browser.name);
477        
478        // Targeting for schain
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481            for (var k in __tnt.ads.dfp.targeting) {
482                if (__tnt.ads.dfp.targeting.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
483                    googletag.pubads().setTargeting(k,__tnt.ads.dfp.targeting[k]);
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486        }
487        
488        // Viewable impression event listener
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490                for (var key in gptAdSlots) {
491                    if (gptAdSlots[key] === event.slot && __tnt.ads.slots[key]) {
492                        if (!__tnt.ads.slots[key].viewableImpression) __tnt.ads.slots[key].viewableImpression = true;
493                    }
494                }
495            });
496
497        // Publisher provided ID(PPID)
498        if (window.localStorage) {
499            var sID = window.localStorage.getItem('_us_master_id');
500            if (sID) {
501                if (window.dataLayer) {
502                    dataLayer.push({
503                        'tncms.ad.userstitch_id': sID
504                    });
505                }
506                googletag.pubads().setPublisherProvidedId(sID);
507            }
508        }
509        
510        // Disable initial ad load for all ad variants
511        googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad();
512        
513        // Fetch multiple ads at the same time
514        googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();
515        
516        // Enable all GPT services for all defined ad slots
517        googletag.enableServices();
518    });
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522            <title>About Us | Waterloo Region Record</title>
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600        // Set the new target audiences for call to Google
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1461                                        <ul class="mobileThirdTier">
1462                                        
1463                                            <li>
1464                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/ontario-communities/cambridge/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-cambridge ">Cambridge</a>
1465                                            </li>
1466                                        
1467                                            <li>
1468                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/ontario-communities/guelph
1468/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-guelph ">Guelph</a>
1469                                            </li>
1470                                        
1471                                            <li>
1472                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/ontario-communities/new-hamburg/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-new-hamburg ">New Hamburg</a>
1473                                            </li>
1474                                        
1475                                            <li>
1476                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/ontario-communities/waterloo/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-waterloo ">Waterloo</a>
1477                                            </li>
1478                                        
1479                                        </ul>
1480                                    
1481                                </li>
1482                                <li>
1483                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/topics/photos/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-photo-features ">Photo features</a>
1484                                    
1485                                </li>
1486                                <li>
1487                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/crime"  class="nav-link tnt-section-crime ">Crime</a>
1488                                    
1489                                </li>
1490                                <li>
1491                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/council"  class="nav-link tnt-section-council ">Council</a>
1492                                    
1493                                </li></ul></div><div class="panel panel-default ">
1494                    <div class="panel-heading" role="tab">
1495                        <div class="panel-title"><span tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" data-toggle="collapse" class="expand-children collapsed pull-right" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-3" data-target="#mobile-nav-left_menu-child-3">
1496                                    <i class="fas tnt-chevron-down"></i>
1497                                </span><a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-news  ">News</a>
1498                        </div>
1499                    </div><ul id="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-3" class="collapse nav navbar-nav">
1500                                <li>
1501                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/politics"  class="nav-link tnt-section-politics ">Politics</a>
1502                                    
1503                                        <ul class="mobileThirdTier">
1504                                        
1505                                            <li>
1506                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/politics/federal"  class="nav-link tnt-section-federal-politics ">Federal Politics</a>
1507                                            </li>
1508                                        
1509                                            <li>
1510                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/politics/provincial/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-provincial-politics ">Provincial Politics</a>
1511                                            </li>
1512                                        
1513                                            <li>
1514                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/politics/political-opinion"  class="nav-link tnt-section-political-opinion ">Political Opinion</a>
1515                                            </li>
1516                                        
1517                                        </ul>
1518                                    
1519                                </li>
1520                                <li>
1521                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/ontario"  class="nav-link tnt-section-ontario ">Ontario</a>
1522                                    
1523                                        <ul class="mobileThirdTier">
1524                                        
1525                                            <li>
1526                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/ontario-regions"  class="nav-link tnt-section-ontario-regional-news ">Ontario Regional News</a>
1527                                            </li>
1528                                        
1529                                            <li>
1530                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/ontario-communities"  class="nav-link tnt-section-ontario-communities-news ">Ontario Communities News</a>
1531                                            </li>
1532                                        
1533                                        </ul>
1534                                    
1535                                </li>
1536                                <li>
1537                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/canada"  class="nav-link tnt-section-canada ">Canada</a>
1538                                    
1539                                        <ul class="mobileThirdTier">
1540                                        
1541                                            <li>
1542                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/canada/british-columbia"  class="nav-link tnt-section-british-columbia ">British Columbia</a>
1543                                            </li>
1544                                        
1545                                            <li>
1546                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/canada/alberta"  class="nav-link tnt-section-alberta ">Alberta</a>
1547                                            </li>
1548                                        
1549                                            <li>
1550                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/canada/quebec"  class="nav-link tnt-section-quebec ">
1550Quebec</a>
1551                                            </li>
1552                                        
1553                                            <li>
1554                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/canada/nova-scotia"  class="nav-link tnt-section-nova-scotia ">Nova Scotia</a>
1555                                            </li>
1556                                        
1557                                        </ul>
1558                                    
1559                                </li>
1560                                <li>
1561                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/world"  class="nav-link tnt-section-world ">World</a>
1562                                    
1563                                        <ul class="mobileThirdTier">
1564                                        
1565                                            <li>
1566                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/world/united-states"  class="nav-link tnt-section-united-states ">United States</a>
1567                                            </li>
1568                                        
1569                                            <li>
1570                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/world/americas"  class="nav-link tnt-section-americas ">Americas</a>
1571                                            </li>
1572                                        
1573                                            <li>
1574                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/world/europe"  class="nav-link tnt-section-europe ">Europe</a>
1575                                            </li>
1576                                        
1577                                            <li>
1578                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/world/asia"  class="nav-link tnt-section-asia ">Asia</a>
1579                                            </li>
1580                                        
1581                                            <li>
1582                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/world/africa"  class="nav-link tnt-section-africa ">Africa</a>
1583                                            </li>
1584                                        
1585                                            <li>
1586                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/world/australia"  class="nav-link tnt-section-australia ">Australia</a>
1587                                            </li>
1588                                        
1589                                            <li>
1590                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/news/world/middle-east"  class="nav-link tnt-section-middle-east ">Middle East</a>
1591                                            </li>
1592                                        
1593                                        </ul>
1594                                    
1595                                </li></ul></div><div class="panel panel-default ">
1596                    <div class="panel-heading" role="tab">
1597                        <div class="panel-title"><span tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" data-toggle="collapse" class="expand-children collapsed pull-right" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-4" data-target="#mobile-nav-left_menu-child-4">
1598                                    <i class="fas tnt-chevron-down"></i>
1599                                </span><a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/opinion"  class="nav-link tnt-section-opinion  ">Opinion</a>
1600                        </div>
1601                    </div><ul id="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-4" class="collapse nav navbar-nav">
1602                                <li>
1603                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/opinion/columnists"  class="nav-link tnt-section-columnists ">Columnists</a>
1604                                    
1605                                </li>
1606                                <li>
1607                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/opinion/editorials"  class="nav-link tnt-section-editorials ">Editorials</a>
1608                                    
1609                                </li>
1610                                <li>
1611                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/opinion/contributors"  class="nav-link tnt-section-contributors ">Contributors</a>
1612                                    
1613                                </li>
1614                                <li>
1615                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/opinion/letters-to-the-editor"  class="nav-link tnt-section-letters-to-the-editor ">Letters to the Editor</a>
1616                                    
1617                                </li>
1618                                <li>
1619                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/opinion/editorial-cartoons"  class="nav-link tnt-section-editorial-cartoons ">Editorial Cartoons</a>
1620                                    
1621                                </li>
1622                                <li>
1623                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="https://www.therecord.com/search/?tncms_csrf_token=c357c396854a862f5d06258798ff4ce23d5036d9d646f9b06ddd848be2060133.ace9c09a24649e8936ae&amp;t=article&amp;s=start_time&amp;sd=desc&amp;l=10&amp;nsa=eedition&amp;q=%22%23rec_ceb%22"  target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="nav-link tnt-section-community-editorial-board ">Community Editorial Board</a>
1624                                    
1625                                </li>
1626                                <li>
1627                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="https://www.therecord.com/site/static-pages/submit_content.html"  target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="nav-link tnt-section-we-want-to-hear-from-you ">We Want to Hear From You</a>
1628                                    
1629                                </li></ul></div><div class="panel panel-default ">
1630                    <div class="panel-heading" role="tab">
1631                        <div class="panel-title"><span tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" data-toggle="collapse" class="expand-children collapsed pull-right" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-5" data-target="#mobile-nav-left_menu-child-5">
1632                                    <i class="fas tnt-chevron-down"></i>
1633                                </span><a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/life/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-life  ">Life</a>
1634                        </div>
1635                    </div><ul id="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-5" class="collapse nav navbar-nav">
1636                                <li>
1637                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/life/waterloo-region/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-local ">Local</a>
1638                                    
1639                                </li>
1640                                <li>
1641                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/life/autos/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-autos ">Autos</a>
1642                                    
1643                                </li>
1644                                <li>
1645                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/life/health-wellness/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-health ">Health</a>
1646                                    
1647                                </li>
1648                                <li>
1649                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/life/food-and-drink/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-food-and-drink ">Food and Drink</a>
1650                                    
1651                                </li>
1652                                <li>
1653                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/life/home-and-garden/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-home-and-garden ">Home and Garden</a>
1654                                    
1655                                </li>
1656                                <li>
1657                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/life/relationships/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-relationships ">Relationships</a>
1658                                    
1659                                </li>
1660                                <li>
1661                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/life/beauty-and-fashion/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-beauty-and-fashion ">Beauty and Fashion</a>
1662                                    
1663                                </li>
1664                                <li>
1665                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/life/travel/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-travel ">Travel</a>
1666                                    
1667                                </li>
1668                                <li>
1669                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/life/horoscopes/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-horoscopes ">Horoscopes</a>
1670                                    
1671                                </li></ul></div><div class="panel panel-default ">
1672                    <div class="panel-heading" role="tab">
1673                        <div class="panel-title"><span tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" data-toggle="collapse" class="expand-children collapsed pull-right" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-6" data-target="#mobile-nav-left_menu-child-6">
1674                                    <i class="fas tnt-chevron-down"></i>
1675                                </span><a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-sports  ">Sports</a>
1676                        </div>
1677                    </div><ul id="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-6" class="collapse nav navbar-nav">
