A brutal winter storm is making its way through the northern United States, bringing snow, dangerous gusts of wind and bitter cold. Airlines have cancelled over 1,000 flights, classes in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin have been cancelled, and offices have closed. Wyoming roads are closed, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has shut down state executive branch offices. Businesses are slow and people are advised to stay indoors. The snowfall could be historic, and icy conditions could create travel hazards. Meanwhile, record warmth is expected in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast, with Washington, D.C. potentially hitting 80F. Everyone should stay safe and follow the warnings of their local authorities.
Thunder Bay, Ont. is currently without a personal dry cleaning service, leaving people to either get creative or head out of town to get their fine clothes cleaned. Supreme Cleaners, the city\’s only personal dry cleaning service, closed last August due to staffing shortages and hiring challenges. Don Buset, the shop\’s co-owner, is looking for someone to take over the personal dry cleaning side of the business. The decline of dry cleaning services has been influenced by many factors, including escalating prices and changes in culture. Customers have expressed frustration, but Mister J Mens Fashion owner Jim Hupka has offered some solutions, such as travelling to a larger city or freshening clothes up at home. The Loop owner Beth DeProphetis has seen a trend toward items that are easier to care for, but there\’s always the risk of something going awry during the spin cycle. Thunder Bay residents are in need of a personal dry cleaning service and are hoping someone will take over the business to fill the gap.
Thunder Bay, Ontario is currently without a personal dry cleaning service, leaving residents to find other ways to get their fine clothing cleaned. Supreme Cleaners, the city\’s only personal dry cleaning service, closed last August due to staffing shortages and hiring challenges. Don Buset, the shop\’s co-owner, is searching for someone to take over the personal dry cleaning side of the business. Factors such as escalating prices and changes in culture have contributed to the decline of dry cleaning services. Customers have expressed frustration, but Mister J Mens Fashion owner Jim Hupka has offered some solutions. The Loop owner Beth DeProphetis has seen a trend toward items that are easier to care for, but there\’s always a risk of something going wrong during the spin cycle. Thunder Bay residents are in need of a personal dry cleaning service and are hoping someone will take over the business to fill the gap. If you\’re interested in learning more, join my Facebook group to stay updated on the search for a new dry cleaner in Thunder Bay.
Thunder Bay, Ont. is currently without a personal dry cleaning service, leaving people to either get creative or head out of town to get their fine clothes cleaned. Supreme Cleaners, the city\’s only personal dry cleaning service, closed last August due to staffing shortages and hiring challenges. Don Buset, the shop\’s co-owner, is looking for someone to take over the personal dry cleaning side of the business. The decline of dry cleaning services has been influenced by many factors, including escalating prices and changes in culture. Customers have expressed frustration, but Mister J Mens Fashion owner Jim Hupka has offered some solutions, such as travelling to a larger city or freshening clothes up at home. The Loop owner Beth DeProphetis has seen a trend toward items that are easier to care for, but there\’s always the risk of something going awry during the spin cycle. Thunder Bay residents are in need of a personal dry cleaning service and are hoping someone will take over the business to fill the gap.
Thunder Bay, Ontario is currently without a personal dry cleaning service, leaving residents to find other ways to get their fine clothing cleaned. Supreme Cleaners, the city\’s only personal dry cleaning service, closed last August due to staffing shortages and hiring challenges. Don Buset, the shop\’s co-owner, is searching for someone to take over the personal dry cleaning side of the business. Factors such as escalating prices and changes in culture have contributed to the decline of dry cleaning services. Customers have expressed frustration, but Mister J Mens Fashion owner Jim Hupka has offered some solutions. The Loop owner Beth DeProphetis has seen a trend toward items that are easier to care for, but there\’s always a risk of something going wrong during the spin cycle. Thunder Bay residents are in need of a personal dry cleaning service and are hoping someone will take over the business to fill the gap. If you\’re interested in learning more, join my Facebook group to stay updated on the search for a new dry cleaner in Thunder Bay.
Thunder Bay, Ont. is currently without a personal dry cleaning service, leaving people to either get creative or head out of town to get their fine clothes cleaned. Supreme Cleaners, the city\’s only personal dry cleaning service, closed last August due to staffing shortages and hiring challenges. Don Buset, the shop\’s co-owner, is looking for someone to take over the personal dry cleaning side of the business. The decline of dry cleaning services has been influenced by many factors, including escalating prices and changes in culture. Customers have expressed frustration, but Mister J Mens Fashion owner Jim Hupka has offered some solutions, such as travelling to a larger city or freshening clothes up at home. The Loop owner Beth DeProphetis has seen a trend toward items that are easier to care for, but there\’s always the risk of something going awry during the spin cycle. Thunder Bay residents are in need of a personal dry cleaning service and are hoping someone will take over the business to fill the gap.
