They say the secret to giving a good gift is knowing what your loved one likes, be it a toys or tech, food or film.
But even if you have a theme in mind, finding something that's both fun and functional can be a challenge. Fortunately, we're here to help with 25 gift ideas for the food lover in your life.
With options ranging from gourmet treat to kitchen trinkets to snacks by subscription, these gift ideas are perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays or every day. Because the best part about giving a gift to your foodie friend is that they'll probably share it with you too!
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Canada's Instagrammers do a great job capturing this country's natural beauty and diversity. Each week we feature one of the country's best Instagrammers.
This week we head to London and meet a young Canadian who's exploring the big city and trying to find its softer side. Meet @Jenniferelizabeth_. Here she is in her own words:
Hello! My name is Jen, and I'm a mid-twenties born and bred Ontario, Canada gal who took a leap of faith and a big breath of courage and moved across the ocean to live in London, England. I spend my days here working at a cafe, wandering & exploring this beautiful adopted city of mine, and dreaming up new travel adventures across Europe!
I am inspired by so much that surrounds me here in London. I am always seeking out the pretty side of this often harsh and unforgiving city; the soft and forgiving side. I seek out spaces of warmth and light, spaces that boast simple beauties and small joys.
What’s your favourite Instagram tip? Did you take a photo that demonstrates this?
I don't usually play around with the editing tools too much, although I do like to lighten my photos to bring out the warmth in them, so I guess you could say that is my favourite tip!
Can you share an outtake or a photo from the cutting-room floor? For example, a picture you took but didn’t decide to use. Tell us the story behind this photo?
I'll admit, I have a funny habit of deleting photos off my phone if I don't use them within the week, thus creating a large absence of outtakes or 'latergrams'! I do have photos occasionally that I hesitate to put up and then have a "oh what the heck!" moment and put it up anyways. I can admittedly get a little too picky sometimes but I do like to have a collection for myself of only photos that truly mean something and help tell my story.
Throwback Thursday! Pick a photo you love from your archive. Tell us about it.
I went way back for this one! This is a photo from a road trip to Tennessee that my younger sister and I took a few summers ago. We stayed in a cabin in the Great Smokey Mountains, and this was my attempt to capture the absolute feeling of pure peace we felt in this moment; the golden silence of the mountains and the deep feeling of contentment.
Follow Friday. Which Instagrammers do you love? Who inspires you to take better photos? Tell us about them.
I absolutely adore everyone I follow on Instagram; many of them I have followed for a few years now and have come to a feeling of familiarity and friendship with them. I have been honoured to meet up with quite a few of them and now consider many of the Instagrammers I have met in London my closest friends and comrades in navigating this crazy city life.
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Cathal Kelly sure knows how to get a city all riled up.
The Globe and Mail sports columnist published a column Thursday, asking why in the world FIFA would choose Edmonton over Toronto as a host city for the Women's World Cup.
In his rant, he called Commonwealth Stadium "actively ugly," and slammed the city for the relative lack of ticket sales, so far.
"As an ad for the country, then, the marketing tag line of the opening match of the 2015 World Cup goes something like, “Canada: Well, you know," he wrote.
Kelly is in Edmonton covering the opening game Saturday afternoon, which will see Canada square-off against China.
"The global audience is used to seeing this level of event played on landscape architecture so pristine it makes Versailles look like urban farmland. Canada’s version is going to look like the house that gets cleaned by piling all the junk behind the couch," he continued.
It's clear, however, where Kelly's true loyalty lies:
"The world is going to tune in on Saturday expecting Toronto because that’s the city that matters. It may hurt to hear it, but it doesn’t make it less true."
As his column was about to go to print, Kelly began to troll social media:
I wrote about Edmonton for tmrw. Two separate editors have now written to warn I will have to flee the city after it's published. Wheeee!
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This spring provides such a wealth of must-read books that we had to split it into two lists. Our first looked at the 14 essential books by women to read this season, and we had a hard time narrowing it down to a manageable number. And now we have a similar list that looks at the 14 books written by men and released this season that you’ll want to consider for your spring and summer reading.
This list runs the gamut from comedic — but still well researched — books by former sitcom stars to prose including novels, short stories, and poetry. It also includes an autobiography from a living legend, a riveting retelling of a major WWI naval disaster, and an examination of our culture of public shame. And it features journalists who delve into everything from the growth of music piracy to campus rape culture and simply what it takes to become a good person.
