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Woodstock memory ain’t what it used to be

The brown acid is still not too good

Aug 16, 2019
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Vancouver Island woman says she's the woman in classic Woodstock photo
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Jessie Kerr of Comox, B.C. claims to have kept her Woodstock fame a secret because she was a teacher—but there’s another woman who has long been documented as the subject of this iconic image. The controversy is unfolding as the festival’s 50th anniversary provides a last hurrah for those who were there.


Brewer retail battle chills out

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Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips is set to meet with the leaders of several brewers this month, as part of the province’s planned overhaul of its alcohol retail regime #onpoli
Phillips hoping for ‘constructive’ dialogue with CEOs of brewers this month - iPoliticsOntario Finance Minister Rod Phillips is set to meet with the leaders of several brewers this month, as part of the province’s planned overhaul of its alcohol retail regime. But, while an estimated 80 independent retailers are slated to have alcohol on their shelves by the end of this month, those w…ipolitics.ca

August 15th 2019

The urgency to put beer and wine into Ontario corner stores has been replaced with a conciliatory tone, in line with efforts to get the Doug Ford news cycle to simmer down.


“The children of refugees should not be used as political pawns.” MP Adam Vaughan apologized for linking Ontario education cuts to U.S. immigration policy, and he deleted a tweet in which he promised that the federal Liberals won’t put any kids in cages.


Listen for that sad trombone

Justin Trudeau repeated his non-apology for “standing up for jobs,” then had an encounter that may sum up everything about the personalities of these two party leaders:

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.@AndrewScheer bumped into Justin Trudeau yesterday in New Brunswick. Scheer had a blunt message that Trudeau needed to start being honest with Canadians about his SNC-Lavalin scandal and cover-up. #cdnpoli
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Subverting a low-key Canadian cinema dream. Spice It Up is playing for a week at the TIFF Lightbox, providing an occasion for introspective reviews about how turning a botched project into a meta-movie is the perfect encapsulation of creative frustration.


Finally, ground control to Commander Tom

Tom Jolls, the WKBW-TV Buffalo weatherman who retired 20 years ago, is resurfacing for his induction into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Young viewers north of the border knew Jolls better as “Commander Tom.” And when he adopted his signature red jacket in 1969 they assumed that he was a Mountie:

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