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[atlanticcanada]

One of the last of his generation, Second World War vet in New Brunswick dies

Angus Hamilton, who served as a radar technician in Southeast Asia during the Second World War and returned home to a successful career in the civil service and academia, has died in Fredericton at the age of 100.

Born in Listowel, Ont., on April 18, 1922, Hamilton grew up on a farm, with the Great Depression shaping his early years

"The war had come at the best possible time for me," he wrote in his book, "For King and Country," one of seven he authored chronicling his life

"I was 17 in 1939 when the war began; I signed up when I was 18 and I had just turned 19 when I reported for duty. I wasn't close to settling down. I was at the age when adventure calls."

In an interview in November when he attended a Remembrance Day ceremony in Fredericton, Hamilton said he had wanted to be a pilot, "like every boy, but my eyesight was not good enough." Instead he became a radar technician with the Royal Canadian Air Force, serving on night fighter squadrons in Northern Ireland and India until the end of the war.

"During the war none of us was allowed to say where we were or what we were doing, and, after the war no one cared," he said in another of his books about the war years.

Hamilton died at home last Saturday, just three days shy of his 101st birthday. His funeral was held Thursday in Fredericton.

His daughter Anne Hamilton said that like most children, she didn't pay much attention to her dad's work or his war experience when she was growing up.

"We always knew he had been in India during the war," she said in an interview Friday. "We knew he'd been in India because we had curry when we were growing up. We were in a very white bread neighbourhood, and we were the only ones on the street who ever had curry."

Her sister, Elizabeth Hamilton, said that as a youngster she thought her father had been in a "different war."

"The war was in Britain ... on the continent, and I could not conceive ... everybody up and down the block knew about Europe," she said. "It was in the news. Nobody in the news talked about India. And nobody talked about Canadians in Southeast Asia."

While he was mostly shielded from combat, Hamilton saw fire once in Myanmar, then called Burma, Elizabeth Hamilton said. His children learned he was not a fan of the jungle and suffered from malaria, jaundice and stomach problems during his years in India.

For several years after he returned from the war, Hamilton got depressed around Remembrance Day.

"I sort of never understood it, because I didn't think he had been in the real war," Elizabeth Hamilton said. "I didn't find out about it until he started talking about his best friend."

That friend, a pilot, died while training another airman, she said. Her father revealed that his friend was likely suffering from what is now called post-traumatic stress disorder and did not want to fly.

"It was not just because he had lost a friend, but it was because he knew how tenuous his friend's hold was on life and sanity .... Dad was angry that his friend had been put into this situation."

But it was the "very clear sense of service" and obligation that led him and his friends to sign up for the war, she added.

"It changed his life," said her sister. "It gave him an education, which he wouldn't have got otherwise."

After returning home from the war, Hamilton moved to Ottawa for a career of surveying and mapping positions in what is now the Department of Natural Resources. He eventually moved to Fredericton to become chairman of the department of surveying engineering at the University of New Brunswick.

John McLaughlin, who went on to become UNB president, was hired by Hamilton in 1972 as a lecturer in the surveying engineering department.

He recalled his first meeting with a man who wasn't flashy or charismatic but had an authoritative presence, exerting intelligence and experience that inspired confidence.

McLaughlin said Hamilton is "the very end of that sort of generation" who were shaped by world war and emerged tenacious, thoughtful, humble and resilient. Tim Cook, research director at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, said he believes there are likely fewer than 20,000 Canadian veterans of the Second World War still alive.

"He's part of a generation who went to war, over a million Canadians went to war, and he came back and then sort of built this terrific country," McLaughlin said. "In many ways, it's the very end of that era."

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 22, 2023.

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[thatsamoireh]

Moncton show and meet & greet recap! I put together my thoughts about the show, my meet & greet experience, photos of the things I made them, and their reactions. It got wordy.

Here’s a preview in the form of some bald skater babies pre-hair styling.

Thoughts about the Moncton show:

We were in the third row but I was behind/between two incredibly tall women. I could see if I moved my head a lot and I still ultimately had a fantastic view but it made photos and videos pretty impossible. A couple sort of came out so I’ll post those later.

 I knew I couldn’t keep myself entirely unspoiled but I wanted to enjoy the show in the moment as much as possible. I’d let myself watch videos of VM’s solo things as much as I wanted, the group numbers fully exactly once each, and no one else’s solos at all though I knew what the songs were.

Tessa and Scott skating live in person was still a thing I wasn’t prepared for because can you ever be? They are so in tune with each other. They have to be able to do programs like MR in their sleep at this point but there were little moments and touches and looks that made it seem like a brand new unique experience at both shows I went to. MR was so intense, 4 Minutes was so playful, and Diamonds was so... elegant? Graceful? Regal? Tessa is a queen. Scott knows it, we all know it, and that dance showcases her so breathtakingly. The gasps when she skated out in her diamond bodysuit. I’ll never forget that.

I can’t get over how much FUN Scott was having, particularly during group performances and the moments that he could interact with the audience. That boy is having the time of his life and he deserves it.

I was particularly blown away by two non-VM things that took me by surprise: First, Patrick is unreal on the ice in person. Wow. WOW. Videos don’t do him justice. W O W. Second, I loved Weapo’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody so much. It’s my favorite thing they’ve ever done. More of this from them, please.

One of the best parts was my friend’s reactions during the show since she had no idea at all what was going to happen and was mostly there to humor me. After Moulin Rouge: “...Um. Okay, yeah. I ship it.” After Phantom: “Has Patrick Chan ever fallen once in his life? It feels like he was born ice skating.” After I Weapo’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody: “Okay, so now I’m crying.” After Sweet Dreams: “That was cool. Scott definitely had the best sunglasses.” She was so concerned for Meagan’s safety whenever Eric spun her around that she kept making these little alarmed noises. 