1678                                <li>
1679                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/waterloo-region/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-local ">Local</a>
1680                                    
1681                                        <ul class="mobileThirdTier">
1682                                        
1683                                            <li>
1684                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/hockey/rangers/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-rangers ">Rangers</a>
1685                                            </li>
1686                                        
1687                                            <li>
1688                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/waterloo-region/high-school/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-high-school ">High School</a>
1689                                            </li>
1690                                        
1691                                        </ul>
1692                                    
1693                                </li>
1694                                <li>
1695                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/hockey/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-hockey ">Hockey</a>
1696                                    
1697                                        <ul class="mobileThirdTier">
1698                                        
1699                                            <li>
1700                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/hockey/ohl/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-ohl ">OHL</a>
1701                                            </li>
1702                                        
1703                                            <li>
1704                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/hockey/rangers/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-rangers ">Rangers</a>
1705                                            </li>
1706                                        
1707                                        </ul>
1708                                    
1709                                </li>
1710                                <li>
1711                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/football/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-football ">Football</a>
1712                                    
1713                                        <ul class="mobileThirdTier">
1714                                        
1715                                            <li>
1716                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/football/cfl/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-cfl ">CFL</a>
1717                                            </li>
1718                                        
1719                                        </ul>
1720                                    
1721                                </li>
1722                                <li>
1723                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/sports-betting"  class="nav-link tnt-section-sports-betting ">Sports Betting</a>
1724                                    
1725                                </li>
1726                                <li>
1727                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/basketball/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-basketball ">Basketball</a>
1728                                    
1729                                </li>
1730                                <li>
1731                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/baseball/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-baseball ">Baseball</a>
1732                                    
1733                                </li>
1734                                <li>
1735                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/golf/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-golf ">Golf</a>
1736                                    
1737                                </li>
1738                                <li>
1739                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/soccer/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-soccer ">Soccer</a>
1740                                    
1741                                </li>
1742                                <li>
1743                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/tennis/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-tennis ">Tennis</a>
1744                                    
1745                                </li>
1746                                <li>
1747                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/auto-racing/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-auto-racing ">Auto Racing</a>
1748                                    
1749                                </li>
1750                                <li>
1751                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sports/olympics-and-paralympics/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-olympics-and-paralympics ">Olympics and Paralympics</a>
1752                                    
1753                                </li></ul></div><div class="panel panel-default ">
1754                    <div class="panel-heading" role="tab">
1755                        <div class="panel-title"><span tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" data-toggle="collapse" class="expand-children collapsed pull-right" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-7" data-target="#mobile-nav-left_menu-child-7">
1756                                    <i class="fas tnt-chevron-down"></i>
1757                                </span><a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/entertainment/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-entertainment  ">Entertainment</a>
1758                        </div>
1759                    </div><ul id="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-7" class="collapse nav navbar-nav">
1760                                <li>
1761                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/entertainment/waterloo-region/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-local ">Local</a>
1762                                    
1763                                </li>
1764                                <li>
1765                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/events"  class="nav-link tnt-section-events ">Events</a>
1766                                    
1767                                </li>
1768                                <li>
1769                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden=
1769"true" href="/entertainment/books/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-books ">Books</a>
1770                                    
1771                                </li>
1772                                <li>
1773                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/entertainment/movies/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-movies ">Movies</a>
1774                                    
1775                                </li>
1776                                <li>
1777                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/entertainment/music/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-music ">Music</a>
1778                                    
1779                                </li>
1780                                <li>
1781                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/entertainment/stage/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-stage ">Stage</a>
1782                                    
1783                                </li>
1784                                <li>
1785                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/entertainment/television"  class="nav-link tnt-section-television ">Television</a>
1786                                    
1787                                </li>
1788                                <li>
1789                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/entertainment/visual-arts"  class="nav-link tnt-section-visual-arts ">Visual Arts</a>
1790                                    
1791                                </li>
1792                                <li>
1793                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/fun-and-games/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-fun-games ">Fun & Games</a>
1794                                    
1795                                        <ul class="mobileThirdTier">
1796                                        
1797                                            <li>
1798                                                <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/fun-and-games/weekly-quiz/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-weekly-quiz ">Weekly Quiz</a>
1799                                            </li>
1800                                        
1801                                        </ul>
1802                                    
1803                                </li></ul></div><div class="panel panel-default ">
1804                    <div class="panel-heading" role="tab">
1805                        <div class="panel-title"><span tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" data-toggle="collapse" class="expand-children collapsed pull-right" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-8" data-target="#mobile-nav-left_menu-child-8">
1806                                    <i class="fas tnt-chevron-down"></i>
1807                                </span><a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/business/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-business  ">Business</a>
1808                        </div>
1809                    </div><ul id="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-8" class="collapse nav navbar-nav">
1810                                <li>
1811                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/business/waterloo-region/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-local ">Local</a>
1812                                    
1813                                </li>
1814                                <li>
1815                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/business/real-estate/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-real-estate ">Real Estate</a>
1816                                    
1817                                </li>
1818                                <li>
1819                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/business/technology/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-technology ">Technology</a>
1820                                    
1821                                </li>
1822                                <li>
1823                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/business/personal-finance/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-personal-finance ">Personal Finance</a>
1824                                    
1825                                </li></ul></div><div class="panel panel-default ">
1826                    <div class="panel-heading" role="tab">
1827                        <div class="panel-title"><a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/obituaries/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-obituaries  ">Obituaries</a>
1828                        </div>
1829                    </div></div><div class="panel panel-default ">
1830                    <div class="panel-heading" role="tab">
1831                        <div class="panel-title"><span tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" data-toggle="collapse" class="expand-children collapsed pull-right" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-10" data-target="#mobile-nav-left_menu-child-10">
1832                                    <i class="fas tnt-chevron-down"></i>
1833                                </span><a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/shopping-and-services/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-shopping-and-services  ">Shopping and Services</a>
1834                        </div>
1835                    </div><ul id="mobile-nav-left_menu-child-10" class="collapse nav navbar-nav">
1836                                <li>
1837                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/special-features/readers-choice-awards"  class="nav-link tnt-section-readers-choice-awards ">Readers' Choice Awards</a>
1838                                    
1839                                </li>
1840                                <li>
1841                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/shopping-and-services/retail/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-retail ">Retail</a>
1842                                    
1843                                </li>
1844                                <li>
1845                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/shopping-and-services/restaurants/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-restaurants ">Restaurants</a>
1846                                    
1847                                </li>
1848                                <li>
1849                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/shopping-and-services/services/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-services ">Services</a>
1850                                    
1851                                </li>
1852                                <li>
1853                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/shopping-and-services/activities/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-activities ">Activities</a>
1854                                    
1855                                </li>
1856                                <li>
1857                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/shopping-and-services/travel/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-travel ">Travel</a>
1858                                    
1859                                </li>
1860                                <li>
1861                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sponsored-sections/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-sponsored ">Sponsored</a>
1862                                    
1863                                </li>
1864                                <li>
1865                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="https://www.save.ca/flyers/"  target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="nav-link tnt-section-flyers ">Flyers</a>
1866                                    
1867                                </li>
1868                                <li>
1869                                    <a tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" href="/sponsored-sections/local-spotlight/"  class="nav-link tnt-section-local-spotlight ">Local Spotlight</a>
1870                                    
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2673                                </a><ul id="main-nav_menu-subdrop-24" class="subNav dropdown-menu">
2674                                    
2675                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2676                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-ontario-regional-news"href="/ontario-regions"  tabindex="0">
2677                                        <span class="nav-label">Ontario Regional News</span>
2678                                        </a>
2679                                    </li>
2680                                    
2681                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2682                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-ontario-communities-news"href="/ontario-communities"  tabindex="0">
2683                                        <span class="nav-label">Ontario Communities News</span>
2684                                        </a>
2685                                    </li>
2686                                    
2687                                </ul>
2688                                
2689                            </li>
2690                            
2691                        
2692                            
2693                            <li class=" dropdown " aria-expanded="false" data-activeitem="">
2694                                <a class="nav-link  dropdown-toggle  tnt-section-canada"  data-target="#"  href="/news/canada"  tabindex="0">
2695                                <span class="nav-label">Canada</span>
2696                                </a><ul id="main-nav_menu-subdrop-27" class="subNav dropdown-menu">
2697                                    
2698                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2699                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-british-columbia"href="/news/canada/british-columbia"  tabindex="0">
2700                                        <span class="nav-label">British Columbia</span>
2701                                        </a>
2702                                    </li>
2703                                    
2704                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2705                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-alberta"href="/news/canada/alberta"  tabindex="0">
2706                                        <span class="nav-label">Alberta</span>
2707                                        </a>
2708                                    </li>
2709                                    
2710                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2711                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-quebec"href="/news/canada/quebec"  tabindex="0">
2712                                        <span class="nav-label">Quebec</span>
2713                                        </a>
2714                                    </li>
2715                                    
2716                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2717                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-nova-scotia"href="/news/canada/nova-scotia"  tabindex="0">
2718                                        <span class="nav-label">Nova Scotia</span>
2719                                        </a>
2720                                    </li>
2721                                    
2722                                </ul>
2723                                
2724                            </li>
2725                            
2726                        
2727                            
2728                            <li class=" dropdown " aria-expanded="false" data-activeitem="">
2729                                <a class="nav-link  dropdown-toggle  tnt-section-world"  data-target="#"  href="/news/world"  tabindex="0">