These 14 books, and the other 14 on our previous list, are just the start of what’s out there on the shelves at your favourite local bookstore, waiting to be added to your spring reading list — but any one of them is a stellar place to start.
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First the chain angered climate activists by running Enbridge ads in its stores, leading to accusations it is siding with climate-change deniers and a petition at SumOfUs.org calling on the coffee chain to pull the ads, which had surpassed 30,000 signatures as of Friday.
When it did, it found it had infuriated backers of Canada’s oil and gas industry, who are now calling for a boycott of Canada’s iconic coffee chain under the #BoycottTims hashtag.
Embarrassed & disappointed to be @TimHortons shareholder. Disrespectful to '000s of hard working Canadians. #BoycottTims.
“Tim Hortons has declared war on Canada’s energy industry,” the petition page states.
“A U.S.-based lobby group called ForestEthics pressured Tim Hortons to rip up an advertising contract they had with a Canadian pipeline company. And Tim Hortons agreed.”
“Tim Hortons has no problem doing business in OPEC dictatorships. They have stores in Kuwait. In the United Arab Emirates. In Qatar. In Oman. Those are all dictatorships. Tim Hortons happily takes their money.”
Levant on Friday was also promoting a protest at a Tim Hortons location in Calgary. The protest’s Facebook page made the same claims about Tim Hortons.
HuffPost contacted Tim Hortons for reaction to the boycott campaign, but the call wasn’t immediately returned. The chain’s Twitter feed remained silent, and it appeared that the company had removed tweets it had posted Thursday in which it had informed the public about the Enbridge ad removal.
The most recent tweets from the company as of Friday morning were from Wednesday, before the controversy erupted.
All eyes are now on the quintessentially Canadian coffee chain as it struggles with this quintessentially Canadian controversy. Will it back down in the face of #BoycottTims, and reinstate the ad, risking the anger of climate activists? Or will it stick to the removal, and risk a boycott by backers of the oil and gas industry?
The ball is in Tim Hortons’ court now.
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American marine toxicologist and oil spill expert Riki Ott has added her voice to the chorus of critics, calling the response to the oil spill in English Bay "dismal."
Ott, whose first experience with a major oil spill came when the Exxon Valdez grounded close to her hometown of Cordova, Alaska, is in Vancouver for a citizen workshop on oil spill response and preparedness.
With oil spills and the possibility of increased tanker traffic on the west coast top of mind, the term "world-class response" gets thrown around often, but is seldom clearly defined by those who use it. Ott says that true world-class responses are built on a foundation of localized planning that is funded by federal and regional governments.
"World-class response means that people living in the area need to have their act together," she said to Rick Cluff on CBC Radio One's The Early Edition.
"We collectively know where the currents go, we know where the marinas are, we know where the sensitive habitats are, not only wildlife, but also for humans."
Citizen advisory councils needed
Ott believes that, in addition to strong local government-led planning, there should be citizen advisory councils for every geographic response area on the west coast.
From her experience dealing with major oil spills, Ott does not believe in the oil industry's capacity to effectively respond in emergency situations. That means citizens have to be more active.
"The citizens are the anti-complacency component of this whole plan. Citizens want to protect their backyard, she said.
"They're the ones that advise and ride herd on this process and make sure everybody's doing what they're supposed to do and complain loudly if they're not."
The event called 'Oil Spills in Your Backyard & Opportunities for Citizen Engagement' takes place Saturday, June 4th at the St. James Community Hall (3214 W 10th Ave. Vancouver) and runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
To hear the full interview with Riki Ott, listen to the audio labelled: Vancouver oil spill response 'dismal' says expert.
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As if being prince charming wasn't enough, now Prince Harry is our knight in shining armour, too.
Kensington Palace announced Queen Elizabeth privately dubbed her grandson a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Oder on Thursday at Buckingham Palace. The palace followed the announcement on Twitter with a photo of the Prince's new medals.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) June 4, 2015
According to official website of the British Monarchy, the title is often given to those who have served the queen, or the monarchy. And it's the only title that can be personally awarded by the queen.