After the dance off as Elvis was talking to the crowd, Scott skated up behind him in the way that I could just tell was going to be a last show prank situation. For a hot second I thought he might pants him which would have been a terrible idea but he either poked his sides or pulled UP on the back Elvis’ pants instead. Elvis startled and turned and shot him a look that meant Scott might pay for that later. I am SO sad that Scott’s back was to me because I would have loved to have seen his face during all that.

The cheering was pretty equal so Meagan said Elvis should break the tie since it was his last show which got Elvis a big cheer too. He couldn’t/wouldn’t declare a winner so Meagan went into Dancing Queen.

Elvis got standing ovations after his skates and he was clearly getting emotional and taking it all in as his last show on the tour. I’m not sure if the crowd even really knew it was his last show after his Dragon skate yet (Meagan said it during the dance off and the crowd reaction kind of implied they maybe didn’t know), which means they all just really appreciated him that much. MR, Patrick’s Phantom, and Eric/Patrick’s Storm all also got standing o’s to my recollection. Plus the finale of course.

During the encore after a moment when they were all grouped together at center ice, Elvis started skating out like they’re supposed to but everyone else stayed put and did some ta-da arms to give him a special little last show send off. He put his hand on his heart and knelt down and it was all so sweet.

There are more things that I’m forgetting right now probably. Oops?

My Moncton meet & greet experience:

Okay. So. I make and sell amigurumi crochet dolls. Here are my Hamilton and Hocus Pocus dolls, to give you an idea of the kinds of things I make.

I decided before the tour that I’d make the nine of them to give the cast at my meet & greet in Moncton. (Thanks to @peacefulboo for the cheerleading along the way!) Here they are done but still hairless, which in my opinion is peak cuteness honestly. Please, please don’t repost any of my doll or m&g photos anywhere, thanks!

And fully done. Photos never do my dolls’ hair justice, I swear. They’re better in real life I promise. (I’ll put more close ups at the end of the post in case anyone is interested.)

I’d decided to do everyone’s Pyeongchang free skate/free dance costumes but wasn’t sure which to make for Elvis until I saw he was doing Dragon for the tour. So I did his Olympic Dragon costume, complete with his 1994 hairstyle. He was so nice and as he was putting the doll down on the table he noticed the hair and pointed it out, laughing. When he got home, he regrammed his wife’s Instagram post featuring my doll (!!!) and their dog’s reaction made my LIFE. (Screencaps near the end of this post.)

Kaitlyn and Andrew got so excited about the dolls. I told Kaitlyn that her dress ended up being the hardest by far to recreate in doll form and she slapped her hands on the table, leaned in toward me, and said, so earnestly, “IT WAS SO HARD TO MAKE IN REAL LIFE TOO!” Meanwhile Andrew was smiling hugely and moving his doll’s legs to make him dance. I love them both so much.

Meagan wondered at me about how I make things like this (which like, it’s all relative I guess because I wonder at how she can do the things she does on the ice) and Eric got a little grin and told me that he loved that I did his sheer sleeves. (I think Eric’s doll might have secretly been my favorite, or at least tied with Tessa. The stubble really made it.)

Just as we were about to get in Patrick and Kaetlyn’s line Tessa went hurrying past us out of the room with someone in a tour jacket. She was smiling, so my guess is that nature called and she couldn’t wait anymore to answer. (No idea if that’s true, just a guess.) I looked over at Scott and he didn’t look concerned, was just wandering around, joking with Patrick, drinking a smoothie.

As the cast members near the start of the lineup finished up with fans they were leaving. The m&g music was excellent (my friend got confirmation from Scott that it was Andrew’s playlist that night) and Kaitlyn was dancing as she headed for the door just as Tessa was coming back in a few minutes later. They had a little dance party (the song was Hey Ya I’m 98% sure) as they danced toward each other, danced together for few seconds laughing, and then Tessa danced all the way back to her signing table. Scott loudly announced, “MS. VIRTUE HAS RETURNED!”

Before he sat down again, Scott crept silently up behind Patrick and poked him in both of his sides, making him jump mid-sentence while talking to the fan at his table. Scott grinned, so proud of himself, and it was pretty amazing.

I stayed with my friend L in Fredericton during this trip. We’ve known each other for 18 years and she’s in the States a lot so I’ve seen her in real life several times over the years but this is the first time I’ve been able to go visit her. Due to a last minute emergency my other friend that was going to drive up from NY for the shows with me couldn’t come, so L humored me and came along since I had the extra tickets. She remembered Elvis from her childhood skating phase and she knew who VM were in the casual way many Canadians do. So she wanted photos with those three but otherwise was perfectly happy to volunteer to be my mom friend and hold the little gift bags with the dolls and the Orlando postcards I’d made up for them.

I mention this because there was someone working for the venue/tour at the head of each line to use our phones/cameras to take our one photo per person for us in order to keep the lines moving along relatively quickly (note: I never felt the slightest bit rushed and everyone was lovely). When we got to the front of Patrick and Kaetlyn’s line the woman there had apparently seen me give the others their dolls and sort of wink-wink said that if my friend wasn’t getting a photo with Patrick and Kaetlyn she could “donate” it and that I should definitely take a second photo with the two of them and their dolls, too. It was so sweet of her to suggest and the photo came out so cute that I’m gonna share it.

Most of the designated camera people actually did take multiple photos, which was nice. Before my first photo with Patrick and Kaetlyn (before I gave them the dolls) Patrick had looked over at Scott and started laughing at something he must have said that I couldn’t hear. In my couple photos, Patrick went from laughing-at-Scott smiling to normal smiling and it’s quite an adorable progression.