2730                                <span class="nav-label">World</span>
2731                                </a><ul id="main-nav_menu-subdrop-32" class="subNav dropdown-menu">
2732                                    
2733                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2734                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-united-states"href="/news/world/united-states"  tabindex="0">
2735                                        <span class="nav-label">United States</span>
2736                                        </a>
2737                                    </li>
2738                                    
2739                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2740                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-americas"href="/news/world/americas"  tabindex="0">
2741                                        <span class="nav-label">Americas</span>
2742                                        </a>
2743                                    </li>
2744                                    
2745                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2746                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-europe"href="/news/world/europe"  tabindex="0">
2747                                        <span class="nav-label">Europe</span>
2748                                        </a>
2749                                    </li>
2750                                    
2751                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2752                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-asia"href="/news/world/asia"  tabindex="0">
2753                                        <span class="nav-label">Asia</span>
2754                                        </a>
2755                                    </li>
2756                                    
2757                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2758                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-africa"href="/news/world/africa"  tabindex="0">
2759                                        <span class="nav-label">Africa</span>
2760                                        </a>
2761                                    </li>
2762                                    
2763                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2764                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-australia"href="/news/world/australia"  tabindex="0">
2765                                        <span class="nav-label">Australia</span>
2766                                        </a>
2767                                    </li>
2768                                    
2769                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2770                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-middle-east"href="/news/world/middle-east"  tabindex="0">
2771                                        <span class="nav-label">Middle East</span>
2772                                        </a>
2773                                    </li>
2774                                    
2775                                </ul>
2776                                
2777                            </li>
2778                            
2779                        
2780                        
2781                    </ul></li><li class=" dropdown " aria-expanded="false" data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/opinion" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
2782                
2783                <a class="nav-link  dropdown-toggle  tnt-section-opinion"   data-target="#"   href="/opinion"  tabindex="0">
2784                    <span class="nav-label ">Opinion</span>
2785                </a><ul id="main-nav_menu-child-40" class="subNav dropdown">
2786                        
2787                        
2788                            
2789                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2790                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-columnists"  href="/opinion/columnists"  tabindex="0">
2791                                <span class="nav-label">Columnists</span>
2792                                </a>
2793                            </li>
2794                            
2795                        
2796                            
2797                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2798                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-editorials"  href="/opinion/editorials"  tabindex="0">
2799                                <span class="nav-label">Editorials</span>
2800                                </a>
2801                            </li>
2802                            
2803                        
2804                            
2805                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2806                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-contributors"  href="/opinion/contributors"  tabindex="0">
2807                                <span class="nav-label">Contributors</span>
2808                                </a>
2809                            </li>
2810                            
2811                        
2812                            
2813                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2814                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-letters-to-the-editor"  href="/opinion/letters-to-the-editor"  tabindex="0">
2815                                <span class="nav-label">Letters to the Editor</span>
2816                                </a>
2817                            </li>
2818                            
2819                        
2820                            
2821                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2822                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-editorial-cartoons"  href="/opinion/editorial-cartoons"  tabindex="0">
2823                                <span class="nav-label">Editorial Cartoons</span>
2824                                </a>
2825                            </li>
2826                            
2827                        
2828                            
2829                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2830                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-community-editorial-board"  href="https://www.therecord.com/search/?tncms_csrf_token=c357c396854a862f5d06258798ff4ce23d5036d9d646f9b06ddd848be2060133.ace9c09a24649e8936ae&amp;t=article&amp;s=start_time&amp;sd=desc&amp;l=10&amp;nsa=eedition&amp;q=%22%23rec_ceb%22"  target="_blank" rel="noopener" tabindex="0">
2831                                <span class="nav-label">Community Editorial Board</span>
2832                                </a>
2833                            </li>
2834                            
2835                        
2836                            
2837                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2838                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-we-want-to-hear-from-you"  href="https://www.therecord.com/site/static-pages/submit_content.html"  target="_blank" rel="noopener" tabindex="0">
2839                                <span class="nav-label">We Want to Hear From You</span>
2840                                </a>
2841                            </li>
2842                            
2843                        
2844                        
2845                    </ul></li><li class=" dropdown " aria-expanded="false" data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/life/" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
2846                
2847                <a class="nav-link  dropdown-toggle  tnt-section-life"   data-target="#"   href="/life/"  tabindex="0">
2848                    <span class="nav-label ">Life</span>
2849                </a><ul id="main-nav_menu-child-48" class="subNav dropdown">
2850                        
2851                        
2852                            
2853                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2854                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-local"  href="/life/waterloo-region/"  tabindex="0">
2855                                <span class="nav-label">Local</span>
2856                                </a>
2857                            </li>
2858                            
2859                        
2860                            
2861                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2862                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-autos"  href="/life/autos/"  tabindex="0">
2863                                <span class="nav-label">Autos</span>
2864                                </a>
2865                            </li>
2866                            
2867                        
2868                            
2869                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2870                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-health"  href="/life/health-wellness/"  tabindex="0">
2871                                <span class="nav-label">Health</span>
2872                                </a>
2873                            </li>
2874                            
2875                        
2876                            
2877                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2878                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-food-and-drink"  href="/life/food-and-drink/"  tabindex="0">
2879                                <span class="nav-label">Food and Drink</span>
2880                                </a>
2881                            </li>
2882                            
2883                        
2884                            
2885                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2886                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-home-and-garden"  href="/life/home-and-garden/"  tabindex="0">
2887                                <span class="nav-label">Home and Garden</span>
2888                                </a>
2889                            </li>
2890                            
2891                        
2892                            
2893                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2894                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-relationships"  href="/life/relationships/"  tabindex="0">
2895                                <span class="nav-label">Relationships</span>
2896                                </a>
2897                            </li>
2898                            
2899                        
2900                            
2901                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2902                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-beauty-and-fashion"  href="/life/beauty-and-fashion/"  tabindex="0">
2903                                <span class="nav-label">Beauty and Fashion</span>
2904                                </a>
2905                            </li>
2906                            
2907                        
2908                            
2909                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2910                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-travel"  href="/life/travel/"  tabindex="0">
2911                                <span class="nav-label">Travel</span>
2912                                </a>
2913                            </li>
2914                            
2915                        
2916                            
2917                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2918                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-horoscopes"  href="/life/horoscopes/"  tabindex="0">
2919                                <span class="nav-label">Horoscopes</span>
2920                                </a>
2921                            </li>
2922                            
2923                        
2924                        
2925                    </ul></li><li class=" dropdown " aria-expanded="false" data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/sports/" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
2926                
2927                <a class="nav-link  dropdown-toggle  tnt-section-sports"   data-target="#"   href="/sports/"  tabindex="0">
2928                    <span class="nav-label ">Sports</span>
2929                </a><ul id="main-nav_menu-child-58" class="subNav dropdown">
2930                        
2931                        
2932                            
2933                            <li class=" dropdown " aria-expanded="false" data-activeitem="">
2934                                <a class="nav-link  dropdown-toggle  tnt-section-local"  data-target="#"  href="/sports/waterloo-region/"  tabindex="0">
2935                                <span class="nav-label">Local</span>
2936                                </a><ul id="main-nav_menu-subdrop-59" class="subNav dropdown-menu">
2937                                    
2938                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2939                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-rangers"href="/sports/hockey/rangers/"  tabindex="0">
2940                                        <span class="nav-label">Rangers</span>
2941                                        </a>
2942                                    </li>
2943                                    
2944                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2945                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-high-school"href="/sports/waterloo-region/high-school/"  tabindex="0">
2946                                        <span class="nav-label">High School</span>
2947                                        </a>
2948                                    </li>
2949                                    
2950                                </ul>
2951                                
2952                            </li>
2953                            
2954                        
2955                            
2956                            <li class=" dropdown " aria-expanded="false" data-activeitem="">
2957                                <a class="nav-link  dropdown-toggle  tnt-section-hockey"  data-target="#"  href="/sports/hockey/"  tabindex="0">
2958                                <span class="nav-label">Hockey</span>
2959                                </a><ul id="main-nav_menu-subdrop-62" class="subNav dropdown-menu">
2960                                    
2961                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2962                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-ohl"href="/sports/hockey/ohl/"  tabindex="0">
2963                                        <span class="nav-label">OHL</span>
2964                                        </a>
2965                                    </li>
2966                                    
2967                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2968                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-rangers"href="/sports/hockey/rangers/"  tabindex="0">
2969                                        <span class="nav-label">Rangers</span>
2970                                        </a>
2971                                    </li>
2972                                    
2973                                </ul>
2974                                
2975                            </li>
2976                            
2977                        
2978                            
2979                            <li class=" dropdown " aria-expanded="false" data-activeitem="">
2980                                <a class="nav-link  dropdown-toggle  tnt-section-football"  data-target="#"  href="/sports/football/"  tabindex="0">
2981                                <span class="nav-label">Football</span>
2982                                </a><ul id="main-nav_menu-subdrop-65" class="subNav dropdown-menu">
2983                                    
2984                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
2985                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-cfl"href="/sports/football/cfl/"  tabindex="0">
2986                                        <span class="nav-label">CFL</span>
2987                                        </a>
2988                                    </li>
2989                                    
2990                                </ul>
2991                                
2992                            </li>
2993                            
2994                        
2995                            
2996                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
2997                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-sports-betting"  href="/sports/sports-betting"  tabindex="0">
2998                                <span class="nav-label">Sports Betting</span>
2999                                </a>
3000                            </li>
3001                            
3002                        
3003                            
3004                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3005                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-basketball"  href="/sports/basketball/"  tabindex="0">
3006                                <span class="nav-label">Basketball</span>
3007                                </a>
3008                            </li>
3009                            
3010                        
3011                            
3012                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3013                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-baseball"  href="/sports/baseball/"  tabindex="0">
3014                                <span class="nav-label">Baseball</span>
3015                                </a>
3016                            </li>
3017                            
3018                        
3019                            
3020                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3021                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-golf"  href="/sports/golf/"  tabindex="0">
3022                                <span class="nav-label">Golf</span>
3023                                </a>
3024                            </li>
3025                            
3026                        
3027                            
3028                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3029                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-soccer"  href="/sports/soccer/"  tabindex="0">
3030                                <span class="nav-label">Soccer</span>
3031                                </a>
3032                            </li>
3033                            
3034                        
3035                            
3036                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3037                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-tennis"  href="/sports/tennis/"  tabindex="0">
