The creators of CBC's 'Sort Of' on wrapping the show on their terms
Bilal Baig (right) and Fab Filippo pose with the award for "Best Comedy Series" at the Comedy and TV Drama awards evening at the Canadian Screen Awards, in Toronto, on Friday, April 14, 2023. CBC’s millennial dramedy “Sort Of” may revel in life’s grey areas but its creators Baig and Filippo know one thing for certain – now is the right time to end it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Source:CBC News
November 14, 2023 19:26 UTC
The creators of CBC’s ‘Sort Of’ on wrapping the show on their terms
TORONTO — CBC’s millennial dramedy “Sort Of” may revel in life’s grey areas but its creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo know one thing for certain – now is the right time to end it. “It feels really right, where we ended it and that feels good,” Filippo says of the final eight episodes. The finale, I think, ends in such a ‘Sort Of’ kind of way, so I really love it for that.”In “Sort Of” fashion, that means messy, heartfelt and heart-wrenching. It was a surprise to many when Baig and Filippo announced in October that the next season would also be its last. We have story resolutions that make you feel good, but then we ask questions right away,” Filippo explains.
Source:CBC News
November 14, 2023 18:45 UTC
140 athletes set to represent Canada at Parapan Am Games in Chile
A team of 140 athletes will represent Canada, aiming to add to the 164 medals — including 46 gold — their compatriots won. There has been consistent growth over the previous six iterations, with some 1,000 Para athletes from 18 countries at the first Games in Mexico City. Sixty-six athletes are making their Parapan Am Games debut, with 55 appearing in a multi-sport Games for the first time. Fin du widget Widget. Four years ago at the Parapan Am Games in Lima, Canadian athletes won 60 medals, including 17 gold, 21 silver and 22 bronze.
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November 14, 2023 16:31 UTC
Someone Killed The Unkillable $350,000 Rezvani Tank And Now It Sits On Copart Like Your Rusted-Out Cavalier
I’ll be honest with you: I never really understood the appeal of the Rezvani Tank. The email we got from Copart states that this Rezvani Tank is “bulletproof,” but apparently it’s not truck-proof, as the rear quarter panel that got hit shows. Now the Rezvani sits on a Copart lot in Florida; per the auction site, the truck was once worth $354,241, making its current bid a steal at $80 grand! Looking at the pictures of the 6.4-liter HEMI V8 Rezvani Tank, the damaged area doesn’t look that bad; the rear wheel is off (perhaps the studs are sheared?) Copart made a little video showing off this mean machine, so you can feel like you’re right next to an immobile, fucked-up Rezvani Tank!
Source:CBC News
November 14, 2023 06:20 UTC
Sarah Bernstein wins the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Sarah Bernstein wins the 2023 Scotiabank Giller PrizeNovember 13, 2023 (Toronto, Ontario) – Sarah Bernstein has been named the winner of the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel, Study for Obedience published by Knopf Canada, taking home $100,000 courtesy of Scotiabank. The remaining finalists, listed below, will each receive $10,000:The longlist, shortlist, and winner of the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize were selected by an esteemed five-member jury panel: Canadian authors Ian Williams (jury chair, winner of 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize), Sharon Bala and Brian Thomas Isaac, and American author Rebecca Makkai and Indian-British writer, Neel Mukherjee. About the PrizeFounded by Jack Rabinovitch in 1994, the Giller Prize is Canada’s leading and most influential literary prize for fiction. The Scotiabank Giller Prize now awards $100,000 annually to the author of the best Canadian novel, graphic novel or short story collection published in English, and $10,000 to each of the finalists. -30-For Media Enquiries Only:Daphna Rabinovitch, Scotiabank Giller PrizeDaphna@scotiabankgillerprize.caT: 416-525-3752Kelty Reid, Scotiabankkelty.reid@scotiabank.com
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November 14, 2023 02:57 UTC
Vivian Silver, Canadian-Israeli peace-Palestinian rights activist, declared dead in Hamas massacre
Vivian Silver, 74, an Arabic-speaker, life-long hands-on advocate for peace, Palestinian rights, and women’s rights, presumed kidnapped by Hamas in the October 7 massacre, today was declared dead, on the basis of forensic examination of previously unidentified remains at Kibbutz Be'eri, where her house had been gutted and burned to the ground. At least 120 other men, women and children were killed in the community of about 1,100 people near the Israel-Gaza border. As DrLou posted on October 17, Hamas' First Targets for its 10/7 Savagery were the most pro-Palestinian Rights 'Peace' Kibbutzim. Hamas Slaughters the Israeli Peace Movement ...Vivian Silver… was, and is, Hamas’s worst nightmare, a person who believed that Jews and Arabs… could—no, had to—coexist on a small patch of land common to both tribes’ ancestors. זיכרונה לברכהMay remembrance of the names and lives of those gone before us be a light to guide us ahead.