My friend L went up to Tessa and Scott before me. Go Your Own Way was the song currently playing and we had been dancing to it in line. As L went up for her photo she joked to Scott that she should probably stop dancing now. He got this shocked look on his face and said, “NO! Never stop dancing!” She joked that she’d be blurry for the photo if she didn’t and he admitted that she had a point.

Can I just say that Tessa Virtue is radiant in person? Like, I expected it and they are all strikingly attractive humans, but Tessa just… glows or something. And Scott’s eyes are so kind. I can get very awkward turtle meeting people I admire but Scott and Tessa have this warmth that just puts you at ease right away. 

(Please, please don’t repost any of my doll or m&g photos anywhere, thanks!)

While Tessa and Scott were signing my flag I told them I’d come up from Florida to see them and how it was the first time I’d been able to visit L in our 18 years of friendship. L and I thanked them for putting together the tour so I had the excuse. Scott perked up and said, “Oh yeah? Where in Florida?” (I’m guessing he was curious if it was near where he’d recently visited so he’d have a frame of reference? Idk.)

I gave them the dolls and they both smiled so big while examining them intensely. I was a little overwhelmed so I can’t remember what Scott said to me exactly but part of it was, “You made this?” Tessa said something about how amazing it was that I could make them and I told her I had a little business, which I thought she would appreciate in a girl power kind of way. I told her that I’d made her doll first since I suspected it would be the most complicated (little did I know how Kaitlyn’s dress would prove me so, so wrong there) and it would make or break if I was going to be able to make the rest. She said she loved the details on the dress a lot and was going to show Mathieu and that he’d love it too. (!!!)

In conclusion they are all lovely, talented angels. I had such an amazing time and the show alone was 110% worth my trip to Canada, plus I still had another show in Saint John on Tuesday and all the adventures/hangouts with L over the long weekend too.

Okay, some closeups of the dolls and progress shots. I didn’t get every angle I’d have liked and photos don’t ever do their hair justice, but in case anyone is curious. Also, pardon my crafting mess in the backgrounds.

Seventeen little ice skates starched (so the blades stay semi-firm) and drying. The eighteenth was already dry and had a leg crocheted to it as a proof of concept that it would work. It would eventually become Tessa’s leg and skate, which seemed fitting.

Details on still-headless Tessa. I used sheer organza ribbon for parts of Tessa, Scott, Eric, and Kaitlyn’s costumes.

Details on still-headless Scott.

Tessa and Scott. Tessa has a bun like Kaetlyn’s but low on the back of her head.

Some screencaps from Elvis’ regram of his wife’s Instagram post. His dog’s reaction made my LIFE.

Kaitlyn and Andrew. Andrew was the easiest doll to make, while Kaitlyn was the hardest. Oh, Weapo.

Kaitlyn’s hair, which I think was my favorite hair.

Meagan and Eric. Meagan’s back was entirely covered in those jewels and I didn’t realize I never got a photo of it.

Kaetlyn. Her dress was fun to do but the embroidery thread stitching took forever.

Kaetlyn from the back. (Her bun looks lopsided from the angle of the photo.)

Patrick. I tried my best to recreate the swoopy neckline from his free skate costume and... sort of succeeded?

If you made it this far, honestly I’m impressed. Possibly some show photos to coming soon, along with my recap/photos from Saint John. (I already posted two videos from that show in case you missed them.)

[timrs2001]

My good friend Dave Savage and I first met almost 15 years ago when I was busy with my efforts to save the York Street Station with Steve Boyko and the Fredericton Friends of the Railway.

Dave called me from Ontario one day to talk about the station but we talked about everything from rails to politics to family.

We quickly became good friends.

I always loved it when we spoke and would always be at least an hour chatting.

I remember on one of my solo trips to Ontario I stopped in to see him and we drove all over the map to see Dave’s Grand Railway History tour. My god, the knowledge he had. If you ask him anything about any area he had the history in his head. It was marvellous to behold.

You see, Dave used to look after a little publication called the Canadian Railway Station News. That’s why he initially called me in the first place. Railway stations had always been his passion.

He had actually published a couple of books and picked my brain for details of New Brunswick stations.

Of course I was only happy to help my friend in any way that I could.

Several years ago the York Street Station was saved and became an NB Liquor store. It was restored and looks beautiful today.

I am proud to say that the efforts of the Fredericton Friends of the Railway and our friends and members were successful.

Over the years I switched careers and moved homes but that should not have affected Dave and I.

Yet we lost contact. The phone number and information I had for him didn’t work any more. I tried sending a letter but never received a reply.

I was a member of numerous Railway Yahoo groups and tried reaching out to the other members if anyone had any information about him. Someone must know something. I had no luck at all. I feared for the worst.

Once in a while I would think of my friend and try another Google search for anything about him. To no avail.

Until about 6 months ago.

A Google search came up with a little paragraph in a little newsletter with his name. He had spoken to some people at a gathering about some local railway history in Cobourg, Ontario.

I sent an email to a contact in the newsletter. She replied to me and copied another gentleman who knows Dave. He took my information and told me he would tell Dave that I had been in touch.

This gentleman gave me a brief update and I’m afraid that the story of Dave since we had last spoken was not a happy one.

Several years ago he suffered a stroke which confined him to a wheelchair. He had been living with his girlfriend in a house but she had decided that caring for Dave was not something she was up to doing. So she left.

As a result of his stroke his kidneys failed and he requires dialysis three times a week.

Dave entered a nursing home. All of his possessions from his house were placed into a storage locker where they remain to this day.

He lost my contact information among many other things. That explained why I had not heard from him.

A short while later I received a call from him. He had received my message.

It was just like old times. It was so nice to talk to my old friend again.

He sounded pretty good. Considering all that he has been through.

Our family decided to come to Ontario this week to visit family and some friends.

I was determined that I was going to visit Dave and see him for the first time in more than 10 years.

I dropped Cheryl and the boys off at her mother’s place and headed out to Cobourg.

