Most probably, we shall have to have the camera professionally fixed. But first I should like to learn about (possible) causes of the problem(s).
Sounds like the shutter has gone bad. Most probably some foam rubber has liquified and is causing it to stick. This along with the flash not working (most probably a PCB board problem) means that a fix will not be cheap.
You can buy a used EOS consumer series for less than $100 these days (I'm selling one for roughly that price myself) so there's no reason to get it fixed except for sentimental ones. It's cheaper to get a like-new one off ebay.
Karen
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