But just because he's a knight doesn't mean you should start calling him 'Sir'. The Daily Mail reports that Harry's knighthood is the second-highest rank possible, which means he will add the letters KCVO to end of his current title HRH Prince Henry of Wales.
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In his book The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu, Dan Jurafsky reviewed thousands of menus using similar words and phrases to classify what type of restaurant they were in. The Stanford linguist notes the subtle signs written in menus that can help readers decipher which type of restaurant they are in, and not just what type of meal they are going to get.
Expensive restaurants tended to have smaller menus, and used keywords like organic and heirloom to describe dishes. Less expensive restaurants used adjectives like delicious and zesty to describe their entrees, focusing less on flavour and more on filler.
For Jurafsky's complete list of restaurant indicators, check out the slideshow below.
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A terrifying SkyTrain ride unfolded in Vancouver when a man with a knife in his bloody hand allegedly stalked a female passenger.
The young woman boarded the train at Waterfront Station on Tuesday afternoon and noticed a man "staring intently at her," said Transit Police in a news release on Friday.
The man, who had blood on his hand, continued to play with an eight-inch knife while staring at her.
The woman tried to move several times to distance herself from him, but he kept following closely, said the statement from Transit Police spokeswoman Anne Drennan.
At Columbia Station — which is roughly a half-hour ride from Waterfront — she tried to get off the train, but the man blocked her exit.
As the train reached Scott Road Station, frightened passengers including the woman all got off the train, said Drennan. The suspect followed.
He proceeded to the bus loop and tried to stop a moving bus. When he couldn't, he threw a bottle of liquor into the air and tried to flee.
Three passengers chased and tackled him, holding the suspect until police arrived.
Melvin Estuardo Ascon Carias, 21, of no fixed address, has been charged with forcible confinement, assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and breach of probation. He remains in custody pending his next court appearance.
In December 2014, Carias was convicted of two counts of assault with a weapon. Part of his probation in that case included a ban on carrying any weapons, being on a SkyTrain, and consuming alcohol.
"While we would never recommend that citizens put themselves at risk, we commend the actions of numerous witnesses to these offences for their actions in assisting both the victim and the police," said Drennan.
She added that the woman, who was "extremely traumatized," has been offered victim support services.
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Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover was a big step forward for the transgender community, but for some, it represented a rare and exclusive experience.
Caitlyn Jenner is not like most trans women. She made her debut on a major magazine cover, came out on national television (which was planned on her own terms), and she's surrounded by a family that supports her, no matter what. And this isn't to say Jenner's introduction to the world wasn't important -- it was -- but simply put, her experience as a trans woman is much different than many others in the community.
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Asian trans woman Kai Cheng Thom addressed the issues with Caitlyn's cover earlier this week in an open letter, in which she writes openly about her own harassment-filled experience of going through life as a trans woman.
And it seems Cheng Thom isn't alone in her thinking.
With the help of a new hashtag, #MyVanityFairCover, trans women are getting a chance to put the spotlight on themselves, and we think it's wonderful.
In a blog post on Tumblr, Frasier writes, "...we’re beautiful, and we all deserve to feel beautiful, and be acknowledged by the world. Admiration and praise for trans women shouldn’t only come if we fit a narrow definition of beauty. As a good friend of mine said Monday 'Where’s my Vanity Fair cover?'"
Women in the community have been participating in the online movement, and the results are awesome:
It's so great to see these women making themselves visible -- we think all their covers are inspiring. And even better -- they showcase just how unique each member of the trans community is. As Bustle notes, "As trans people become more visible in society, it’s important that we keep in mind how diverse and varied the trans community is, and not let one image of trans people dominate mainstream perception. So as amazing as Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover is, we could definitely stand to see a lot more."
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Four Canadian youth will soon be paid $100,000 to drop out of school and spend more time on their startup businesses.
The students from Ontario and Quebec are winners of the Peter Thiel Fellowship, a controversial two-year program that encourages young people to turn innovative ideas into successful businesses.
The 2015 winners range in age from 18 to 22 and have all launched small, technology-oriented companies.
Toronto student Cathy Tie co-founded a startup focused on improving the accuracy of genetic testing.
Harry Gandhi, of Waterloo, Ont., is designing contact lenses that can monitor glucose levels in diabetics, while Liam Horne, of Cambridge, Ont., is developing software to help retailers find the best place to open stores.