When I arrived at the nursing home the residents were having lunch. I asked one of the nurses where Dave was and she pointed him out. His back was to me.

When he saw me his face lit up. We were so happy to see each other and we gave each other a big hug.

Dave didn’t look quite how he did 10 years ago but he was a sight for sore eyes.

Recently, Dave has developed a hearing problem and requires a device to help him. Between that and my deafness our conversation was not the easiest but we didn’t mind.

After lunch I took him in his wheelchair and we went for a pretty long walk. Dave knew absolutely everyone we came across and said hello to all. We went into his credit union so that he could do some banking. Every lady in the place knew him. I took him to the counter.

He didn’t need a bank card or bank book or anything. They know who he is and exactly what he needed. It was amazing.

The photo was taken by one of the ladies at his credit union.

When we got back to the nursing home he asked me to do a favour and go to the storage unit office where his possessions are and pay his monthly charge.

I told the young lady that it was for Dave and she was disappointed that he had not come with me.

She told me how much she enjoys when he drops in.

She said that in the summer Dave will get dropped off and she wheels him back to his storage space where she will take out the same 2 boxes every time. She takes him over to the rear of the property beside the train tracks where he watches the trains go by for a couple of hours while he goes through his boxes of memories.

When she told me this I visibly teared up and still do as I write this.

I wish that I lived closer to him so that I could sit with him and watch those trains.

When I returned to the home to give him his receipt I could see that he was looking tired. It was time for me to get back to Cheryl and the boys.

I gave Dave a big hug and could see that he was sad that the visit was ending. I promised him that every time I visit Ontario I will visit him. Without fail.

I’m looking forward to the next time I will see my friend.

[b-j-d]

🎶And it’s Row Me Bully Boys We’re in a hurry, boys We got a long way to go🎶 #alandoyle #alandoyleandthebeautifulgypsies #rowmebullyboys #fredericton #newbrunswick #comeoutwithmetour #music #canadian (at Fredericton Playhouse)

[theultimatefan]

NHL Pioneer O'Ree Documentary To Make World Debut At Hot Docs 2019

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, the largest documentary festival in North America, today announced the original documentary WILLIE has been selected by the festival, which receives more than 10,000 film submissions each year. The festival also announced WILLIE has been designated as ‘Hot Docs Special Presentations,’ which names approximately 30 documentaries each year out of the nearly 300 in the festival from around the world.

On Monday, April 29, the documentary will make its world premiere at Hot Docs 2019 at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, the largest screening venue at the festival. WILLIE tells the incredible story of Willie O’Ree, who in 1958 became the first black man to play in the National Hockey League.

The film features never-before-seen home movie footage, original interviews, and first-person accounts from friends and family across North America.

Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1935, O’Ree began his journey as the youngest of 13 children. A multi-sport athlete, his career path originally pointed toward professional baseball. But after  experiencing segregation first-hand during a tryout in the U.S. during the Jim Crow era, he reconsidered his options and returned to hockey.

O’Ree turned to hockey.  Despite being blind in one eye from an injury he suffered in 1956 and kept secret throughout his playing career, he made it to the National Hockey League. On January 18, 1958, O’Ree made his NHL debut, playing for the Boston Bruins against the Montreal Canadiens in the fabled Montreal Forum. He would go on to play two seasons in the NHL and more than 20 seasons of professional hockey.

A trailblazer who paved the way for the players of diverse ethnic backgrounds who have succeeded him in the subsequent 60 years, O’Ree was named NHL Diversity Ambassador in 1998. In the two decades since, he has helped establish 39 local grassroots hockey programs and inspired more than 120,000 boys and girls to play the game in its many forms. On November 12, 2018, having dedicated most of his life to hockey, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

In association with the National Hockey League, the documentary was directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker, editor, and producer Laurence Mathieu-Leger. It was produced by Bryant McBride, who sought out and hired O’Ree while working for the NHL more than 20 years ago.

Tickets to see WILLIE go on sale on Tuesday, March 26 at 11:00 a.m. ET. Tickets will be available for purchase at  http://www.hotdocs.ca/.  For more details about the documentary, visit  https://www.williedoc.com/

[monkeyandelf]

Bathurst Historic Home Attracts “Ghost Hunters”

Canadian paranormal expeditions will spend time indoors trying to connect with the spirits Although she has not encountered a ghost herself, Melynda Jarratt, president of the Doucet Hennessy house, is sure that others may have seen spirits in the historic house in Bathurst. With reports over the years of an appearance at the top of the stairs and children playing on the landing, Jarratt said that a team of investigators from Canadian Paranormal Expeditions would spend time in the house over the next few days to see if these ghosts would become known. The house is over 200 years old. The family property, which sits on top of a hill on St. Peter Ave. and overlooks Chaleur Bay, first housed the Doucet family and then the Hennessy family. With two large families living there and many guests for more than two centuries, Jarratt said that deaths had occurred in the house and that a number of revivals had also taken place there.