3038                                <span class="nav-label">Tennis</span>
3039                                </a>
3040                            </li>
3041                            
3042                        
3043                            
3044                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3045                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-auto-racing"  href="/sports/auto-racing/"  tabindex="0">
3046                                <span class="nav-label">Auto Racing</span>
3047                                </a>
3048                            </li>
3049                            
3050                        
3051                            
3052                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3053                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-olympics-and-paralympics"  href="/sports/olympics-and-paralympics/"  tabindex="0">
3054                                <span class="nav-label">Olympics and Paralympics</span>
3055                                </a>
3056                            </li>
3057                            
3058                        
3059                        
3060                    </ul></li><li class=" dropdown " aria-expanded="false" data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/entertainment/" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3061                
3062                <a class="nav-link  dropdown-toggle  tnt-section-entertainment"   data-target="#"   href="/entertainment/"  tabindex="0">
3063                    <span class="nav-label ">Entertainment</span>
3064                </a><ul id="main-nav_menu-child-75" class="subNav dropdown">
3065                        
3066                        
3067                            
3068                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3069                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-local"  href="/entertainment/waterloo-region/"  tabindex="0">
3070                                <span class="nav-label">Local</span>
3071                                </a>
3072                            </li>
3073                            
3074                        
3075                            
3076                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3077                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-events"  href="/events"  tabindex="0">
3078                                <span class="nav-label">Events</span>
3079                                </a>
3080                            </li>
3081                            
3082                        
3083                            
3084                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3085                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-books"  href="/entertainment/books/"  tabindex="0">
3086                                <span class="nav-label">Books</span>
3087                                </a>
3088                            </li>
3089                            
3090                        
3091                            
3092                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3093                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-movies"  href="/entertainment/movies/"  tabindex="0">
3094                                <span class="nav-label">Movies</span>
3095                                </a>
3096                            </li>
3097                            
3098                        
3099                            
3100                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3101                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-music"  href="/entertainment/music/"  tabindex="0">
3102                                <span class="nav-label">Music</span>
3103                                </a>
3104                            </li>
3105                            
3106                        
3107                            
3108                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3109                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-stage"  href="/entertainment/stage/"  tabindex="0">
3110                                <span class="nav-label">Stage</span>
3111                                </a>
3112                            </li>
3113                            
3114                        
3115                            
3116                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3117                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-television"  href="/entertainment/television"  tabindex="0">
3118                                <span class="nav-label">Television</span>
3119                                </a>
3120                            </li>
3121                            
3122                        
3123                            
3124                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3125                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-visual-arts"  href="/entertainment/visual-arts"  tabindex="0">
3126                                <span class="nav-label">Visual Arts</span>
3127                                </a>
3128                            </li>
3129                            
3130                        
3131                            
3132                            <li class=" dropdown " aria-expanded="false" data-activeitem="">
3133                                <a class="nav-link  dropdown-toggle  tnt-section-fun-games"  data-target="#"  href="/fun-and-games/"  tabindex="0">
3134                                <span class="nav-label">Fun & Games</span>
3135                                </a><ul id="main-nav_menu-subdrop-84" class="subNav dropdown-menu">
3136                                    
3137                                    <li class="" data-activeitem="">
3138                                        <a class="nav-link tnt-section-weekly-quiz"href="/fun-and-games/weekly-quiz/"  tabindex="0">
3139                                        <span class="nav-label">Weekly Quiz</span>
3140                                        </a>
3141                                    </li>
3142                                    
3143                                </ul>
3144                                
3145                            </li>
3146                            
3147                        
3148                        
3149                    </ul></li><li class=" dropdown " aria-expanded="false" data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/business/" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3150                
3151                <a class="nav-link  dropdown-toggle  tnt-section-business"   data-target="#"   href="/business/"  tabindex="0">
3152                    <span class="nav-label ">Business</span>
3153                </a><ul id="main-nav_menu-child-86" class="subNav dropdown">
3154                        
3155                        
3156                            
3157                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3158                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-local"  href="/business/waterloo-region/"  tabindex="0">
3159                                <span class="nav-label">Local</span>
3160                                </a>
3161                            </li>
3162                            
3163                        
3164                            
3165                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3166                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-real-estate"  href="/business/real-estate/"  tabindex="0">
3167                                <span class="nav-label">Real Estate</span>
3168                                </a>
3169                            </li>
3170                            
3171                        
3172                            
3173                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3174                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-technology"  href="/business/technology/"  tabindex="0">
3175                                <span class="nav-label">Technology</span>
3176                                </a>
3177                            </li>
3178                            
3179                        
3180                            
3181                            <li class=" "  data-activeitem="">
3182                                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-personal-finance"  href="/business/personal-finance/"  tabindex="0">
3183                                <span class="nav-label">Personal Finance</span>
3184                                </a>
3185                            </li>
3186                            
3187                        
3188                        
3189                    </ul></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/obituaries/" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3190                
3191                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-obituaries"  href="/obituaries/"  tabindex="0">
3192                    <span class="nav-label ">Obituaries</span>
3193                </a></li><li class=" dropdown " aria-expanded="false" data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/shopping-and-services/" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3194                
3195                <a class="nav-link  dropdown-toggle  tnt-section-shopping-and-services"   data-target="#"   href="/shopping-and-services/"  tabindex="0">
3196                    <span class="nav-label ">Shopping and Services</span>
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3639<p><img src="https://www.thestar.com/tncms/media/proudlycanadianowned_300/" alt="Proudly Canadian Owned" /></p><p class="text-block-container"><a href="http://TheRecord.com">TheRecord.com</a> is the online home of the Waterloo Region Record, which has served the area since 1878.</p><h2 class="standards-guide-heading">Ownership</h2><p class="text-block-container">Peter Moyer published the first issue of the Berlin Daily News on Feb. 9, 1878. Berlin was Kitchener&#8217;s name until 1916.</p><p class="text-block-container">It is to the Daily News that today’s Record sets its daily historical clock. Moyer anticipated his newspaper would run into &#8220;rough handling from its very birth.&#8221; Sometimes he paid his staff in goods shopkeepers left behind to cover advertising bills.</p><p class="text-block-container">German, English, daily, weekly — Berlin readers were swamped by newspapers in the late 1800s. For about six months in 1896, Berlin had three dailies — the Daily News, the Daily Record and the Daily Telegraph.</p><p class="text-block-container">Ben Uttley, a teacher-turned-newspaperman, created the Berlin News-Record by merging his Daily Record with Moyer&#8217;s Daily News in 1897.</p><p class="text-block-container">There is another important branch to The Record&#8217;s family tree. John Motz and Friedrich Rittinger published the first issue of a German weekly, the Berliner Journal, on Dec. 29, 1859. The Journal would continue for the next 65 years, outliving almost 20 local and area papers.</p><p class="text-block-container">By 1919, it was owned by W.J. Motz, John Motz&#8217;s son, and politician W.D. Euler. That year, they did an extraordinary thing for proprietors of a weekly paper — they bought a daily, Uttley&#8217;s News Record.</p><p class="text-block-container">They renamed it the Kitchener Daily Record and published out of 49 King St. W. The Daily Record took over the Daily Telegraph in 1922.</p><p class="text-block-container">Some important dates in Record history:</p><ul><li class="text-block-container">Jan. 7, 1929 — the Record moved from 49 King St. W. to a new plant at 30 Queen St. N. (the Queen-and-Duke intersection.)</li><li class="text-block-container">By coincidence, the Record moved to its next home at 160 King St. E. on Friday — Jan. 7 in 2005.</li><li class="text-block-container">1929, 1948, 1962 and 1973 — the years the Record bought new presses. In 2000, the newspaper closed the presses at Fairway Road. Printing is done on presses in Hamilton, Guelph and Vaughan.</li><li class="text-block-container">Dec. 31, 1947 — The Kitchener Daily Record became the Kitchener-Waterloo Record to reflect Waterloo becoming a city. In 1994, the newsp
3639aper recognized its region-wide coverage by dropping the cities from its name, becoming simply the Record.</li><li class="text-block-container">Jan. 26, 1978 — A huge snowstorm hit southern Ontario and forced the Record to miss getting a paper out for the first time in its history. Delivery trucks couldn&#8217;t budge. Some Record staffers bunked down at their desks.</li><li class="text-block-container">The 1990s — A flurry of ownership changes. Four generations under the Motz family came to an end in 1989 when Southam Inc. bought the paper for $90 million. Southam sold The Record to Sun Media Corp. in 1998. By March 1999, the Record belonged to Torstar Corp.</li><li class="text-block-container">Sept. 11, 2001 — The Record published its first extra in 56 years. The occasion was the terrorist attacks in New York City.</li><li class="text-block-container">June 3, 2002 — Readers woke up to a morning Record — on a Monday. The Record was the last Canadian paper of its size to make the switch from afternoon to morning publication.</li><li class="text-block-container">Aug. 14, 2003 — A blackout swept across southern Ontario. Record employees put together a newspaper using laptop computers and a smidgen of emergency power.</li><li class="text-block-container">Jan. 7, 2005 — Record staff bade farewell to 225 Fairway Rd. S., the newspaper&#8217;s home for 32 years. They moved to King and Scott streets in downtown Kitchener.</li><li class="text-block-container">March 21, 2008 — The Record becomes the Waterloo Region Record, to better reflect the entire coverage area of this regional newspaper.</li></ul><p class="text-block-container">Torstar is owned by Nordstar Capital, which is owned by Toronto business leader Jordan Bitove.</p><p class="text-block-container">The Waterloo Region Record welcomes the opportunity to develop strategic partnerships that will contribute to the betterment of our community and promote public engagement, charitable fundraising and social innovation. Our <a href="../../../../site/community/"><strong>Community Partnerships Program</strong></a> strongly supports collaborative initiatives with engaged citizens and organizations that strive to enhance the vitality of the Waterloo region. We encourage you to browse through our program categories listed below and review our philanthropic practices and goals. </p><p class="text-block-container">The Waterloo Region Record and Lyle S. Hallman Foundation <strong>Kids to Camp Fund</strong> enables children in need of financial assistance to attend a variety of day, overnight, recreational and educational camps, by partially or fully subsidizing camp costs.</p><p class="text-block-container"><em>We need your help!</em></p><p class="text-block-container">Any individual or organization may make a gift to the Waterloo Region Record Kids to Camp Fund. A donation of just $100 can send a child to day camp for an entire week!</p><p class="text-block-container">The Kids to Camp Fund is administered by <a href="https://www.wrcf.ca/" target="_blank">Waterloo Region Community Foundation</a> (WRCF).</p><p class="text-block-container">You can make a donation by mail by sending a cheque payable to Waterloo Region Community Foundation, 8 Spadina Avenue, Suite 10A, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8, and adding “Kids to Camp Fund” in the memo line. You can also donate online by visiting <a href="https://www.wrcf.ca/donate" target="_blank">wrcf.ca/donate</a> and selecting Kids to Camp Fund in the drop-down Fund list. Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $10 or more.</p><p class="text-block-container">If you are a family wishing to access funds for your child this summer, you must contact your camp of choice, who will then apply to the fund on behalf of your child. Camps can apply to the fund through WRCF’s website.</p><p class="text-block-container">For more information on the fund or learn how you can make a gift to the fund please contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Kids%20To%20Camp%Inquiry%20via%20TheRecord.com">Lesley Fitter</a>, Advertising Solutions Manager, <a href="tel:519-895-5687" target="_blank">519-895-5687</a>.</p><h2 class="standards-guide-heading">The Record Masthead</h2><div class="masthead-wrapper"><div class="masthead-container"><img class="masthead-image" src="https://misc.thestar.com/masthead/squared/luelo.jpg" alt="Donna Luelo photo" /><div class="masthead-container-namebox"><p class="masthead-name">Donna Luelo</p><p class="masthead-title">Publisher, Waterloo Region Record<br />V.P. Sales, Torstar Regional Daily Brands</p></div></div><div class="masthead-container"><img class="masthead-image" src="https://misc.thestar.com/masthead/squared/poling.jpg" alt="Jim Poling p
