Walmart Canada introduced sensory-friendly hours at all 403 locations across the country this week. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, there will be no music or P.A. announcements and lights will be dimmed from opening until 10:00 a.m.
On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, there will be no music or P.A. announcements and lights will be dimmed from opening until 10:00 a.m. "Sensory-friendly hours is a way to invite them in, to spend time in our stores and browse our aisles in a calm, shopping environment,” Lina Nadar, the manager of the accessibility program at Walmart Canada, told CTV News Ottawa.
Last week, she took her oldest, Ethan, to Walmart for some shopping. They went to the bathroom and an announcement came over the P.A. system, which disturbed Ethan. A court in Russia on Tuesday ordered the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be arrested in absentia, part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on the opposition.In just four days of competition at the 2024 Calgary Stampede, officials say three animals have died after being injured during chuckwagon races and at the rodeo.
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