Many ghosts

“I am a historian and I believe in the facts. So I believe people believe, there's no question about it. There is absolutely no doubt that people believe they have had experiences in the house. " Jarrett said it was thought that the apparition at the top of the stairs could be Rufus Millikan, a Scottish immigrant who boarded with the Doucet family and died there unexpectedly in the winter of 1818. "Rufus was a protestant and he was English and he was in a Catholic Acadian home. He died and it was winter and they heated the house with wood." Jarratt said with no embalming done in those days, and concerns with preserving the body, the Doucets put the body out in the snowbank. They also didn't contact the local protestant congregation to properly prepare the body. The Doucet Hennessy House in Bathurst sits atop a hill on St. Peter Ave. and overlooks Chaleur Bay. (Maison Doucet Hennessy House Bathurst / Facebook) "Local protesters were furious and then wrote about it in a letter to Fredericton to complain about the treatment of the late Protestant, Rufus Millikan. " Fast forward 150 years to the sight of the ghost of Millikan. "The story goes that there was a young boy in the house, he was going up the stairs and he is looking up the stairs and there is a man standing there. "He's a ghost and he panicked. He was so scared that he just fell back and fell down the stairs. " Jarratt said the tenants who lived in the house said that children were dancing or playing on the landing. "There is certainly strange behavior in the barking animals in the house. What are they barking at, playing cats? "

Open day

Other people say that something hit them in the shoulder or have strange feelings when they are at home. "But hey, it's an old house and it squeaks and squeaks and makes noise in the wind and you know it's a draft. " Jarratt said the skeptic in her said there was always an explanation, but she said there had to be something. Canadian Paranormal Expeditions heard about the house and asked if they could visit it. With the help of mediums, they will try to connect with all the spirits in the house. The public is invited to visit the Doucet Hennessy House on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to meet the crew of Canadian Paranormal Expeditions. Jarratt said they are invited to ask questions about their work and the type of survey they are conducting. "Maybe there are people who have other stories to tell about other buildings in the area. It would be good. " Source: CBC.CA Read the full article

[atlanticcanada]

More remains found as helicopter search turns to recovery

After scouring a littered seascape with its NATO allies, a Canadian Forces warship formally ended its search for survivors Friday after its maritime helicopter crashed off the coast of Greece.

The search for five lost crew in the Wednesday Cyclone helicopter crash formally ended after three days, the Canadian Forces said.

Six military personnel were aboard the helicopter when it went down in the Mediterranean Sea as it was returning to the Halifax-based frigate, HMCS Fredericton.

"This decision was not taken lightly," Rear Admiral Craig Baines, the commander of the navy's maritime command, told reporters on a windswept pier in Halifax.

The Fredericton, as well as Turkish, Italian, Greek ships, helicopters and planes, thoroughly searched the area for survivors and came up short, he said.

"While searches on the sea are never easy, these units have completely saturated the area for the duration of the search over a known crash location," said Baines. "So we are certain that if there were survivors, we would have found them within the past 48 hours."

Baines confirmed the search for five Canadians service members had formally turned into "search and recovery efforts" instead of a rescue effort. The body of Sub-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough was previously recovered from the wreckage.

The Forces said it also recovered the remains believed to be those of people aboard the helicopter but they can't yet be identified. Baines said Italian and Turkish ships are remaining at the scene of the accident to assist with recovery operations for at least the next 48 hours.

The helicopter was part of the Fredericton's NATO mission when it went down while concluding a training exercise.

The Fredericton was bound for an Italian port and was expected to arrive Saturday. The crew planned to hold a vigil for their lost comrades.

"Upon arrival in Italy the ship will transfer the remains to our team on the ground who will facilitate their return to Canada via Canadian military airlift," Baines said. "The remains of our fallen will be brought home next week."

Baines said Fredericton's crew would remain in Italy for several days before returning to resume its role in the NATO mission.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said all Canadians were mourning the loss of six military members.

"Every day these brave Canadians in uniform put themselves in harm's way to keep our country and our citizens safe, and together we will honour their service to Canada and our closest allies," Trudeau said in a statement.

"I also thank our NATO allies who worked side by side with members of our Armed Forces to search for the fallen."

Gen. Jonathan Vance, the chief of the defence staff, said it was a "particularly difficult" situation for the families of those who died.

"What makes this all the more difficult to bear is our inability -- thus far -- to recover all of our fallen comrades," Vance said Friday in his weekly letter to troops.

Vance said an investigation would hopefully find the cause of the crash.

"In the meantime, we grieve."

The Canadian military also sent a flight investigation team to the region to determine the cause of the crash.

The Cyclone's flight-data and voice recorders have been recovered after they broke away from the helicopter when it crashed and will soon be returned to Canada for analysis.

The missing Canadian servicemen have been identified as Capt. Brenden Ian MacDonald of New Glasgow, N.S.; Capt. Kevin Hagen of Nanaimo, B.C.; Capt. Maxime Miron-Morin from Trois-Rivieres, Que.; Sub-Lt. Matthew Pyke from Truro, N.S.; and Master Cpl. Matthew Cousins from Guelph, Ont.

"These proud military members died heroes, and we will always remember them," said Col. James Hawthorne, the commander of 12 Wing Shearwater, the Cyclone's base.

"To the families of these members, remember that we are here to support you -- you are part of the military family and now we are in service to you."

Hawthorne descried MacDonald as a "proud father in a house full of boys" and one of three military siblings.

MacDonald was a "natural in all respects," said Kevin A. MacDonald, a Halifax lawyer who knew the missing pilot when he was a teenager in the Air Cadets. The two MacDonalds are not related.

Kevin MacDonald was an instructor and operations officer at the school, and says he met Brenden when he moved on to take his pilot's license in 2002.

"You don't get to where he did without being a quick study in all respects, not only in terms of technical aptitude but also in terms of academics. You can tell usually within the first flight or two whether or not they are going to stick with it and whether or not they are going to go on to greater things, and he was destined for what he was doing."

Kyle Hagen described his brother, Kevin as the "perfect brother" to he and his sister.

"He's been a shining example of truth, duty and valour for us. We've been proud of him our whole lives, he's been my closest friend, and I can't describe how hard his loss has been for us," he said in a Facebook message.

"The military community and representatives have been compassionate and professional, and I'm sorry to Kevin's brothers- and sisters-in-arms for this awful loss."

Miron-Morin dreamed of serving in the Forces since he was a teenaged cadet, and became an air combat systems operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force, said Hawthorne.

Cousins was "an outstanding aviator who kept the officers of his crew in line and focused on the mission, said Hawthorne.