3639hoto" /><div class="masthead-container-namebox"><p class="masthead-name">Jim Poling</p><p class="masthead-title">Editor-in-Chief</p></div></div><div class="masthead-container"><img class="masthead-image" src="https://misc.thestar.com/masthead/squared/Handfield.jpg" alt="Mike Handfield" /><div class="masthead-container-namebox"><p class="masthead-name">Mike Handfield</p><p class="masthead-title">Distribution Manager</p></div></div><div class="masthead-container"> </div></div><h2 class="standards-guide-heading">Our Journalistic Standards</h2><p class="text-block-container"><a class="text-block__link" href="https://www.torstar.ca/sections/journalistic-standards" target="_blank">The Torstar Journalistic Standards Guide</a> provides a comprehensive code of journalistic principles and conduct to guide Waterloo Region Record journalists in their mission to responsibly engage and connect our readers on all platforms with trusted news, information and content.</p><p class="text-block-container">Here are the general editorial principles that provide the foundation for this guide:</p><h3 class="text-block-container">Responsibility</h3><p class="text-block-container">The Record has responsibilities to its customers, its clients, its shareholders and its employees. But the operation of a news organization is, above all, a public trust, no less binding because it is not formally conferred. Our overriding responsibility is to the democratic society.</p><p class="text-block-container">Freedom of expression and of the press must be defended against encroachment from any quarter, public or private. Journalists must ensure that the public’s business is conducted in public. They must be vigilant against all who would exploit the press for selfish purposes.</p><p class="text-block-container">Journalists who abuse the power of their professional roles for selfish motives or unworthy purposes are faithless to that public trust.</p><h3 class="text-block-container">Access</h3><p class="text-block-container">The Record is a forum for the interchange of information and opinion. It should provide for the expression of disparate and conflicting views. It should give expression to the interests of minorities as well as majorities, of the powerless as well as the powerful. </p><h3 class="text-block-container">Accuracy and Truth</h3><p class="text-block-container">Good faith with the reader is the foundation of ethical and excellent journalism. That good faith rests primarily on the reader’s confidence that what we print is correct. Every effort must be made to ensure that everything published in The Record is accurate, is presented in context, and that all significant sides are presented fairly.</p><p class="text-block-container">Journalistic integrity demands that significant errors of fact, as well as errors of omission, should be corrected promptly and as prominently and transparently as warranted. </p><h3 class="text-block-container">Fairness</h3><p class="text-block-container">The Record should respect the rights of people involved in the news, be transparent and stand accountable to the public for the fairness and reliability of everything it publishes. Fair news reports provide relevant context, do not omit relevant facts and aim to be honest with readers about what we know and what we do not know. Our core fairness standard demands that any subject of potentially harmful allegations must be given opportunity to respond.</p><h3 class="text-block-container">Independence</h3><p class="text-block-container">Independence from those we cover is a key principle of journalistic integrity. We avoid conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts. The Record believes in paying the costs incurred in gathering and publishing news. In circumstances where that may not be possible, we disclose information that could create the perception of a conflict of interest. Transparency with our readers and openness about the potential for conflicts should guide our considerations about real or perceived conflicts.</p><h3 class="text-block-container">Impartiality</h3><p class="text-block-container">To be impartial does not require a news organization to be unquestioning or to refrain from editorial expression. Sound practice, however, demands a clear distinction for readers between news and opinion. All content that contains explicit opinion or personal interpretation should be clearly identified as opinion or analysis, as appropriate.</p><h3 class="text-block-container">Privacy</h3><p class="text-block-container">Every person has a right to privacy. There are inevitable conflicts between the right to privacy, the public good and the public’s right to be informed about the conduct of public affairs. Each case should be judged in the light of common sense and humanity.</p><h2 class="standards-guide-heading">Accuracy and Corrections Policy</h2><p class="text-block-container">Here are some of the core policies included in our <a class="text-block__link" href="https://www.torstar.ca/sections/journalistic-standards" target="_blank">
3639Standards Guide</a>:</p><p class="text-block-container">There can be no compromise with accuracy. Accuracy is our most basic contract with readers and is the responsibility of everyone in our newsrooms. Accuracy is grounded in verification, the essence of journalism. We must check and double-check all the information we publish, including information from all other publications.</p><p class="text-block-container">Mistakes will happen. When they do, we correct our errors. Corrections serve the reader and they serve the public record. They are essential to building and maintaining trust with our readers. Anyone who becomes aware of a possible error has responsibility for alerting those responsible for corrections in their newsrooms.</p><p class="text-block-container">Our corrections are guided by the core principles of accountability and transparency. We are accountable to our readers for the accuracy of the information we publish in stories, headlines, photos, cutlines, social media, graphics, data, videos and any other content on all of our platforms. We correct errors of fact in a clear, transparent manner on the platform(s) in which the error was published, as promptly as possible. We make clear to readers the correct information and the context and magnitude of the mistake.</p><p class="text-block-container">On all of our platforms, it should be clear to readers how to report a possible error. Readers can do so by emailing <a class="text-block__link" href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Inquiry%20via%20TheRecord.com">[email protected]</a> or, on <a href="http://TheRecord.com">TheRecord.com</a>, readers can report possible errors directly on an article page by selecting the &ldquo;Report an Error&rdquo; icon.</p><h2 class="standards-guide-heading">Diversity Policy</h2><p class="text-block-container">Inclusiveness is at the heart of thinking and acting as journalists. Torstar newsrooms aim to reflect the diversity of our communities and respect the human rights and equal dignity of all. We aim for a variety of voices as sources and contributors in our news and opinion.We seek to foster greater community understanding about ethnicity, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status and physical/mental ability and do not perpetuate hurtful stereotypes.</p><p class="text-block-container">Generally no reference, direct or indirect, should be made to a person’s race, colour or religion unless it is pertinent to the story.</p><p class="text-block-container">In the case of a missing person or a criminal suspect at large, there may be justification for identifying race or colour as part of a full description that provides as many details as possible. Avoid vague descriptions that serve no purpose. At times, a group may make race a public issue. In such cases, the person’s race becomes relevant to the news.</p><p class="text-block-container">Religion is important to the lives of many of our readers. We should not hold up one religion or set of beliefs as superior to another. Do not single out a religion or religious practice for ridicule or stereotyping or use profanities considered offensive to any religions.</p><p class="text-block-container">We treat men and women equally and respect diverse gender identities, including people who identify as neither male nor female.</p><p class="text-block-container">Torstar is committed to this same inclusiveness and diversity reflective of our communities in its hiring, promotion, development and retention of its staff.</p><h2 class="standards-guide-heading">Anonymity and Confidential Sources</h2><p class="text-block-container">The public interest is best served when news sources are identified by their full names. Torstar journalists are aggressive in pressing sources to put information on the record and seek independently to corroborate off-the-record information.</p><p class="text-block-container">We do not provide anonymity to those who attack individuals or organizations or engage in speculation — the unattributed cheap shot. People under attack in our publications have the right to know their accusers.</p><p class="text-block-container">There are times when reporters need confidential sources to serve readers and democracy. Responsible journalism in the public interest often depends on these confidential sources who give journalists information that powerful people seek to keep secret. There are times also when some sources, such as underage or other vulnerable people, may require anonymity in telling their stories.</p><p class="text-block-container">Torstar journalists must discuss using confidential sources with their department head, and in some cases the newsroom’s most senior editor. They must al
3639ways reveal the source’s identity to editors, and provide a compelling argument for why the source will not be named in news reports. Senior editors have responsibility to work with reporters to assess the credibility of all sources including confidential sources.</p><p class="text-block-container">Once any promise is made to grant anonymity, we protect our source, only revealing their identity with that person’s permission.</p><p class="text-block-container">Published articles must explain why sources have been granted anonymity and why we consider them authoritative and credible. Confidential sources should have first-hand knowledge of the information and this must be conveyed to the reader. We should publish as much information as possible about the source — including why they sought confidentiality — without revealing identity.</p><p class="text-block-container">The definitions and ground rules for not naming a source must be discussed with sources. Any further promises made or deals brokered with any source must be discussed in advance with senior editors and are subject to the following:</p><ul><li class="text-block-container">Composites, where several sources are compiled into one person, are not used. Pseudonyms are used only rarely, with a senior editor’s permission, and must be declared as such in stories.</li><li class="text-block-container">The source and the journalist must be clear on what has been agreed to and that agreement must be shared with the department manager. Torstar journalists keep their promises.</li></ul><h2 class="standards-guide-heading">Conflict of Interest</h2><p class="text-block-container">Independence from those we cover is a key principle of journalistic integrity. We avoid conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts. In circumstances where that may not be possible, we disclose information that could create the perception of a conflict of interest. Transparency with our readers and openness about the potential for conflicts should guide our considerations about real or perceived conflicts.</p><p class="text-block-container">These policies apply to all outside interests that could cause our audiences to question the fairness and independence of our journalism.</p><p class="text-block-container">We seek primarily to ensure that our reporters’ reputations as fair-minded fact-finders are not compromised by public displays of political or partisan views on public issues, nor influenced by personal involvement or personal axe-grinding on issues we cover.</p><p class="text-block-container">Opinion journalists have greater leeway on these matters, in line with the latitude to express their own views in their work.</p><p class="text-block-container">All Torstar editorial staff should inform their immediate supervisors of any outside activity that could result in a conflict of interest, or reasonably perceived conflict of interest, that could cause our audiences to question the integrity of our work.</p><p class="text-block-container">These policies are not intended to restrict the personal lives, interests or expressions of beliefs of Torstar journalists outside their work lives. Rather, as has been established through various arbitration processes across the company, they seek to ensure that any such personal activities and interests do not come into conflict with the public role of our news organizations in any way that could be seen to compromise our editorial independence and integrity.</p><h2 class="standards-guide-heading">News and Opinions</h2><p class="text-block-container">The Record clearly labels content on all platforms to draw a clear line between news and opinion. This glossary provides definitions for various types of news and opinion we publish.</p><h3 class="text-block-container">News</h3><p class="text-block-container">News content is verified information based on the impartial reporting of facts, either observed by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. News reports do not include the opinion of the author.</p><h4 class="text-block-container">News Terms</h4><p class="text-block-container"><strong>Analysis</strong>: A critical or contextual examination of an important and topical issue based on factual reporting. It provides an explanation of the impact or meaning of news events and draws on the authority and expertise of the writer. Analysis articles do not contain the author’s opinions.</p><p class="text-block-container"><strong>Investigation</strong>: In-depth reporting in the public interest that reveals wrongdoing and/or systemic problems, holds those in power accountable and promotes positive change.</p><h3 class="text-block-container">Opinion</h3><p class="text-block-container">Opinion articles based are based on personal interpretation and judgment of facts. Opinion journalists have wide latitude to express their own views, subject to standards of taste and laws of libel including views directly contrary to the editorial views of The Record.</p><h4 class="text-block-container">Opinion Terms</h4><p class="text-block-container"><strong>Editorial</strong>: An article that presents a point of view reflecting the news organization&#8217;s position on an issue of public interest. Editorials are not meant to be a neutral presentation of the facts. They are written by journalists who are expressing the view of the news organization. As an editorial serves to present the company’s voice, there is no individual byline.</p><p class="text-block-container"><strong>Opinion</strong>: Articles based on the author’s interpretations and judgments of facts, data and events. Opinion articles include columns written by staff and commentary from non-staff contributors. Opinion journalists have wide latitude to express their own views including views directly contrary to the news organization&#8217;s editorial views, as long as they fall within the boundaries of taste and laws of libel. Columnists should not engage in personal axe-grinding or internecine debates with other columnists who write for either their own or other publications.</p><p class="text-block-container"><strong>Advice</strong>: An advice article reflects the opinion of the author, who provides guidance or direction on a topic based on their expertise as well as their personal interpretations and judgments of facts.</p><p class="text-block-container"><strong>Blog</strong>: An online journal updated regularly by a journalist or editorial department that supplements news coverage. Blogs are usually informal or conversational in style and may reflect a writer’s opinions, subject to the rights and responsibilities of fair comment.</p><p class="text-block-container"><strong>First person</strong>: Narratives exploring an author’s insights, observations or thoughts based on that individual’s personal experience and opinions.</p><p class="text-block-container"><strong>Readers’ letters</strong>: A selection of letters by readers expressing a point of view, usually concerning a recently published article or current event.</p><p class="text-block-container"><strong>Review</strong>: A critical assessment of the merits of a subject, such as art, film, music, television, food or literature. Reviews are based on the writer’s informed/expert opinion.</p><h2 class="standards-guide-heading">Frequently asked questions</h2><p class="text-block-container"><a id="faq" name="faq"></a></p><p class="text-block-container">Click <a href="https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/site/static-pages/digital-subscription-faqs.html">here to view</a> our Frequently Asked Questions page.</p>
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3690        </div></div><div id="tncms-region-index-full-two-bottom" class="tncms-region full-region"></div><div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-full-two-a" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-full-two-b" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-full-two-c" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div></div>
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3692    <div class="container-breakout "><div id="tncms-region-index-breakout-two" class="tncms-region "></div><div id="tncms-region-front-index-breakout-two" class="tncms-region "></div></div>
3693    
3694<!-- /Section Two -->
3695<!-- Section Three --><div id="tncms-region-index-full-three-top" class="tncms-region full-region"></div><div class="row row-three">
3696        <div class="fixed-col-left main-content col-md-8 has-sidebar">
3697            <div id="tncms-region-front-index-three-top" class="tncms-region "></div><div id="tncms-region-index-three-top" class="tncms-region "></div><div class="row equal-height swapRow"><div id="tncms-region-index-swap-three-a" class="tncms-region col-md-8 pull-right-lg"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-swap-three-b" class="tncms-region col-md-4 pull-left-lg"></div></div>
3698            <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-three-a" class="tncms-region col-md-6"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-three-b" class="tncms-region col-md-6"></div></div>
3699                <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-three-c" class="tncms-region col-md-5"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-three-d" class="tncms-region col-md-7"></div></div>
3700                <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-three-e" class="tncms-region col-md-7"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-three-f" class="tncms-region col-md-5"></div></div><div id="tncms-region-index-three-middle" class="tncms-region "></div>
3701                <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-three-g" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-three-h" class="tncms-region col-md-8"></div></div>
3702                <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-three-i" class="tncms-region col-md-8"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-three-j" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div></div>
3703                <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-three-k" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-three-l" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-three-m" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div></div><div id="tncms-region-index-three-bottom" class="tncms-region "></div>
3704        </div><div class="fixed-col-right col-md-4 main-sidebar">
3705          
3705  
3706                <div ></div><div id="tncms-region-global-side-tertiary" class="tncms-region "></div><div id="tncms-region-index-side-tertiary" class="tncms-region "></div><div id="sticky-side-tertiary-spacer">
3707                        <div id="sticky-side-tertiary"><div id="tncms-region-global-side-tertiary-sticky" class="tncms-region "></div><div id="tncms-region-index-side-tertiary-sticky" class="tncms-region "></div></div>
3708                    </div>               
3709            </div></div><div id="tncms-region-index-full-three-bottom" class="tncms-region full-region"></div><div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-full-three-a" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-full-three-b" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-full-three-c" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div></div>
3710    
3711    <div class="container-breakout "><div id="tncms-region-index-breakout-three" class="tncms-region "></div><div id="tncms-region-front-index-breakout-three" class="tncms-region "></div></div>