Thunder Bay, Ontario is currently without a personal dry cleaning service, leaving residents to find other ways to get their fine clothing cleaned. Supreme Cleaners, the city\’s only personal dry cleaning service, closed last August due to staffing shortages and hiring challenges. Don Buset, the shop\’s co-owner, is searching for someone to take over the personal dry cleaning side of the business. Factors such as escalating prices and changes in culture have contributed to the decline of dry cleaning services. Customers have expressed frustration, but Mister J Mens Fashion owner Jim Hupka has offered some solutions. The Loop owner Beth DeProphetis has seen a trend toward items that are easier to care for, but there\’s always a risk of something going wrong during the spin cycle. Thunder Bay residents are in need of a personal dry cleaning service and are hoping someone will take over the business to fill the gap. If you\’re interested in learning more, join my Facebook group to stay updated on the search for a new dry cleaner in Thunder Bay.
Thunder Bay, Ont. is currently without a personal dry cleaning service, leaving people to either get creative or head out of town to get their fine clothes cleaned. Supreme Cleaners, the city\’s only personal dry cleaning service, closed last August due to staffing shortages and hiring challenges. Don Buset, the shop\’s co-owner, is looking for someone to take over the personal dry cleaning side of the business. The decline of dry cleaning services has been influenced by many factors, including escalating prices and changes in culture. Customers have expressed frustration, but Mister J Mens Fashion owner Jim Hupka has offered some solutions, such as travelling to a larger city or freshening clothes up at home. The Loop owner Beth DeProphetis has seen a trend toward items that are easier to care for, but there\’s always the risk of something going awry during the spin cycle. Thunder Bay residents are in need of a personal dry cleaning service and are hoping someone will take over the business to fill the gap.
Thunder Bay, Ontario is currently without a personal dry cleaning service, leaving residents to find other ways to get their fine clothing cleaned. Supreme Cleaners, the city\’s only personal dry cleaning service, closed last August due to staffing shortages and hiring challenges. Don Buset, the shop\’s co-owner, is searching for someone to take over the personal dry cleaning side of the business. Factors such as escalating prices and changes in culture have contributed to the decline of dry cleaning services. Customers have expressed frustration, but Mister J Mens Fashion owner Jim Hupka has offered some solutions. The Loop owner Beth DeProphetis has seen a trend toward items that are easier to care for, but there\’s always a risk of something going wrong during the spin cycle. Thunder Bay residents are in need of a personal dry cleaning service and are hoping someone will take over the business to fill the gap. If you\’re interested in learning more, join my Facebook group to stay updated on the search for a new dry cleaner in Thunder Bay.
Whistle Buoy Brewing in Victoria, BC has launched Robo Beer, a beer created using an AI-generated recipe. Partner Isaiah Archer and his team used the program ChatGPT, which is trained to mimic human responses, to generate a recipe for a fluffy, tropical hazy pale ale. Although the recipe needed some adjustments for a larger brewing operation, the beer was a success. CBC tech columnist Mohit Rajhans says AI is already everywhere and we need to consider the ethical implications of integrating it into our lives. Whistle Buoy doesn\’t plan to use AI for future brews, but they do use it for other areas like their point-of-sale system. AI is becoming increasingly integrated into our daily lives, from banking and navigation to brewing beer. Whistle Buoy Brewing in Victoria, BC has created Robo Beer, an AI-generated beer recipe that has been met with positive reviews. The program ChatGPT, which is trained to mimic human responses, was used to generate the recipe. AI is being used in a variety of sectors, from health-care to finance, and it\’s important to consider the ethical implications of its use. Whistle Buoy doesn\’t plan to use AI for future recipes, but they do use it for other areas like their point-of-sale system.