Hawthorne said Pyke and Cowbrough were "brothers- and sisters-in-arms" as well as friends.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 1, 2020.

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Memphis Blues Band Southern Avenue Making Southwestern Ontario Debut in Windsor and Chatham

Memphis blues band Southern Avenue will make their Southwestern Ontario debut at Rockstar Music Hall on December 7 and then the following night at the Kent-Belgian-Dutch-Canadian Club in Chatham.  The 2018 Blues Music Award winners are hot off their European Tour, which saw the band playing 16 shows in 9 countries, and these concerts will be some of their first ever in Canada. Earlier in September, Southern Avenue first appeared on Canadian soil at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick alongside such legendary headliners as Steve Earle, Mavis Staples, Holy Cole, Five Alarm Funk and the Blind Boys of Alabama. Named after a Memphis street that runs from the easternmost part of the city limits all the way to Soulsville, the original home of Stax Records, Southern Avenue embodies its home city's soul, blues and gospel traditions, while adding a youthful spirit and dynamic energy all their own. The band plans to play some music from their forthcoming Stax Records album at these shows. In the future, when blues fans look back, many will wonder who attended the first Canadian concerts for Southern Avenue. Will that be you? The Canada South Blues Society presents Southern Avenue at Rockstar Music Hall on December 7 and the Kent-Belgian-Dutch-Canadian Club in Chatham on Dec. 8. Read the full article

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Looking Good, UNB!

After writing stories about the demise of the University of North Dakota women's hockey program and the merging of the Vanke Rays and Kunlun Red Star teams, it actually feels great to write about a Canadian school adding a women's hockey program to make the sport stronger for women everywhere. The above women from the University of New Brunswick are wearing their brand-new uniforms for this season after the program was resurrected after a cost-cutting move some ten years ago. In fact, it took a former player's challenge through the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission to get the team back, but now that they're within weeks of their first official game, the Varsity Reds are back! And the ladies look good in the black-and-red, even if I believe there should be stripes on the socks. Nonetheless, these ladies open their pre-season schedule tomorrow, so uniforms were definitely needed this week! Sarah Hilworth will guide the Varsity Reds this season as head coach. The former University of Alberta Panda won a CIS National Championship in 2010 before joining the Pandas as an assistant coach, and had moved onto Olds College in Alberta where she helped launched their women's hockey program in the ACAC. From what Hilworth has experienced in the year of getting to this stage, it sounds like it's been nothing but positive from the get-go. "The university has shown a lot of positivity in terms of what they are giving us as a program," Hilworth told AUS' Monty Mosher. "It shows they are dedicated. The administration that was there during those past decisions are all gone. It's a new administration that has our back 100 per cent. They are making sure we understand that as a team. I've had nothing but a positive experience and that's really good. Everybody at the university, and in the community, are genuinely excited for this program being back. They see it as an integral part of our community in terms of building positive role models for females in the greater Fredericton area." Hilworth may have already snagged a team MVP when she recruited Kendra Woodland last season who played on Canada's U18 team for the 2018 world championships in Russia. Woodland was supposed to attend the University of North Dakota, but those plans were dashed when UND slashed that program from existence in the budgetary shortfall. Woodland suited up with the midget tier 1 Thompson Zone Blazers boys' team last season, and she may be able to use that experience in a highly-competitive AUS conference. "Kendra is an exceptional student-athlete who brings high-end talent to UNB," Hilworth stated to Kamloops This Week. "We're very excited that a player of Kendra's calibre has chosen to stay in Canada to continue to develop her skills as a goalie and to show her commitment to grow our league as a competitive choice for highly touted recruits in Canada." Officially, defender Paige Grenier from Olds, Alberta was the first recruit brought on by Hilworth as the coach went back to her roots, but there will be a few Manitobans who will suit up as Varsity Reds this season. Defender Amanda Desrochers, who played with the Winnipeg Avros and attended Westwood Collegiate, will don the Varsity Reds jersey, and she'll be joined by Morden, Manitoba's Sage McElroy-Scott, a former Pembina Valley Hawks forward. McElroy-Scott was a prolific scorer in the MFMHL with the Hawks, and she'll be counted on for offence while Desrochers brings a solid defensive game as a stopper to Fredericton. As a note, Ashley Stratton was the first recruit Hilworth made from the Maritime provinces as the Newfoundland-born forward was playing as a 17 year-old on the U19 team at the Ontario Hockey Academy. In looking at the team roster, there are some fantastic offensive players, some great defenders, and the goaltending should be solid. Hilworth did a great job in recruiting across the country as well as she brought in six Alberta-born players, five each from BC and New Brunswick, three from Ontario, two from Manitoba, and one each from Newfoundland and Saskatchewan. By position, the goaltenders are made up of two British Columbia-born players and a New Brunswick-born player. The defence has four Alberta-born players, a Manitoban, a BC-born player, and a Saskatchewan-born player. The forward group consists of four players from New Brunswick, three from Ontario, two each from BC and Alberta, and one each from Manitoba and Newfoundland. Mark your calendars, folks, because October 13 sees the UNB Varsity Reds play their first regular-season game against the Mount Allison Mounties - officially their first AUS game since 2008. It's been a long time since we've seen UNB women's hockey, so get out to the Aitken Centre and cheer on Canada's newest team to the U SPORTS family in the UNB Varsity Reds! Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice! from Sports News http://hockey-blog-in-canada.blogspot.com/2018/09/looking-good-unb.html

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‘MY CITY’S HURT’: Fredericton continues to grieve as shooting spree crime scene released

‘MY CITY’S HURT’: Fredericton continues to grieve as shooting spree crime scene released https://ift.tt/2KWvoLc ‘MY CITY’S HURT’: Fredericton continues to grieve as shooting spree crime scene released

FREDERICTON — Residents of the Fredericton apartment complex that was the scene of Friday’s deadly shooting spree are being allowed back into their homes, but many are already thinking about moving out.