3712    
3713<!-- /Section Three -->
3714<!-- Section Four --><div id="tncms-region-index-full-four-top" class="tncms-region full-region"></div><div class="row row-four"><div class="fixed-col-left col-md-4 main-sidebar grid-variant">
3715            <div id="tncms-region-global-side-quaternary" class="tncms-region "></div><div id="tncms-region-index-side-quaternary" class="tncms-region "></div><div id="sticky-right-rail-spacer">
3716                        <div id="sticky-right-rail"><div id="tncms-region-global-side-sticky" class="tncms-region "></div><div id="tncms-region-index-side-sticky" class="tncms-region "></div></div>
3717                    </div>
3718        </div><div class="fixed-col-right main-content col-md-8 has-sidebar">
3719            <div id="tncms-region-front-index-four-top" class="tncms-region "></div><div id="tncms-region-index-four-top" class="tncms-region "></div><div class="row equal-height swapRow"><div id="tncms-region-index-swap-four-a" class="tncms-region col-md-8 pull-right-lg"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-swap-four-b" class="tncms-region col-md-4 pull-left-lg"></div></div>
3720           <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-four-a" class="tncms-region col-md-6"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-four-b" class="tncms-region col-md-6"></div></div>
3721            <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-four-c" class="tncms-region col-md-5"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-four-d" class="tncms-region col-md-7"></div></div>
3722            <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-four-e" class="tncms-region col-md-7"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-four-f" class="tncms-region col-md-5"></div></div><div id="tncms-region-index-four-middle" class="tncms-region "></div>
3723            <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-four-g" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-four-h" class="tncms-region col-md-8"></div></div>
3724            <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-four-i" class="tncms-region col-md-8"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-four-j" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div></div>
3725            <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-four-k" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-four-l" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-four-m" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div></div><div id="tncms-region-index-four-bottom" class="tncms-region "></div>
3726        </div></div><div id="tncms-region-index-full-four-bottom" class="tncms-region full-region"></div><div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-full-four-a" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-full-four-b" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-full-four-c" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div></div>
3727    
3728    <div class="container-breakout "><div id="tncms-region-index-breakout-four" class="tncms-region "></div><div id="tncms-region-front-index-breakout-four" class="tncms-region "></div></div>
3729    
3730<!-- /Section Four -->
3731<!-- Section Bottom -->
3732    <div class="row row-bottom equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-front-index-bottom-a" class="tncms-region col-md-4 left-col"></div><div id="tncms-region-front-index-bottom-b" class="tncms-region col-md-4 middle-col"></div><div id="tncms-region-front-index-bottom-c" class="tncms-region col-md-4 right-col"></div></div>
3733     <div class="row row-bottom equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-index-bottom-a" class="tncms-region col-md-4 left-col"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-bottom-b" class="tncms-region col-md-4 middle-col"></div><div id="tncms-region-index-bottom-c" class="tncms-region col-md-4 right-col"></div></div><!-- /Section Bottom --><div class="row">
3734                <div class="col-md-12"><div id="tncms-region-index-container-bottom" class="tncms-region "></div></div>
3735                <div class="col-md-12"><div id="tncms-region-front-index-container-bottom" class="tncms-region "></div></div>
3736            </div>
3737        <div class="row">
3738            <div class="col-md-12"><div id="tncms-region-global-container-bottom" class="tncms-region "><div id="tncms-block-3837282" class="tncms-block">
3739
3740<script type="module">
3741    const nl_1_realm = "metroland_digital";
3742    const nl_1_listid = "5";
3743    const nl_2_realm = "";
3744    const nl_2_listid = "";
3745
3746
3747    const getApiDomain = () => {
3748        let apiDomain = "api.thestar.com";
3749        
3750        return apiDomain;
3751    }
3752
3753    async function newsletterSignup(realm, listid) {
3754        const domainAlias = "therecord";
3755        const userEmail = TNCMS.User.getEmail();
3756        const apiDomain = getApiDomain();
3757
3758        const opts = {
3759            realm,
3760            listid,
3761            domain: apiDomain,
3762            domainAlias,
3763            user_email: userEmail
3764        };
3765
3766        try {
3767            await subscribeNewUserToNewsletter(opts);
3768        } catch (err) {
3769            console.error("Newsletter signup failed:", err);
3770        }
3771    }
3772
3773    async function subscribeNewUserToNewsletter(opts) {
3774        const { listid, realm, domain, domainAlias, user_email } = opts;
3775        const myHeaders = new Headers({
3776            "Content-Type": "application/json",
3777            "Host": ""
3778        });
3779
3780        const userToken = Cookies.get('tncms-user');
3781        if (!userToken) {
3782            throw new Error("Newsletter opt-in error: user is not authenticated");
3783        }
3784
3785        const raw = JSON.stringify({
3786            email: user_email,
3787            origin: domainAlias,
3788            token: userToken
3789        });
3790
3791        const hash = await newsletterHashData(raw);
3792        myHeaders.append("x-data-integrity", hash);
3793
3794        const requestOptions = {
3795            method: 'POST',
3796            headers: myHeaders,
3797            body: raw,
3798            redirect: 'follow'
3799        };
3800
3801        const url = `https://${domain}/newsletters/v2/subscription?realm=${realm}&listid=${listid}`;
3802
3803        try {
3804            const response = await fetch(url, requestOptions);
3805            const result = await response.text();
3806            let message;
3807            try {
3808                message = JSON.parse(result);
3809            } catch {
3810                throw new Error("Invalid JSON response from newsletter API");
3811            }
3812            if ((message?.error?.code ?? -1) !== 0 && message.code !== 200) {
3813                console.error("Newsletter opt-in error:", message.code, message);
3814            }
3815        } catch (error) {
3816            console.error('Newsletter opt-in fetch error:', error);
3817        }
3818    }
3819
3820    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
3821        let sessionKey = sessionStorage.getItem("nl-registration-signup-pending"); 
3822        const userToken = Cookies.get('tncms-user');
3823        
3824        if (sessionKey && userToken) {
3825            sessionStorage.removeItem("nl-registration-signup-pending");
3826            
3827            if (nl_1_realm && nl_1_listid) {
3828                await newsletterSignup(nl_1_realm, nl_1_listid);
3829            }
3830            if (nl_2_realm && nl_2_listid) {
3831                await newsletterSignup(nl_2_realm, nl_2_listid);
3832            }
3833        
3834        }
3835    });
3836</script>
3836</div><div id="tncms-block-2834883" class="tncms-block adLabelWrapper"><div class="tnt-ads-container text-center  " >
3837        <div id="ad-2834883" class="tnt-ads dfp-ad margin-bottom-none" data-lazy="true" data-refresh="true" data-bidding-refresh="true" >
3838            
3838<script>
3839                googletag.cmd.push(function() {
3840                        googletag.display('ad-2834883');
3841                        
3842                });
3843            </script>
3843
3844        </div>
3845    </div></div></div></div>
3846        </div><div class="row">
3847                <div id="asset-below" class="asset-below clearfix">
3848                    <div class="tsBelowArticle">
3849                        <div class="asset-comments hidden-print"></div>
3850                    </div>
3851                </div>
3852            </div></section>
3853    <section id="main-bottom-container" class="container-fullscreen-region container-fluid">
3854        <div class="fullscreen-region"><div id="tncms-region-global-container-bottom-fullscreen" class="tncms-region "></div></div>
3855    </section><!-- / main-body-container -->
3856    </div>
3857    <div id="site-footer-container" class="hidden-print">
3858         
3859
3860        
3861            <footer id="site-footer" class="container well-main">
3862                
3863                <div id="tncms-region-footer-top-col-full" class="tncms-region "></div>
3864                <div class="row">
3865                    <div id="footer-col-one" class="col-sm-3"><div id="tncms-region-footer-col-one" class="tncms-region "><div id="tncms-block-2835789" class="tncms-block footer-logo"><div id="site-logo-2835789" class="site-logo-container text-left" ><div class="logo-middle">
3866            <a  href="/" aria-label="Home page"><img 
3867            
3868            src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/custom/image/b9d2dc7e-7458-11ef-ae15-4fffd5cc1e82.png?resize=200%2C200" 
3869            srcset="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/custom/image/b9d2dc7e-7458-11ef-ae15-4fffd5cc1e82.png"
3870            sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 285px, calc(25vw - 30px)"
3871            
3872            class=" img-responsive lazyload tnt-prop-img"
3873            width="100"
3874            height="100"
3875            alt="site-logo"
3876            ></a>
3877        </div></div></div><div id="tncms-block-2835798" class="tncms-block"><h3 id="footerColOneToggle">The Record <i class="visible-xs fas tnt-chevron-down"></i></h3></div></div><div id="tncms-region-nav-footer-col-one-nav" class="tncms-region-nav"><ul id="footer-col-one-nav_menu" class="topNav bullet-nav nav-list" ><li class=" active"  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/about" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="/about" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3878                
3879                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-about-us"  href="/about"  tabindex="0">
3880                    <span class="nav-label ">About Us</span>
3881                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/site/static-pages/accountability.html" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="/about" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3882                
3883                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-accountability"  href="/site/static-pages/accountability.html"  tabindex="0">
3884                    <span class="nav-label ">Accountability</span>
3885                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="https://www.torstar.ca/sections/work-with-us" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="/about" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3886                
3887                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-join-our-team"  href="https://www.torstar.ca/sections/work-with-us"  target="_blank" rel="noopener" tabindex="0">
3888                    <span class="nav-label ">Join our Team</span>
3889                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/site/static-pages/contactus.html" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="/about" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3890                
3891                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-contact-us"  href="/site/static-pages/contactus.html"  tabindex="0">
3892                    <span class="nav-label ">Contact Us</span>
3893                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/community" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="/about" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3894                
3895                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-community"  href="/community"  tabindex="0">
3896                    <span class="nav-label ">Community</span>
3897                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/newspapers/" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="/about" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3898                
3899                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-archives"  href="/newspapers/"  tabindex="0">
3900                    <span class="nav-label ">Archives</span>
3901                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/site/benefits/" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="/about" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3902                
3903                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-subscriber-perks"  href="/site/benefits/"  tabindex="0">
3904                    <span class="nav-label ">Subscriber Perks</span>
3905                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/print-edition/" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="/about" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3906                
3907                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-print-editions"  href="/print-edition/"  tabindex="0">
3908                    <span class="nav-label ">Print Editions</span>
3909                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/globenewswire/" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="/about" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3910                
3911                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-globenewswire"  href="/globenewswire/"  tabindex="0">
3912                    <span class="nav-label ">GlobeNewswire</span>
3913                </a></li></ul><style>
3914            .affix-top #tncms-region-main-nav-right-region{display: none}
3915            .affix #tncms-region-main-nav-right-region{display: flex;column-gap:8px}
3916            @media (max-width: 991px){
3917            #main-navigation{height: 45px}
3918            }
3919            
3920        </style>
3921    </div><div id="tncms-region-footer-col-one-bottom" class="tncms-region "></div></div>
3922    <div id="footer-col-two" class="col-sm-3"><div id="tncms-region-footer-col-two" class="tncms-region "><div id="tncms-block-3817254" class="tncms-block"><h3 id="footerColTwoToggle">Helpful Links <i class="visible-xs fas tnt-chevron-down"></i></h3></div></div><div id="tncms-region-nav-footer-col-two-nav" class="tncms-region-nav"><ul id="footer-col-two-nav_menu" class="topNav bullet-nav nav-list" ><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="https://hub.metroland.com/users/admin/?site=therecord" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3923                
3924                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-manage-my-digital-subscription"  href="https://hub.metroland.com/users/admin/?site=therecord"  target="_blank" rel="noopener" tabindex="0">
3925                    <span class="nav-label ">Manage my Digital Subscription</span>
3926                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="https://toriservices.newscyclecloud.com/cgi-bin/cmo_tor-c-cmdb-01.sh/custservice/web/login.html?SiteID=WR" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3927                
3928                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-manage-my-home-delivery-subscription"  href="https://toriservices.newscyclecloud.com/cgi-bin/cmo_tor-c-cmdb-01.sh/custservice/web/login.html?SiteID=WR"  target="_blank" rel="noopener" tabindex="0">
3929                    <span class="nav-label ">Manage my Home Delivery Subscription</span>
3930                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/site/static-pages/faq.html" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3931                
3932                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-frequently-asked-questions"  href="/site/static-pages/faq.html"  tabindex="0">
3933                    <span class="nav-label ">Frequently Asked Questions</span>
3934                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/site/sitemap/" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3935                
3936                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-sitemap"  href="/site/sitemap/"  tabindex="0">
3937                    <span class="nav-label ">Sitemap</span>
3938                </a></li><li class="  gdpr-removal"  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/site/forms/removal_request/" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3939                
3940                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-removal-request"  href="/site/forms/removal_request/"  tabindex="0">
3941                    <span class="nav-label ">Removal request</span>
3942                </a></li><li class="  gdpr-removal"  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="/site/static-pages/submit_content.html" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3943                
3944                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-submit-letter-or-feedback"  href="/site/static-pages/submit_content.html"  tabindex="0">
3945                    <span class="nav-label ">Submit letter or feedback</span>
3946                </a></li></ul><style>
3947            .affix-top #tncms-region-main-nav-right-region{display: none}
3948            .affix #tncms-region-main-nav-right-region{display: flex;column-gap:8px}
3949            @media (max-width: 991px){
3950            #main-navigation{height: 45px}
3951            }
3952            
3953        </style>
3954    </div><div id="tncms-region-footer-col-two-bottom" class="tncms-region "></div></div>
3955    <div id="footer-col-three" class="col-sm-3"><div id="tncms-region-footer-col-three" class="tncms-region "><div id="tncms-block-3816216" class="tncms-block"><h3 id="footerColThreeToggle">Advertising<i class="visible-xs fas tnt-chevron-down"></i></h3></div></div><div id="tncms-region-nav-footer-col-three-nav" class="tncms-region-nav"><ul id="footer-col-three-nav_menu" class="topNav bullet-nav nav-list" ><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="https://www.torstar.ca/sections/advertise-with-metroland" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3956                
3957                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-advertise-with-us"  href="https://www.torstar.ca/sections/advertise-with-metroland"  target="_blank" rel="noopener" tabindex="0">