Quebec\’s Premier Francois Legault is calling on Ottawa to close the Roxham Road irregular border crossing in southern Quebec and transfer asylum seekers to other provinces. He argues that the influx of migrants is putting a strain on the province\’s social services, and is raising humanitarian concerns. In response, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called on the government to create a plan to end the crossings at Roxham Road within a month. Quebec has asked the federal government to transfer to other provinces all new asylum seekers who enter irregularly, and to apply the Safe Third Country Agreement to all points of entry, both official and unofficial. Quebec Premier Francois Legault has been calling on Ottawa to close the Roxham Road irregular border crossing in southern Quebec and transfer asylum seekers to other provinces. He argues that the influx of migrants is putting a strain on the province\’s social services and is raising humanitarian concerns. In response, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called on the government to create a plan to end the crossings at Roxham Road within a month. Legault has asked the federal government to transfer to other provinces all new asylum seekers who enter irregularly and to apply the Safe Third Country Agreement to all points of entry, both official and unofficial. Federal Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has said that Ottawa had transferred thousands of migrants to Ontario to take pressure off Quebec, and is working with other provinces and municipalities to find other temporary accommodations. Join the conversation and follow my Facebook group to stay up to date on the latest news and developments on this issue.
she\’s a beautiful dog and I\’m very proud of her.\”
Last spring, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary\’s therapy dog, Stella, was invited into a St. John\’s courtroom. The black and white Portuguese water dog sat at the feet of the complainant in a sexual assault case, providing comfort while the judge read his verdict. Despite this success, requests for the RNC\’s trained police support dog between the end of July 2022 and mid-January 2023 were rejected or sent a generic emailed response. Internal emails and documents obtained by CBC News show that dozens of community outreach or victim services requests were denied over that six-month period. However, three public relations photo-ops were approved at the request of RNC leadership. Questions were raised about where the dog was and what was happening with the program. Stella was trained by a retired RNC staff sergeant, and along with her handler, Const. Krista Fagan, went just about everywhere in the community to prepare her for work. However, years later, that work has been curtailed, with Stella and her handler only being assigned to stay at RNC headquarters and other detachments and conduct visits for employee wellness. Requests from Eastern Health to attend a suicide awareness picnic and from Choices for Youth, social workers, and other local groups were denied. Despite this, Stella and her handler were asked to do a photo shoot with the Newfoundland Herald and attend Tim Horton\’s Smile Cookie Day and do a photo op for the Growlers sports organization. A private donor funded the police dog program, and the donor doesn\’t want any of the money back. Follow my Facebook group to stay up to date on the latest news surrounding Stella and the RNC\’s police dog program.
Clement Virgo\’s Brother, a coming of age drama set in Scarborough, Ont., in the 1990s, leads all films with 14 nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards, followed by Stephane Lafleur\’s science-fiction comedy Viking, which picked up 13 nods on Wednesday when the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced its contenders for this year\’s awards.
On the broadcast side, the CBC and BET+ series The Porter picked up 19 nominations, while last year\’s most nominated show, Sort Of,had another strong showing with 15, the same as the CBC Gem series Detention Adventure.
Brother, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last September, is an adaptation of David Chariandy\’s novel of the same name, while Viking is about a B-team of volunteers tasked with simulating a manned mission to Mars, in order to work out the social issues that the real astronauts will face.
David Cronenberg\’s science-fiction body horror Crimes Of The Future received 11 nominations.
This is the first year that the awards will feature gender neutral performance categories, with eight nominees in each category, including Lamar Johnson (Brother), Steve Laplante (Viking) and Seung-Yoon Choi (Riceboy Sleeps).
Mouna Traoré as Marlene and Aml Ameen as Junior in The Porter. Both were nominated for best lead performer in a drama series, along with their co-star Ronnie Rowe Jr. (CBC)
The CTV series Transplant, last year\’s winner for best drama series, is again nominated in that category, alongside CBC\’s The Porter, Moonshine and SkyMed. Global\’s Departure rounds out the nominees.
The best comedy series category also sees a returning champion among its nominees in CBC\’s Sort Of. Also nominated are Crave\’s Letterkenny, CTV-Sci-Fi\’s Astrid & Lilly Save the World, CBC Gem\’s Fakes and CTV\’s Children Ruin Everything.
This will be the 11th edition of the awards, which celebrate achievement in Canadian broadcasting and film. They will be broadcast on Sunday, April 16 on CBC and CBC Gem, in a pre-taped format that some actors have expressed concerns about. This year\’s nominees include:
Bilal Baig, star and co-creator of Sort Of, which was again nominated for best comedy series, which it won at last year’s CSAs. (CBC)
Best Motion Picture
Babysitter.
Brother.