Four people were gunned down at a four-building complex on Brookside Drive in the city’s north end.

Bobbie Lee Wright and Donnie Robichaud died in the shooting, along with responding officers Const. Robb Costello and Const. Sara Burns of Fredericton police.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accompanied by his four-year-old son Hadrien and Fredericton MP Matt DeCourcey, left, heads past the tribute after placing flowers outside the police station in Fredericton on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018.

Joseph Cartwright was at work that morning when he got the call from his girlfriend to say that there was gunfire and she and Cartwright’s four-year-old son were scared.

“I bolted from work. I couldn’t get any closer than the Tim Horton’s. I could hear the shots and I could see the apartment building but I couldn’t get here. As a parent that’s probably the worst feeling in the world, knowing there’s somebody shooting where your four-year-old son is,” Cartwright said Tuesday.

They were not in the same building as the shooter, but were only a few metres away. Police were able to get them safely out of harm’s way.

Cartwright said police kicked in the doors of a number of apartments in order to gain entry, but maintenance staff have since made repairs.

Other buildings still bear the scars of the tragedy. A window is smashed out in the third floor apartment where the shooter was located, while another window in that apartment has bullet holes.

A third floor apartment in another building located on the other side of a small courtyard also has bullet holes through its windows, and one bullet hole in the wall.

Cartwright, 30, said he’s planning to move out.

“I can’t let my kid and my girlfriend be traumatized every time they come home… I have to protect my family. That means getting out of here and getting them safe,” he said.

Calvin Cole and his girlfriend were in a basement apartment in the same building as the shooter when the shots were fired Friday.

He said they hid in the apartment and stayed put until police finally came to get them out.

Cole said it’s something he’ll never forget.

“It’s probably going to be on the mind for a while. It’s going to be fresh because it’s a rare occurrence here in Fredericton. It makes me concerned heavily about my neighbourhood,” he said.

Cole, 26, said he’s on subsidized housing and will move as soon as a new place can be found for him.

Another tenant, who didn’t want to be identified, said she was in a basement apartment in another building, and just stayed on the floor.

“The scariest time was when the shooting stopped,” she said. “You didn’t know when it was going to start again, or where it would be coming from.”

On Monday evening, thousands of people turned out to express their grief, hold hands and show support for their city.

Jessica Millier said she organized Hands and Hearts Across the City as a way to bring people together.

People holding hands were lined across the walking bridge that spans the St. John River and along the walking trails that hug the shorelines on the north and south sides of the city.

“My city’s hurt, and they’re grieving, and they’re hurt deeply,” said Fredericton Mayor Mike O’Brien.

“This is a collective grief, a collective mourning. And we will collectively heal,” he said.

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Meanwhile, people in Canada’s largest city were invited to sign books of condolences Tuesday.

The Toronto Police Service said it would make the books available in the main lobby of its College Street headquarters and later plans to present them privately to the families of the fallen officers.

Fredericton police have announced that a regimental funeral “to celebrate the lives of our fallen members” will be held on Saturday at the University of New Brunswick.

An obituary for Burns said the 43-year-old mother of three boys fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a police officer three years ago, after more than 14 years as a stay-at-home mom.

Const. Sara Burns, 43, is shown in this undated police handout photo.

“Not a day would go by when she didn’t say aloud, for everyone to hear, ’I love my job,”’ the obituary published on the McAdam’s Funeral Home and Crematorium website said.

Wright is remembered as a compassionate person who “loved to assist others” in an obituary published by Carleton Funeral Home and Crematorium in Jacksonville, near Woodstock, N.B.

“Affectionately known as ’bubbles’, those that had the honour of knowing her well knew this described her perfectly,” it said.

The obituary said Wright graduated from Canterbury High School in 2003 and from New Brunswick Community College with a diploma in medical office administration in 2008. She had previously worked on a tree farm, catered and worked in an office before embarking on a career as a home support worker.

Bobbie-Lee Wright.

A public visitation was set for Wednesday between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., although there will be no funeral service by request.

An obituary for Robichaud said he is survived by a wife and three children, and there will be no visitation or funeral, in keeping with his wishes.

Donnie Robichaud, centre, poses with his sons Draiden and Zakkery in this family handout photo. A family member has identified one of the two civilians killed in a shooting in Fredericton that also claimed the lives of two police officers as 42-year-old Donnie Robichaud. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO – Melissa Robichaud

Matthew Vincent Raymond, 48, was charged with four counts of first-degree murder. He is set to appear in court on Aug. 27.

Police in Fredericton said the man accused in one of the deadliest shootings in New Brunswick history had a firearms licence and allegedly used a gun that can be legally obtained in Canada.

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During a news conference Monday, police said the long gun investigators believe was used in the attack is commonly available for purchase, and is not a prohibited or restricted weapon.

Chief Leanne Fitch also urged the public to be patient, saying the police investigation is “very much active and is focused on finding facts.”

Fitch also confirmed one of the officers who responded to the shooting on the city’s north side was wearing a camera, although she wouldn’t say which officer.

Police said the body camera evidence was downloaded and provided to the RCMP as part of its homicide investigation.

The province’s Court of Queen’s Bench also issued a publication ban Monday on certain court documents in the case, hours after media reported their contents.

Const. Robb Costello, 45, is shown in this undated police handout photo.

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https://ift.tt/2MhvXVL memorial shows outpouring of support for Fredericton policehttps://ift.tt/2Ml3IVb Growing memorial shows outpouring of support for Fredericton police For update news visit All Bd Newspaper

FREDERICTON — Mourners continue to add flowers, notes and teddy bears to the memorial outside Fredericton’s police headquarters Monday, as the usually placid New Brunswick capital grapples with the shooting deaths of four people, including two officers.