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November 14, 2023 01:53 UTC
What is C-58, the government’s new anti-replacement-worker legislation?
And I think on that level the labour movement is going to be celebrating today, he said. WATCH | A year of labour unrest:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. When you look at the Conservative record, especially since Harper, there's no appetite for the reforms that the labour movement has advocated for. Savage said the labour movement is probably hoping this legislation will have a cascading effect throughout the provinces, where legislation mirroring the proposed federal law could crop up.
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November 14, 2023 00:11 UTC
Cameron Ortis says he leaked info as part of ultra secret mission to lure suspected criminals into using an email service run by foreign agency
OTTAWA – Former senior RCMP intelligence official Cameron Ortis painted himself as a misunderstood hero during his trial, saying his leaking of classified information to suspected criminals was part of an ultra-secret mission from an unnamed foreign agency to lure them into using an email service. He said he began his ultra secret mission upon received “very compelling” information from a counterpart at a foreign agency in 2014 that “demonstrated clearly a direct and grave threat” to Canada. Monday, Germany-based Tuta strongly denied Ortis’ claims and said it is “wholly owned” by founders Arne Möhle and Matthias Pfau. “The Tutao GbmH is not owned by any secret service, nor is it a ‘storefront’ as claimed by Cameron Ortis,” reads the statement. He said he hatched his “intelligence operation”, called OR Nudge, following two calls from a counterpart at an unnamed foreign agency in 2014.
Source:National Post
November 13, 2023 22:44 UTC
A buried history of Canada’s Afghan war
Got a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. CBC senior defence reporter Murray Brewster on Canada’s official history of the Afghan war, buried for nearly a decade, and the push to make it more public. CBC News published this video item, entitled “A buried history of Canada’s Afghan war | Front Burner” – below is their description. It frequently collaborates with its French-language counterpart, Radio-Canada Info, although the two are organizationally separate.
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November 13, 2023 22:11 UTC
'They keep them in hell': An Israeli mom's anguish as Hamas holds her children hostage
Calderon knows two of her children and their father were chased by Hamas gunmen because she received frightful messages from them as they fled. We don’t know when they will come back — if they will come back. If they get medicine, we don’t know nothing, no information.”It occurs to her a lack of information goes both ways. May Noya and all hostages taken by Hamas be returned soon, safely, to their families.”Next door to where Calderon’s children went missing is the home of Yocheved Lifshitz. They don’t know the facts.
Source:National Post
November 13, 2023 16:15 UTC
Asteroids named after two local space enthusiasts
Two Victorians who’ve devoted their lifelong passion for the stars to teaching its mysteries have been given a rare, out-of-this-world honour: They’ve had asteroids named after them. All the Beatles—John, Paul, George and Ringo—have an asteroid named after them. Freddy Mercury and Brian May of Queen have asteroids named after them. "Typically, asteroids do not get named after the astronomers who discovered them,” the RASC’s Hinds tells Capital Daily. But it’s OK, it’s up there, I know it’s there.”A complete list of all named asteroids is available here.
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November 13, 2023 14:16 UTC
Struggling Music Therapist Turns to Desk Job to Make Ends Meet
Arsenault, like many Canadians, found herself working multiple jobs just to cover her basic expenses. Despite holding a master’s degree in music therapy and working two part-time therapy positions, she still couldn’t afford to pay her rent. Music therapy is a specialized field of healthcare that uses music to improve the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of individuals. The rising cost of living, including housing, groceries, and bills, has made it difficult for many Canadians to make ends meet with a single job. Working multiple jobs can have detrimental effects on an individual’s physical and mental health.
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November 13, 2023 12:19 UTC
B.C. climber dead after avalanche in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
RCMP were advised by Kananaskis Emergency Services that one climber was found deceased on Sunday after being struck by an avalanche in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park the day before. man was killed Saturday following an avalanche in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in Alberta's Kananaskis Country. Troy Savinkoff said Stoney Nakoda RCMP received notice of an avalanche involving two people shortly after 3 p.m. MT, on Saturday. One of the climbers was partially buried, Savinkoff said, but was able to get free and activate a Garmin GPS device, advising of the avalanche. On Sunday morning, Savinkoff says RCMP were advised by Kananaskis Emergency Services that the buried climber, who was reported missing at the time, had been recovered and was deceased.
Source:CBC News
November 13, 2023 12:13 UTC
Will California ever have another buyer’s market for homes?
It’s been 12 years since California housing has been in “buyer’s market” conditions. Lots of optionsSo what does history tell us about typical California buyer’s markets compared with supposedly seller-friendly times? California averaged a 26% lower sales rate in buyer’s markets vs. seller’s markets. Buyer’s bustThe spreadsheet says California was in buyer’s market status one-third of the time since 1990. So any buyer’s market should come with a warning label – and a financial calamity may be required to create another one for California house hunters.
Source:thestar
November 13, 2023 08:11 UTC