3958                    <span class="nav-label ">Advertise with Us</span>
3959                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="https://www.torstar.ca/sections/metroland-ad-standards" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3960                
3961                <a class="nav-link   tnt-section-advertising-standards"  href="https://www.torstar.ca/sections/metroland-ad-standards"  target="_blank" rel="noopener" tabindex="0">
3962                    <span class="nav-label ">Advertising Standards</span>
3963                </a></li><li class=" "  data-cmspath="/about" data-liurl="https://www.torstar.ca/sections/metroland-advertising-terms-and-conditions" data-parent="" data-grandparent="" data-activeitem="" data-cmsUrl="/about/">
3964                
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4406    const userPanelIndicator2841720=userControlPanelButton2841720.querySelector(".userPanelIndicator");
4407    const userControlPanel2841720=userControlPanelMain2841720.querySelector(".user-controls-menu");
4408    const userNameContainer2841720=userControlPanelMain2841720.querySelector(".userName");
4409    const debugReg2841720 = false;
4410    const debugSub2841720 = false;
4411         
4412    document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", handleUserLogin2841720('domloaded'));
4413    /* add an event listener for tnt-user-status */
4414    document.addEventListener("tnt-user-status", handleUserLogin2841720('userstatus'));
4415    function handleUserLogout2841720()
4416    {
4417        //window.sessionStorage.removeItem('tncms-newsletter-email','');
4418        window.sessionStorage.removeItem('bd-viafoura-oidc'); // clear viafoura JWT token
4419        document.getElementById('user-remote-logout-form-2841720').submit();
4420        return false;
4421    }
4422    function setAccountEmail() {
4423        const userControlUserEmail2841720 =
4424        userControlPanelMain2841720.querySelector(
4425            "#user-email-2841720"
4426        );
4427
4428        if (!userControlUserEmail2841720) {
4429            return;
4430        }
4431    
4432        if (TNCMS.User.isLoggedIn() && TNCMS.User.getEmail()) {
4433            userControlUserEmail2841720.style.display = 'block';
4434            userControlUserEmail2841720.textContent = TNCMS.User.getEmail();
4435        } else {
4436            userControlUserEmail2841720.style.display = 'none';
4437            userControlUserEmail2841720.textContent = '';
4438        }
4439    }
4440    function handleUserLogin2841720(caller)
4441    {
4442        //console.log("Called from "+caller);
4443        // Modify dropdown menu button if user is logged in
4444        if (TNCMS.User.isLoggedIn() || debugReg2841720 || debugSub2841720) {
4445           // check to see if we've already handled this, which might be the case if this is being fired from the user subscription wall
4446           if(userControlPanelButton2841720.dataset.user!="loggedin")
4447           {
4448               let userFirstName = "Guest";
4449               
4450               try{
4451                   userFirstName = TNCMS.User.getFirstName();
4452               } catch(err){
4453                   userFirstName = TNCMS.User.getScreenName();
4454                   if (userFirstName.includes('jid-'))
4455                   {
4456                       //we have a janrain user screenname, do nothing
4457                       userFirstName = "Reader";
4458                   } else {
4459                       //we can try splitting on hyphen and taking first segment
4460                       let userNameParts = userFirstName.split("-");
4461                       if(userNameParts.length > 2)
4462                       {
4463                           userFirstName = userNameParts[0];
4464                       }
4465                   }
4466               }
4467               if(debugReg2841720 || debugSub2841720)
4468               {
4469                   userFirstName = "Debug User";
4470               }
4471               userControlPanelButton2841720.classList.remove("loggedout");
4472               userControlPanelButton2841720.classList.add("loggedin");
4473               userControlPanelButton2841720.dataset.user="loggedin";
4474               
4475               userNameContainer2841720.innerHTML = userFirstName;
4476               const userIcon2841720 = userControlPanelButton2841720.querySelector('.userIconSpan');
4477               userIcon2841720.classList.remove('icon-guest');
4478               userIcon2841720.classList.add('icon-signed-in');
4479               userControlPanelButton2841720.addEventListener('click', function(evt){
4480                   const target = userControlPanelButton2841720;
4481                   const userPanelIndicatorToggle2841720=userControlPanelButton2841720.querySelector(".userPanelIndicator");
4482                   if(target.dataset.status=="open")
4483                   {
4484                       target.dataset.status="closed";
4485                       userControlPanel2841720.classList.remove("open");
4486                       userControlPanel2841720.classList.add("closed");
4487                       userPanelIndicatorToggle2841720.classList.remove("tnt-chevron-up");
4488                       userPanelIndicatorToggle2841720.classList.add("tnt-chevron-down");
4489                   } else {
4490                       target.dataset.status="open";
4491                       userControlPanel2841720.classList.remove("closed");
4492                       userControlPanel2841720.classList.add("open");
4493                       userPanelIndicatorToggle2841720.classList.remove("tnt-chevron-down");
4494                       userPanelIndicatorToggle2841720.classList.add("tnt-chevron-up");
4495                   }
4496                   
4497               });
4498           }
4499           if(caller === 'userstatus') {
4500               setAccountEmail();
4501           }
4502       } else {
4503           userControlPanelButton2841720.addEventListener('click', function(){
4504                
4505                document.getElementById('user-login-form-2841720').submit();
4506                return false;
4507                
4508           });
4509       }
4510    }
4511 /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 4511
4511
4512<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
4513    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',function() {
4514        const isUserSubscriber = (TNCMS.User.hasFullAccess() && __tnt.user.services) || TNCMS.User.isAdmin(); 
4515        
4516        const showArchivesToSubscribers = () => {
4517            const archiveMenuItemEl = document.getElementById('archives-2841720');
4518            let bShowArchivesItemByDomain = true;
4519            
4520            
4521            if (!archiveMenuItemEl) {
4522                return;
4523            }
4524            
4525            if(isUserSubscriber && bShowArchivesItemByDomain) {
4526                archiveMenuItemEl.style.display = 'block';
4527            } else {
4528                archiveMenuItemEl.style.display = 'none';
4529            }
4530        };
4531        
4532        const showPerksToSubscribers = () => {
4533            const perksMenuItemEl = document.getElementById('sub-perks-2841720'); 
4534            
4535            if(isUserSubscriber && perksMenuItemEl) {
4536                perksMenuItemEl.style.display = 'block';
4537            }
4538        };
4539        
4540        try {
4541            showArchivesToSubscribers();
4542            showPerksToSubscribers();
4543        } catch(e) {
4544            console.log('inlineMenuItemLinkScript Error: ', e);
4545        }
4546    });
4547 /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 4547
4547
4548<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
4549    if (!window.DAPCallbackAdded){
4550        window.DAPCallbackAdded = true;
4551        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',function() {
4552            // this function must run after the `tncms_csrf_token` is set
4553            // otherwise the POST request will fail with a 403 error
4554            setTimeout(function() {
4555                const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
4556                const dapParam = urlParams.get('dap');
4557
4558                if (dapParam === 'true' && !TNCMS.User.isLoggedIn()) {
4559                    const loginForm = document.getElementById('user-login-form-2841720');
4560                    if (loginForm) {
4561                        loginForm.submit();
4562                    }
4563                }
4564            }, 100);
4565        });
4566    }
4567 /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 4567
4567
4568<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
4569        (function(d) {
4570        
4571        var form = d.getElementById('site-search-header'),
4572            query_input = d.getElementById('site-search-2841720-term'),
4573            is_open = false;
4574        let searchToggle = d.getElementById("search-toggle-2841720");
4575        let searchCancel = d.getElementById("search-cancel-2841720");
4576        let searchDiv = d.getElementById("site-search-form-2841720");
4577        let controlsDiv = d.getElementById("user-controls-2841720");
4578        searchToggle.addEventListener('click', function () {
4579            controlsDiv.style.display="none";
4580            searchDiv.style.display="flex";
4581            query_input.focus();
4582            is_open = true;
4583        });
4584        searchCancel.addEventListener('click', function () {
4585            searchDiv.style.display="none";
4586            controlsDiv.style.display="flex";
4587            is_open = false;
4588        });
4589        
4590        /** Submit handler */
4591        form.onsubmit = function(){
4592            // Filter query
4593            var elem = document.querySelector("#site-search-2841720 input[name=q]"),
4594        sQueryFiltered = elem.value.replace(/\?/g, '');
4595    elem.value = sQueryFiltered;
4596    
4597            // No submit if empty input
4598            if( query_input.val() ){
4599                return true;
4600            } else{
4601                return false;
4602            }
4603        };
4604    })(document);
4605        
4606     /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 4606
4606
4607<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
4608        (function(){
4609            let currentUserType = 'anonymous';
4610            if (__tnt.user.loggedIn && __tnt.user.services!='0' && __tnt.user.services !== undefined)
4611            {
4612                currentUserType = 'subscriber';
4613            } else if (__tnt.user.loggedIn)
4614            {
4615                currentUserType = 'registered';
4616            }
4617            
4618            try {
4619            const selectedPromo = document.querySelector("#user-promo-2841726.user-promo ."+currentUserType);
4620            selectedPromo.classList.remove("hidden");
4621            } catch(err){}
4622       })();
4623            
4624        /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 4624
4624
4625<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
4626    const userControlPanelMain2841726=document.querySelector("#user-control-panel-2841726");
4627    const userControlPanelButton2841726=document.querySelector("#userControlPanel-2841726");
4628    const userPanelIndicator2841726=userControlPanelButton2841726.querySelector(".userPanelIndicator");
4629    const userControlPanel2841726=userControlPanelMain2841726.querySelector(".user-controls-menu");
4630    const userNameContainer2841726=userControlPanelMain2841726.querySelector(".userName");
4631    const debugReg2841726 = false;
4632    const debugSub2841726 = false;
4633         
4634    document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", handleUserLogin2841726('domloaded'));
4635    /* add an event listener for tnt-user-status */
4636    document.addEventListener("tnt-user-status", handleUserLogin2841726('userstatus'));
4637    function handleUserLogout2841726()
4638    {
4639        //window.sessionStorage.removeItem('tncms-newsletter-email','');
4640        window.sessionStorage.removeItem('bd-viafoura-oidc'); // clear viafoura JWT token
4641        document.getElementById('user-remote-logout-form-2841726').submit();
4642        return false;
4643    }
4644    function setAccountEmail() {
4645        const userControlUserEmail2841726 =
4646        userControlPanelMain2841726.querySelector(
4647            "#user-email-2841726"
4648        );
4649
4650        if (!userControlUserEmail2841726) {
4651            return;
4652        }
4653    
4654        if (TNCMS.User.isLoggedIn() && TNCMS.User.getEmail()) {
4655            userControlUserEmail2841726.style.display = 'block';
4656            userControlUserEmail2841726.textContent = TNCMS.User.getEmail();
4657        } else {
4658            userControlUserEmail2841726.style.display = 'none';
4659            userControlUserEmail2841726.textContent = '';
4660        }
4661    }
4662    function handleUserLogin2841726(caller)
4663    {
4664        //console.log("Called from "+caller);
4665        // Modify dropdown menu button if user is logged in
4666        if (TNCMS.User.isLoggedIn() || debugReg2841726 || debugSub2841726) {
4667           // check to see if we've already handled this, which might be the case if this is being fired from the user subscription wall
4668           if(userControlPanelButton2841726.dataset.user!="loggedin")
4669           {
4670               let userFirstName = "Guest";
4671               
4672               try{
4673                   userFirstName = TNCMS.User.getFirstName();
4674               } catch(err){
4675                   userFirstName = TNCMS.User.getScreenName();
4676                   if (userFirstName.includes('jid-'))
4677                   {
4678                       //we have a janrain user screenname, do nothing
4679                       userFirstName = "Reader";
4680                   } else {
4681                       //we can try splitting on hyphen and taking first segment
4682                       let userNameParts = userFirstName.split("-");
4683                       if(userNameParts.length > 2)
4684                       {
4685                           userFirstName = userNameParts[0];
4686                       }
4687                   }
4688               }
4689               if(debugReg2841726 || debugSub2841726)
4690               {
4691                   userFirstName = "Debug User";
4692               }
4693               userControlPanelButton2841726.classList.remove("loggedout");
4694               userControlPanelButton2841726.classList.add("loggedin");
4695               userControlPanelButton2841726.dataset.user="loggedin";
4696               
4697               userNameContainer2841726.innerHTML = userFirstName;
4698               const userIcon2841726 = userControlPanelButton2841726.querySelector('.userIconSpan');
4699               userIcon2841726.classList.remove('icon-guest');
4700               userIcon2841726.classList.add('icon-signed-in');
4701               userControlPanelButton2841726.addEventListener('click', function(evt){
4702                   const target = userControlPanelButton2841726;
4703                   const userPanelIndicatorToggle2841726=userControlPanelButton2841726.querySelector(".userPanelIndicator");
4704                   if(target.dataset.status=="open")
4705                   {
4706                       target.dataset.status="closed";
4707                       userControlPanel2841726.classList.remove("open");
4708                       userControlPanel2841726.classList.add("closed");
4709                       userPanelIndicatorToggle2841726.classList.remove("tnt-chevron-up");
4710                       userPanelIndicatorToggle2841726.classList.add("tnt-chevron-down");
4711                   } else {
4712                       target.dataset.status="open";
4713                       userControlPanel2841726.classList.remove("closed");
4714                       userControlPanel2841726.classList.add("open");
4715                       userPanelIndicatorToggle2841726.classList.remove("tnt-chevron-down");
4716                       userPanelIndicatorToggle2841726.classList.add("tnt-chevron-up");
4717                   }
4718                   
4719               });
4720           }
4721           if(caller === 'userstatus') {
4722               setAccountEmail();
4723           }
4724       } else {
4725           userControlPanelButton2841726.addEventListener('click', function(){
4726                
4727                document.getElementById('user-login-form-2841726').submit();
4728                return false;
4729                
4730           });
4731       }
4732    }
4733 /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 4733
4733
4734<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
4735    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',function() {
4736        const isUserSubscriber = (TNCMS.User.hasFullAccess() && __tnt.user.services) || TNCMS.User.isAdmin(); 
4737        
4738        const showArchivesToSubscribers = () => {
4739            const archiveMenuItemEl = document.getElementById('archives-2841726');
4740            let bShowArchivesItemByDomain = true;
4741            
4742            
4743            if (!archiveMenuItemEl) {
4744                return;
4745            }
4746            
4747            if(isUserSubscriber && bShowArchivesItemByDomain) {
4748                archiveMenuItemEl.style.display = 'block';
4749            } else {
4750                archiveMenuItemEl.style.display = 'none';
4751            }
4752        };
4753        
4754        const showPerksToSubscribers = () => {
4755            const perksMenuItemEl = document.getElementById('sub-perks-2841726'); 
4756            
4757            if(isUserSubscriber && perksMenuItemEl) {
4758                perksMenuItemEl.style.display = 'block';
4759            }
4760        };
4761        
4762        try {
4763            showArchivesToSubscribers();
4764            showPerksToSubscribers();
4765        } catch(e) {
4766            console.log('inlineMenuItemLinkScript Error: ', e);
4767        }
4768    });
4769 /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 4769
4769
4770<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
4771    if (!window.DAPCallbackAdded){
4772        window.DAPCallbackAdded = true;
4773        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',function() {
4774            // this function must run after the `tncms_csrf_token` is set
4775            // otherwise the POST request will fail with a 403 error
4776            setTimeout(function() {
4777                const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
4778                const dapParam = urlParams.get('dap');
4779
4780                if (dapParam === 'true' && !TNCMS.User.isLoggedIn()) {
4781                    const loginForm = document.getElementById('user-login-form-2841726');
4782                    if (loginForm) {