Montreal's Simon Tian has founded a company designing wearable technology to help people perform day-to-day tasks in any environment.
The four Canadians are among 20 youth from across North America chosen to take part in this year's fellowship program, which is launched and funded by billionaire PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.
"College can be good for learning about what's been done before, but it can also discourage young people from doing something new, especially when it leaves them in debt," Thiel said in a statement.
"Each of the fellows charts a unique course, but together they have proven that young people can succeed by thinking for themselves instead of competing on old career tracks."
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Two federal cabinet ministers took to Twitter to share their thoughts on a Tim Hortons controversy this week, but not on a landmark report into Canada's residential school system.
Alberta Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel and Jason Kenney, both voracious tweeters, jumped into the fray of the #BoycottTims campaign Thursday.
The social media movement began after the coffee giant announced ads for Enbridge would no longer be shown on screens at more than 1,500 locations.
Tim Hortons' decision was evidently made in response to a petition launched by consumer advocacy group SumOfUs. The move ruffled plenty of feathers, particularly among those in Alberta's energy sector.
Rempel, the minister of state for Western economic diversification and MP for Calgary Centre-North, jumped online to say the company sent a message to Canadian energy workers.
And Kenney, Canada's defence minister and MP for Calgary Southeast, got involved at the request of Stephen Taylor, whose ties to federal Tories were later outlined by BuzzFeed Canada.
Rempel even had something of a Twitter spat with Gerald Butts after the top adviser to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau seemed to make light of the campaign.
Tim Hortons v Enbridge. With Ministers of the Crown choosing sides. The Harper Decade has been a long one indeed. #cdnpoli
Rempel tweeted a link to a statement from a Liberal candidate in Alberta calling on Tim Hortons to reverse its decision, sparking a lively exchange with Butts.
As Calgary MPs, Kenney and Rempel are both proud proponents of the oilsands.
Other federal cabinet ministers from Alberta — Health Minister Rona Ambrose, Minister of State for Multiculturalism Tim Uppal, and Minister of State for Finance Kevin Sorenson — did not join in on the debate.
The furor over Tim Hortons comes days after the TRC released a report concluding the treatment of aboriginals in the residential school system was "cultural genocide," but neither Rempel nor Kenney tweeted any thoughts on the matter or the 94 wide-ranging recommendations made by the commission.
Alberta was home to 25 residential schools — more than any other province in the country.
On Wednesday, the TRC's six years of work formally closed at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Commission chair Justice Murray Sinclair used the forum to call for urgent action.
"My fellow commissioners and I are convinced that for healing and reconciliation to happen in this country, such work must be done as a high — and, in some cases, urgent — priority," Sinclair said.
Rempel and Kenney were, again, tweeting about other things.
Some have suggested Tories appear more upset about Tim Hortons' business decision than the conclusions of the TRC report.
Conservatives on Truth and Reconciliation: *tumbleweed rolls by*
Conservatives on donut chain pulling gas company's ad: "THIS CANNOT STAND."
Among the recommendations made by the TRC was a call for a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women and Canada's implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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OTTAWA — The Senate is sending the expense files on nine senators to the RCMP later today amid the reverberations of an explosive forensic audit that flags nearly $977,000 in questionable spending.
The Canadian Press has viewed a portion of the audit that shows auditor general Michael Ferguson's report identifies $976,627 in questionable spending among 30 current and retired senators.
Of those 30, the Senate is recommending that the Mounties do a criminal review on the spending of nine senators — two of them still sitting, the other seven retired.
The decision will add to what is already a tense time in the upper chamber as senators await the public release of Ferguson's report, which was delivered to the Senate Thursday afternoon. The full report won't be released until Tuesday, giving top senators a chance to pore over the details of the document and craft a public response.
Just five senators account for about $546,000 of the spending Ferguson identifies in the audit, which was delivered to the Senate on Thursday and is to be released publicly next week.
The audit, which reportedly cost nearly $21 million to conduct, reviewed more than 80,000 transactions worth about $180 million.
