Author: yyctimes
One of Canada’s most iconic shows will get a new host after David Suzuki announced over the weekend that he will be stepping down as the face of CBC’s The Nature of Things. Suzuki is stepping down after 43 years hosting TV’s longest-running science series, with its final episodes set to air in the spring of 2023. Suzuki says it was important for the series to have a new, fresh perspective. “I was fortunate to be endowed with good health which enabled me to remain the host of the series long after my ‘best before date’,” said the 86-year-old. CBC…
A BC filmmaker has slammed Air Canada for losing a million dollar package needed for a feature film shoot in Mexico. Amanda Verhagen, founder of Vancouver-based production company Notable Content, came out of her two-year Twitter hiatus on Saturday to share her frustrations with the airline. “Got back on Twitter because [Air Canada] lost our MILLION DOLLAR camera package for our feature film and are doing nothing to find it,” she tweeted. “We shoot on Monday.” Got back on twitter because @AirCanada lost our MILLION DOLLAR camera package for our feature film and are doing nothing to find it. We…
More Than Ice Cream restaurant was recently closed after an Alberta Health Services (AHS) executive inspected the business. The inspector found several violations at More Than Ice Cream Chinese & Western Cuisine located at 103 2nd Avenue in Strathmore that could be harmful or dangerous to public health. “An extremely large amount of mouse droppings located throughout the facility,” the written instruction from the AHS reads. This closing order of the AHS is dated October 20, with an oral order given on October 18. There were other instances of unsanitary conditions found by the inspector, including “bags of sugar, rice…
It was a snow-filled weekend for various parts of Alberta this weekend, and one major record was shattered in the City of Calgary. A new report by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) shed light on how much of the fluffy stuff fell on YYC and the surrounding areas, and boy oh boy did some spots fall over. “After a tame start to fall, heavy snow came to southern Alberta starting Friday night, but has now come to an end,” the federal weather agency said. “Snowfall records, dating back to 1881, have been broken at Calgary International Airport. Previously, the…
Grocery store prices have seen an unprecedented spike across the country, and now the Fed is launching an investigation to investigate why. On Monday, the Competition Bureau of Canada announced it will study grocery store prices to help find ways to combat food inflation. Even though inflation has eased overall this summer, food prices have remained up and down. “Grocery prices in Canada are rising at the fastest rate seen in 40 years,” they noted, adding the factors that have been blamed so far: the war in Ukraine, supply chain disruption, extreme weather and higher input costs. The study will…
Calgary was hit by some solid snowfall over the weekend and one Reddit post has Albertans debating whether YEG or YYC have harsher winters. “Every year, Calgary gets snow earlier than Edmonton. But somehow every Calgarian is convinced that Edmonton’s winters are so extreme, it’s a frozen arctic wasteland compared to Calgary,” the post reads. The post received hundreds of upvotes and nearly 150 comments, with many pointing out that many people suspect Edmonton will get a flurry of snow before Calgary does. “Contrary to popular belief, Calgary, being further south, does not give them a warmer climate, and that…
Another rate hike could be on the cards for the Bank of Canada, and experts predict it could be a heavy one. The Bank of Canada has raised its key interest rate five times this year, with the latest increase just last month. On September 7, the central bank announced that it was raising the rate to 3.25% in an effort to combat inflation. This increased by 0.75% from the institution’s full percentage point increase in July to 2.5%. This was the largest increase since 1998. Late last week, Bank of Canada’s former governor, Mark Carney, told a Senate committee…
It’s been a rollercoaster week for weather in Calgary, starting with record temperatures and ending with a major snowfall. The week started on Monday with a 25°C day, the warmest it has been on 17 October. It ended with some parts of Calgary receiving 20 cm of snow. And people were less than impressed. Oh this is a bit of nonsense here #abstorm pic.twitter.com/ptZhL2fbEA — [email protected] (@TorVsGaming) October 22, 2022 Well, it escalated quickly. First snow of the year and it’s a wet and heavy one. Our mild autumn left many leaves still out… now weighing branches 😥 went outside…
If you browse TikTok regularly, you’ve probably heard her voice several times. And there’s now a face to go with the app’s text-to-speech (TTS) feature. Meet Kat Callaghan, a Canadian radio show host, podcaster and voice artist. According to her online profile, she is a co-host Scott and Kat after 9 with Scott Fox on 91.5 The Beat. In her first TikTok post – which now has more than 20 million views – Callaghan finally revealed that she is the voice behind the popular feature. “I haven’t said a word for a long time. But… yes, it’s me. And yes,…
An Ontario man is now hundreds of thousands of dollars richer after buying a lottery ticket that won him a shot at The Big Spin wheel. Kevin Harte, who lives in Hamilton, is now 35 years old, but has been playing the lottery since he turned 18. “I decided to pick up an Instant Ticket one day,” he said. “I took it home and forgot about it for a few days.” After scratching the $5 ticket, Harte was stunned—he had just won a spin. “I immediately took it to the store,” he recalled. The win meant Harte would have to…