4783                        loginForm.submit();
4784                    }
4785                }
4786            }, 100);
4787        });
4788    }
4789 /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 4789
4789
4790<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
4791(function(w, d) {
4792    let userServices = __tnt.user.services;
4793    let userStatus = __tnt.user.loggedIn;
4794    if(userServices == null){
4795        userServices = 0;
4796    }let allowedServicesTier1 = Array();
4797    let excludedServicesTier1 = Array();
4798    
4799    
4800        let allowedServicesTierString1 = "20091,19080,18327,18228,16581,15987,15990,13576,14065,14398,13159,13309,13219,12670,12640,12649,11953,12487,12559,12562,12277,0";
4801        allowedServicesTier1 = allowedServicesTierString1.split(",");
4802        const allowedLinkTier1 = "https://www.hub.metroland.com/tncms/auth/federated/?return=https://waterloorecord.pressreader.com/";
4803    
4804    
4805    
4806        const allowedServicesTier2 = Array();
4807        const allowedLinkTier2 = "/subscribe/epaper/";
4808    
4809    
4810    let newLink = "";
4811    /* For testing only */
4812    
4813    
4814    
4815    if (userStatus && userServices!="0")
4816    {
4817        let accessGranted = false;
4818        let userServicesList = userServices.split(",");
4819        userServicesList.forEach((uService) => {
4820            
4821            if (allowedServicesTier1.length > 0) 
4822            {
4823                if(allowedServicesTier1.includes(uService))
4824                {
4825                    
4826                    accessGranted = true;
4827                    newLink = allowedLinkTier1;
4828                }
4829            }
4830            else if (excludedServicesTier1.length > 0)                 
4831            {
4832                accessGranted = true;
4833                newLink = allowedLinkTier1;
4834                if(excludedServicesTier1.includes(uService))
4835                {
4836                    
4837                    accessGranted = false;
4838                    newLink = deniedLinkTier1;
4839                }
4840            }
4841            
4842            if(allowedServicesTier2.includes(uService))
4843            {
4844                
4845                accessGranted = true;
4846                newLink = allowedLinkTier2;
4847            }
4848        });
4849        /* only making this call if the user is at least logged in and has something other than 0 for services */
4850        if (accessGranted)
4851        {
4852            
4853            updateEditionLinks3114727(newLink);
4854        } else {
4855            /* we have someone logged in, but they don't have access, so we'll just update the link to the other one.*/
4856            
4857            
4858            if (allowedServicesTier1.length === 0 && excludedServicesTier1.length > 0) {
4859                updateEditionLinks3114727(newLink);
4860            }
4861            else 
4862            {
4863                
4864                    updateEditionLinks3114727("/subscribe/epaper/");
4865                
4866            }
4867        }
4868    } else if (userStatus) {
4869        /* we have someone logged in, but they don't have access, so we'll just update the link to the other one.*/
4870        
4871        
4872            updateEditionLinks3114727("/subscribe/epaper/");
4873        
4874    } else {
4875        
4876        
4877            updateEditionLinks3114727("/subscribe/epaper/");
4878        
4879    }
4880    
4881    
4882    function updateEditionLinks3114727(newLink)
4883    {
4884        
4885            let oSelectors = [];
4886            
4887                oSelectors.push(".tnt-section-i-class-fas-tnt-file-alt-i-todays-paper");
4888            
4889                oSelectors.push(".epaper");
4890            
4891        
4892        for (let i=0;i<oSelectors.length;i++) {
4893            let eLinks = document.querySelectorAll(oSelectors[i]);
4894            Array.prototype.forEach.call(eLinks, function(el) {
4895                  
4896                el.href=newLink;
4897            });
4898        }
4899    }
4900})(window, document);
4901 /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 4901
4901
4902<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
4903        (function(){
4904            let currentUserType = 'anonymous';
4905            if (__tnt.user.loggedIn && __tnt.user.services!='0' && __tnt.user.services !== undefined)
4906            {
4907                currentUserType = 'subscriber';
4908            } else if (__tnt.user.loggedIn)
4909            {
4910                currentUserType = 'registered';
4911            }
4912            
4913            try {
4914            const selectedPromo = document.querySelector("#user-promo-2841723.user-promo ."+currentUserType);
4915            selectedPromo.classList.remove("hidden");
4916            } catch(err){}
4917       })();
4918            
4919        /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 4919
4919
4920<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
4921    const userControlPanelMain2841723=document.querySelector("#user-control-panel-2841723");
4922    const userControlPanelButton2841723=document.querySelector("#userControlPanel-2841723");
4923    const userPanelIndicator2841723=userControlPanelButton2841723.querySelector(".userPanelIndicator");
4924    const userControlPanel2841723=userControlPanelMain2841723.querySelector(".user-controls-menu");
4925    const userNameContainer2841723=userControlPanelMain2841723.querySelector(".userName");
4926    const debugReg2841723 = false;
4927    const debugSub2841723 = false;
4928         
4929    document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", handleUserLogin2841723('domloaded'));
4930    /* add an event listener for tnt-user-status */
4931    document.addEventListener("tnt-user-status", handleUserLogin2841723('userstatus'));
4932    function handleUserLogout2841723()
4933    {
4934        //window.sessionStorage.removeItem('tncms-newsletter-email','');
4935        window.sessionStorage.removeItem('bd-viafoura-oidc'); // clear viafoura JWT token
4936        document.getElementById('user-remote-logout-form-2841723').submit();
4937        return false;
4938    }
4939    function setAccountEmail() {
4940        const userControlUserEmail2841723 =
4941        userControlPanelMain2841723.querySelector(
4942            "#user-email-2841723"
4943        );
4944
4945        if (!userControlUserEmail2841723) {
4946            return;
4947        }
4948    
4949        if (TNCMS.User.isLoggedIn() && TNCMS.User.getEmail()) {
4950            userControlUserEmail2841723.style.display = 'block';
4951            userControlUserEmail2841723.textContent = TNCMS.User.getEmail();
4952        } else {
4953            userControlUserEmail2841723.style.display = 'none';
4954            userControlUserEmail2841723.textContent = '';
4955        }
4956    }
4957    function handleUserLogin2841723(caller)
4958    {
4959        //console.log("Called from "+caller);
4960        // Modify dropdown menu button if user is logged in
4961        if (TNCMS.User.isLoggedIn() || debugReg2841723 || debugSub2841723) {
4962           // check to see if we've already handled this, which might be the case if this is being fired from the user subscription wall
4963           if(userControlPanelButton2841723.dataset.user!="loggedin")
4964           {
4965               let userFirstName = "Guest";
4966               
4967               try{
4968                   userFirstName = TNCMS.User.getFirstName();
4969               } catch(err){
4970                   userFirstName = TNCMS.User.getScreenName();
4971                   if (userFirstName.includes('jid-'))
4972                   {
4973                       //we have a janrain user screenname, do nothing
4974                       userFirstName = "Reader";
4975                   } else {
4976                       //we can try splitting on hyphen and taking first segment
4977                       let userNameParts = userFirstName.split("-");
4978                       if(userNameParts.length > 2)
4979                       {
4980                           userFirstName = userNameParts[0];
4981                       }
4982                   }
4983               }
4984               if(debugReg2841723 || debugSub2841723)
4985               {
4986                   userFirstName = "Debug User";
4987               }
4988               userControlPanelButton2841723.classList.remove("loggedout");
4989               userControlPanelButton2841723.classList.add("loggedin");
4990               userControlPanelButton2841723.dataset.user="loggedin";
4991               
4992               userNameContainer2841723.innerHTML = userFirstName;
4993               const userIcon2841723 = userControlPanelButton2841723.querySelector('.userIconSpan');
4994               userIcon2841723.classList.remove('icon-guest');
4995               userIcon2841723.classList.add('icon-signed-in');
4996               userControlPanelButton2841723.addEventListener('click', function(evt){
4997                   const target = userControlPanelButton2841723;
4998                   const userPanelIndicatorToggle2841723=userControlPanelButton2841723.querySelector(".userPanelIndicator");
4999                   if(target.dataset.status=="open")
5000                   {
5001                       target.dataset.status="closed";
5002                       userControlPanel2841723.classList.remove("open");
5003                       userControlPanel2841723.classList.add("closed");
5004                       userPanelIndicatorToggle2841723.classList.remove("tnt-chevron-up");
5005                       userPanelIndicatorToggle2841723.classList.add("tnt-chevron-down");
5006                   } else {
5007                       target.dataset.status="open";
5008                       userControlPanel2841723.classList.remove("closed");
5009                       userControlPanel2841723.classList.add("open");
5010                       userPanelIndicatorToggle2841723.classList.remove("tnt-chevron-down");
5011                       userPanelIndicatorToggle2841723.classList.add("tnt-chevron-up");
5012                   }
5013                   
5014               });
5015           }
5016           if(caller === 'userstatus') {
5017               setAccountEmail();
5018           }
5019       } else {
5020           userControlPanelButton2841723.addEventListener('click', function(){
5021                
5022                document.getElementById('user-login-form-2841723').submit();
5023                return false;
5024                
5025           });
5026       }
5027    }
5028 /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 5028
5028
5029<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
5030    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',function() {
5031        const isUserSubscriber = (TNCMS.User.hasFullAccess() && __tnt.user.services) || TNCMS.User.isAdmin(); 
5032        
5033        const showArchivesToSubscribers = () => {
5034            const archiveMenuItemEl = document.getElementById('archives-2841723');
5035            let bShowArchivesItemByDomain = true;
5036            
5037            
5038            if (!archiveMenuItemEl) {
5039                return;
5040            }
5041            
5042            if(isUserSubscriber && bShowArchivesItemByDomain) {
5043                archiveMenuItemEl.style.display = 'block';
5044            } else {
5045                archiveMenuItemEl.style.display = 'none';
5046            }
5047        };
5048        
5049        const showPerksToSubscribers = () => {
5050            const perksMenuItemEl = document.getElementById('sub-perks-2841723'); 
5051            
5052            if(isUserSubscriber && perksMenuItemEl) {
5053                perksMenuItemEl.style.display = 'block';
5054            }
5055        };
5056        
5057        try {
5058            showArchivesToSubscribers();
5059            showPerksToSubscribers();
5060        } catch(e) {
5061            console.log('inlineMenuItemLinkScript Error: ', e);
5062        }
5063    });
5064 /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 5064
5064
5065<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
5066    if (!window.DAPCallbackAdded){
5067        window.DAPCallbackAdded = true;
5068        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',function() {
5069            // this function must run after the `tncms_csrf_token` is set
5070            // otherwise the POST request will fail with a 403 error
5071            setTimeout(function() {
5072                const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
5073                const dapParam = urlParams.get('dap');
5074
5075                if (dapParam === 'true' && !TNCMS.User.isLoggedIn()) {
5076                    const loginForm = document.getElementById('user-login-form-2841723');
5077                    if (loginForm) {
5078                        loginForm.submit();
5079                    }
5080                }
5081            }, 100);
5082        });
5083    }
5084 /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 5084
5084
5085<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
5086                    function getAbsoluteHeight(el) {
5087                      var styles = window.getComputedStyle(el);
5088                      var margin = parseFloat(styles['marginTop']) +
5089                      parseFloat(styles['marginBottom']);
5090
5091                      return Math.ceil(el.offsetHeight + margin);
5092                    }
5093                    var isMobile = __tnt.client.platform.android || __tnt.client.platform.iphone || __tnt.client.platform.ios;
5094                    
5095                        !function(t,i,n){var e,a,s,o,c,d={init:function(){a=i.getElementById("site-navbar-container"),isMobile?a.classList.add("affix-sticky"):(e=i.getElementById("main-body-container"),s=getAbsoluteHeight(a),o=!1,c=0,t.addEventListener("scroll",d.navPosition,!1),t.addEventListener("mousewheel",d.navPosition,!1))},navPosition:function(){o||(o=!0,setTimeout(function(){var n=a.getBoundingClientRect(),d=t.pageYOffset||i.documentElement.scrollTop,f=n.top+d;d>=f&&d>c?a.classList.contains("affix")||(c=f,a.classList.add("affix"),a.classList.remove("affix-top"),e.style.marginTop=s+"px"):a.classList.contains("affix-top")||(a.classList.remove("affix"),a.classList.add("affix-top"),e.style.marginTop="0px"),o=!1},25))}};"loading"==i.readyState?i.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",d.init,!1):d.init()}(window,document,__tnt);
5096                    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
5097                        var isIOS = /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.userAgent) && !window.MSStream;
5098                        
5099                        if (isIOS) {
5100                            Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('[data-toggle="offcanvas"]')).forEach(function(drawer) {
5101                                drawer.addEventListener("mouseover", function(e) {
5102                                    var drawerCls = drawer.dataset.target === 'left' ? 'active-left' : 'active-right';
5103                                    document.documentElement.classList.add('drawer-open', drawerCls);
5104                                })
5105                            })
5106                        }
5107                    }); /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 5107
5107
5108<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
5109                    /* Copy url to clipboard */
5110                    function copyLink(url, copyTarget) {
5111                        /* Populate clipboard */
5112                        navigator.clipboard.writeText(url);
5113                        
5114                        /* Bootstrap popover */
5115                         $(copyTarget).popover().popover("show").prop("disabled", true);
5116                        
5117                        /* Hide popover after timeout */
5118                        setTimeout(
5119                            function() {
5120                               $(copyTarget).popover("hide").popover("destroy").prop("disabled", false);
5121                            }, 2000);
5122                    } /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 5122
5122
5123<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ (function() {
5124                            window.addEventListener('load', function() {
5125                                try {
5126                                    const sidebarEl = document.querySelector('.main-sidebar');
5127                                    const sidebarAds = sidebarEl.querySelectorAll('.tnt-ads-container').forEach(el => {
5128                                        const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {                                                                                  
5129                                            document.body.dispatchEvent(new Event('sticky_kit:recalc'));
5130                                        });
5131                                        
5132                                        resizeObserver.observe(el); 
5133                                    });
5134                                } catch (err) {
5135                                    console.log('error getting sidebar elements');
5136                                }  
5137                            });
5138                        })(); /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 5138
5138
5139<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", __tnt.deprecatedCheck, false); /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 5139
5139
5140<script src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/shared-content/art/tncms/templates/libraries/flex/components/template/resources/scripts/tnt.regions.e7df22f20c42105cce5864da9e346f48.js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 5140
5140
5141<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ __tnt.regions.stickyAnchor.init(); /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 5141
5141
5142<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
5143            jQuery(document).ready(function($){
5144                var iqLogin = Cookies.get('tnt-iq-login') || false;
5145                if (__tnt.user.loggedIn && iqLogin == false) {
5146                    if (__tnt.user.services) {
5147                        var userServices = __tnt.user.services.split(',');
5148                        for (i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) { 
5149                            var serviceData = 'has_subservice: ' + userServices[i];
5150                            
5151                        }
5152                    }
5153                    Cookies.set('tnt-iq-login', 1);
5154                }
5155            });
5156         /*]]>*/</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 5156
5156
5157<script src="//cdn.viafoura.net/entry/index.js"></script>
5157</body>
5158</html>

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