Multiple Senate sources, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the matter, said the nine senators include:
Sharon Carstairs, a former Liberal government Senate leader who used to teach new senators about the expense rules to ensure they didn't make mistakes;
Gerry St. Germain, a former Conservative senator who promoted aboriginal issues and who had some of his expenses reviewed in a much narrower audit of Senate spending in 2012;
Donald Oliver, the former deputy speaker of the Senate, who skipped his last few days in the upper chamber before retirement rather than sit through the debates to suspend Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau without pay;
Rod Zimmer, a former Liberal senator who attracted media attention in 2012 after an incident aboard an Air Canada flight involving his wife, Maygan Sensenberger;
Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, a victims-rights champion appointed by Harper in 2010 who declared he would sit as an Independent late Thursday after confirming he's the subject of a police investigation. Boisvenu had previously been cited by the Senate ethics officer for giving a job to a woman with whom he was romantically linked; he repaid the Senate about900 for housing expenses when he stayed at her apartment.
Sen. Colin Kenny, the other sitting senator on the RCMP list, who marks 31 years in the upper chamber at the end of June after being appointed by Pierre Trudeau in 1984.
The details behind the expense claims have yet to be made public.
Beyond the nine whose expenses are going to the RCMP, a separate group of 21 senators have thousands of dollars of spending being challenged by Ferguson.
Three of the 21 hold the most powerful positions in the upper chamber. Speaker Leo Housakos; James Cowan, the Liberal leader in the Senate; and Cowan's Conservative counterpart, Claude Carignan, will be named in the report as having problematic claims.
A staffer for Carignan repaid about $3,000 that auditors said he wrongly claimed for travel expenses. A staffer for Housakos repaid about $1,600 after a similar finding. Housakos and Cowan both plan to appeal Ferguson's finding that they repay, respectively, about $6,000 for contracts and $10,000 for travel.
Others on the list of 21 are expected to do the same, hoping former Supreme Court justice Ian Binnie uses his new role as the Senate's special expense arbitrator to recommend Ferguson's findings be quashed.
The arbitration process was not available to Duffy, Brazeau and Wallin when they were suspended from the Senate over dubious expense claims. Duffy and Brazeau, along with former senator Mac Harb, have since been charged with fraud and breach of trust while Wallin remains under police investigation.
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Vogue Italia's June 2015 cover is pretty major, in more ways than one.
The issue, which features four stunning covers, is dedicated to China. The theme seems timely, especially with the Met's Costume Institute exhibit, "China: Through The Looking Glass," currently on view. There's just something about the Asian country that's undeniably intriguing to the the fashion industry, apparently.
But that's not to say the admiration is unwarranted -- it's great to see China and its culture in the fashion spotlight, especially in an industry that's so heavily westernized. Though, as always, we do have to point out the fact that once again, China is restricted to its own special mag, instead of just being included in the typical monthly issues. This separation tends to happen whenever a glossy focuses on diversity -- the differences are just further highlighted because the issues are specifically themed (read: V's "Asian Issue," Vogue Italia's "All Black" issue).
It's also great to see Chinese models featured on the Italian issue's covers. The cover images, which are all distinctly different, were shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot, Steven Klein, Craig McDean and Mario Sorrenti. Chinese models Fei Fei Sun, Xiao Wen Ju, Fernanda Ly, Gia Tang, Jing Wen and Yuan Bo Chao are all featured on the issue and look stunning. Check them out below:
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Fernanda Ly, Gia Tang & Jing Wen by Mario Sorrenti
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Xiao Wen Ju by Steven Klein
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Fei Fei Sun by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggo
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Yuan Bo Chao by Craig McDean
What's also interesting about this issue is the fact that Mario Sorrenti is absent from the lineup of photographers. The famed fashion photog has captured Vogue Italia's covers since 1988, and this issue, that 27-year streak comes to an end.
According to Style.com, a Vogue Italia cover is often seen as a launchpad for new models, with plenty of women being thrust into the fashion spotlight after appearing in front of Meisel's lens.
Vogue Italia's editor-in-chief- Franca Sozzani told WWD the four photographers were chosen because they are the "most important photographers of the new generation after names such as Peter Lindbergh, Bruce Weber and Mario Testino." She also made sure to note that the magazine will continue to work with Meisel in the future. (So for all those who think there may be some bad blood there, don't fret!)
What do you think of the new covers? Let us know in the comments below.
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If you've been to a farm or fresh market recently, you might've noticed bite-sized potatoes being sold in batches. New potatoes are at the peak of their season, and whether you're a first-time cook or a master chef, they're a breeze to work with in the kitchen.