Falcon Lake.
Riceboy Sleeps.
Summer with Hope.
Viking.
Achievement in Direction
Clement Virgo – Brother.
David Cronenberg – Crimes of the Future.
Charlotte Le Bon – Falcon Lake.
Anthony Shim – Riceboy Sleeps.
Stéphane Lafleur – Viking.
Performance in a Leading Role
Monia Chokri – Babysitter.
Lamar Johnson – Brother.
Joseph Engel – Falcon Lake.
Kelly Depeault – Noémie dit oui.
Seung-Yoon Choi – Riceboy Sleeps.
Maxime Le Flaguais – Rodéo.
Larissa Corriveau – That Kind of Summer | Un été comme ça.
Steve Laplante – Viking.
Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary
Best Drama Series
Departure.
Moonshine.
The Porter.
SkyMed.
Transplant.
Best Comedy Series
WATCH | CSAs switch to gender-neutral performance categories:
Gender-neutral categories coming to Canadian Screen Awards
The Canadian Screen Awards will be switching to gender-neutral performance categories in 2023 rather than having separate prizes for best actor and actress. Organizers say it\’s an effort toward making the industry more equitable.
Clement Virgo\’s Brother, a coming of age drama set in Scarborough, Ont., in the 1990s, leads all films with 14 nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards, followed by Stephane Lafleur\’s science-fiction comedy Viking, which picked up 13 nods on Wednesday when the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced its contenders for this year\’s awards.
On the broadcast side, the CBC and BET+ series The Porter picked up 19 nominations, while last year\’s most nominated show, Sort Of,had another strong showing with 15, the same as the CBC Gem series Detention Adventure.
Brother, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last September, is an adaptation of David Chariandy\’s novel of the same name, while Viking is about a B-team of volunteers tasked with simulating a manned mission to Mars, in order to work out the social issues that the real astronauts will face.
David Cronenberg\’s science-fiction body horror Crimes Of The Future received 11 nominations.
This is the first year that the awards will feature gender neutral performance categories, with eight nominees in each category, including Lamar Johnson (Brother), Steve Laplante (Viking) and Seung-Yoon Choi (Riceboy Sleeps).
Mouna Traoré as Marlene and Aml Ameen as Junior in The Porter. Both were nominated for best lead performer in a drama series, along with their co-star Ronnie Rowe Jr. (CBC)
The CTV series Transplant, last year\’s winner for best drama series, is again nominated in that category, alongside CBC\’s The Porter, Moonshine and SkyMed. Global\’s Departure rounds out the nominees.
The best comedy series category also sees a returning champion among its nominees in CBC\’s Sort Of. Also nominated are Crave\’s Letterkenny, CTV-Sci-Fi\’s Astrid & Lilly Save the World, CBC Gem\’s Fakes and CTV\’s Children Ruin Everything.
This will be the 11th edition of the awards, which celebrate achievement in Canadian broadcasting and film. They will be broadcast on Sunday, April 16 on CBC and CBC Gem, in a pre-taped format that some actors have expressed concerns about. This year\’s nominees include:
Bilal Baig, star and co-creator of Sort Of, which was again nominated for best comedy series, which it won at last year’s CSAs. (CBC)
Best Motion Picture
Babysitter.
Brother.
Falcon Lake.
Riceboy Sleeps.
Summer with Hope.
Viking.
Achievement in Direction
Clement Virgo – Brother.
David Cronenberg – Crimes of the Future.
Charlotte Le Bon – Falcon Lake.
Anthony Shim – Riceboy Sleeps.
Stéphane Lafleur – Viking.
Performance in a Leading Role
Monia Chokri – Babysitter.
Lamar Johnson – Brother.
Joseph Engel – Falcon Lake.
Kelly Depeault – Noémie dit oui.
Seung-Yoon Choi – Riceboy Sleeps.
Maxime Le Flaguais – Rodéo.
Larissa Corriveau – That Kind of Summer | Un été comme ça.
Steve Laplante – Viking.
Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary
Best Drama Series
Departure.
Moonshine.
The Porter.
SkyMed.
Transplant.
Best Comedy Series
WATCH | CSAs switch to gender-neutral performance categories:
Gender-neutral categories coming to Canadian Screen Awards
The Canadian Screen Awards will be switching to gender-neutral performance categories in 2023 rather than having separate prizes for best actor and actress. Organizers say it\’s an effort toward making the industry more equitable.
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