New potatoes make the perfect addition to salads and hor d'oeuvres since their natural sugars don't convert to starch when they are harvested, BBC Foods explains. But the best part? You can put down the peeler. New potatoes have an ultra-fine skin that should be washed instead of peeled.
And even though they're thin, those skins also serve as a source of fibre, as each vegetable contains over a gram. But don't limit your fibre intake to potato peels — according to the Dietitians of Canada, adults should aim for 25 to 38 grams of fibre a day.
Check out the slideshow below for 28 filling new potato recipes. Whether pan-roasted, boiled, barbecued or baked, these little nuggets of potato goodness are absolutely delicious. Have you tried cooking with new potatoes before? Let us know in the comments below.
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Whether you still rush to newsstands to pick up your favorite magazines, or prefer to download them to your devices, magazines haven't gone anywhere. Even in the digital age, print magazine covers still create buzz and spark conversations.
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HALIFAX - American rapper Snoop Dogg will be making an appearance in the next season of "Trailer Park Boys."
The Nova Scotia-based comedy group made the official announcement on Friday, following hype on social media that the rapper was in the province to appear on the show.
This isn't the first time Snoop Dogg has crossed paths with Ricky, Julian and Bubbles — characters played by Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay and Mike Smith, respectively.
In April, the rapper retweeted a Trailer Park Boys tweet about changes to Nova Scotia's film tax credit and asked his 12 million followers to sign an online petition.
Last year, the trio appeared in character as guests on Snoop Dogg's web series GGN.
Production is underway in Nova Scotia on Season 10 of the "Trailer Park Boys" television series.
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The home has been listed for almost $9 million more than the previous most expensive sale in the city ($2.2 million), and its asking price beats a record-setting $7.45 million property that later had to sell for less.
Check out photos of 1063 Wellington Crescent in Winnipeg:
Nevertheless, Re/Max realtor Glen Sytnyk called it a "bargain" in an interview with The Winnipeg Sun.
"[The current owners] have more invested in the home than they're asking," he said.
The property features 23,000 square feet of living space. Built in 2006, the house has six bedrooms, four bathrooms and beautiful outdoor and indoor pools, the latter with a skylight. There's also games and hobby rooms, a wine cellar and geothermal heating.
It rests on a tract of land that once belonged to Israel (Izzy) Asper, the deceased founder of CanWest Global Communications Corp.
A guest cottage on the property that overlooks the Assiniboine River is a holdover from when Asper and his wife Babs lived at the address.
Monthly mortgage payments for the home would cost $56,363.09 on a 30-year term with a five-year fixed interest rate of 4.64 per cent, according to the listing on Sytnyk's website.
That is, if you needed a mortgage to buy this place.
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.The Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple is open 24 hours for prayer and free meals.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHTT) is probing what it believes was a targeted shooting outside a Sikh temple in Richmond, B.C.
Witnesses told CBC News that a man was killed in the parking lot of the Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple on Westminster Highway on Friday night.
In a press release Saturday, police identified the victim as 42-year old-Edwin Shek-Yin Cheng of Richmond. He was known to police.
It is unknown why Mr. Cheng was in the temple's parking lot.
“We have no reason to believe the public is at further risk as a result of this targeted incident," said Sgt. Stephanie Ashton, IHIT's media relations officer, in the release. "At this time there appears to be no connection between the Sikh Temple and the location of the murder.
Media images of the scene showed a Range Rover with several bullet holes in the window in the parking lot, which has been cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape.
Sikh temples are traditionally open 24 hours to serve free meals to the public and for prayer.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation can call the IHIT tipline by calling 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email at ihittipline@rcmp-grc.gc.ca .
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MONTREAL - Hundreds of people are lining up to pay their respects to former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau.
Parizeau's body is lying in state at the building housing the Caisse de depots et placement du Quebec, the provincial pension fund manager that Parizeau helped create in the 1960s.
Several provincial politicians have attended the visitation, including Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, who praised Parizeau as a great builder after viewing the coffin.
He announced last week that the building would be renamed after Parizeau, who died last week at the age of 84.
Other visiting dignitaries included Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre and Parti Quebecois Leader Pierre Karl Peladeau, who was loudly applauded by the waiting crowd.
A state funeral for Parizeau will be held Tuesday afternoon in Montreal.
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