People dropped off coffee and snacks for officers, while others handed out cookies in the midst of the emotional crime scene at a north-side apartment complex.

Friday morning’s shooting claimed the lives of Bobbie Lee Wright, Donnie Robichaud, and responding officers Const. Robb Costello and Const. Sara Burns.

Outside police headquarters, people stopped to sign a giant Canadian flag hanging outside the station or add to the growing memorial of flowers, cards, and messages that has been building since Friday.

Nancy Slade, back home for a visit from Petawawa, Ont., came to lay sunflowers with her six-year-old daughter, Molly, and three-year-old son, Dane.

Flowers are placed on a makeshift memorial outside the police station in Fredericton on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018.

Slade, the daughter of a Fredericton police officer who was friends with Costello, said she wants her kids to understand the sacrifice made by officers.

“It’s just not supposed to happen here,” she said, her voice catching. “It’s never happened here, so it’s just really hard.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his son, Hadrien, went Sunday to police headquarters to lay flowers at the memorial and offer words of solidarity.

Police chief Leanne Fitch issued a statement on Sunday thanking the public for their support over the past few days.

At Fredericton city hall Monday, a steady trickle of visitors arrived to sign books of condolences for the fallen police constables.

Many left in tears after seeing the simple display, which featured photos of the officers set next to two candles and a bouquet of white flowers.

Jane Abernathy, who lives in Fredericton, said she felt compelled to show her respect.

“Such a senseless tragedy, we never want this to happen again,” she said. “It was the least I could do, to sign my name.”

A public event planned for Monday evening, Hands and Hearts Across the City, asked residents to meet and join hands on the walking bridge spanning the St. John River as a tribute to the victims.

Matthew Vincent Raymond has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder. The 48-year-old is set to appear in court on Aug. 27.

A Fredericton business owner who knew Raymond described him as a “lonely person” who spent much of his time cycling and playing first-person shooter video games.

Brendan Doyle, the former owner of the recently closed Read’s Newsstand & Cafe in Fredericton, said he also asked Raymond to stop frequenting his coffee shop after he allegedly expressed Islamophobic views and shared his dislike for Syrian refugees with patrons.

“He’d been coming in on almost daily for a coffee since 2010 and often stayed for an hour or two on the patio in the evenings,” Doyle said in a Facebook message Sunday evening to The Canadian Press.

“While in the cafe, Matt also looked at magazines about bikes and about guns,” Doyle said. “He expressed an interest in owning the various high-end bikes in the magazines, but his interest in guns seemed to be related to his video games.”

He said Raymond had been coming in almost daily for coffee from 2010 up until 2017, when Doyle asked him to find coffee somewhere else.

“His discussions with fellow customers and staff turned more political around the same time we had an influx of Syrian refugees into the city,” Doyle said.

“I saw him one weekend in front of city hall with a sandwich board sign that said ‘No Sharia,’ and other anti-Islamic sentiments.”

He said he spoke to Raymond to determine how extreme his views were.

“I determined he was ignorant and misinformed,” Doyle said. “He really just seemed to be parroting the talking points from some videos he’s seen.”

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Raymond previously worked at an Atlantic Superstore grocery on the city’s south side, the company confirmed Monday.

“I can confirm only that he is a former employee with Atlantic Superstore. He was an employee a number of years ago,” said spokesman Mark Boudreau.

Fredericton police have announced that a regimental funeral “to celebrate the lives of our fallen members” will be held on Saturday at the University of New Brunswick.

An obituary for Burns said the 43-year-old mother of three boys fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a police officer three years ago, after more than 14 years as a stay-at-home mom.

“Not a day would go by when she didn’t say aloud, for everyone to hear, ‘I love my job,”‘ the obituary published on the McAdam’s Funeral Home and Crematorium website said.

An obituary for Robichaud said he is survived by a wife and three children, and there will be no visitation or funeral, in keeping with his wishes.

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Friday, November 24, 2017 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL NIGHT 2 (MUCH) 8:00pm GRAMMY’S GREATEST STORIES: A 60th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (CITY) 9:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT DREAMWORKS TROLLS HOLIDAY (NBC Feed)

NEW TO CRAVE/NETFLIX CANADA: GEORGE MICHAEL: FREEDOM (CRAVE TV) THE LIBRARIANS (SEASON 3) (CRAVE TV) MARATHON DAY: THE PATRIOT'S DAY BOMBING (CRAVE TV) SPECTRE (CRAVE TV) CUBA AND THE CAMERAMAN (NETFLIX CANADA) THE GIRL FROM THE SONG (NETFLIX CANADA) THE MANY FACES OF ITO (SEASON 1) (NETFLIX CANADA) TRAILER PARK BOYS: OUT OF THE PARK: USA (SEASON 1) (NETFLIX CANADA)

NCAA HOCKEY (TSN2) 10:00am: Clarkson vs. RPI (TSN2) 2:00pm: Providence vs. Maine

NHL HOCKEY (SN) 4:00pm: Rangers at Flyers (TSN3) 4:00pm: Jets at Ducks (SN) 7:00pm: Oilers at Sabres (SNPACIFIC) 7:00pm: Canucks at Devils (TSN5) 7:00pm: Sens at Blue Jackets (TSN4) 7:30pm: Leafs at Hurricanes (SNFLAMES) 9:00pm: Flames at Stars

WITH LOVE, CHRISTMAS (W NETWORK) 6:00pm: When the office assignments are distributed for Secret Santa, Melanie is excited that she was given her crush, Donovan. Donovan is so taken by the thoughtful gifts and notes, he starts to fall in love. But someone else is stealing Melanie's credit.

TAKEN (APTN) 7:00pm: Tamara Chipman mysteriously disappeared in 2005, and Belinda Williams vanished in 1977.

NBA BASKETBALL (SN1) 8:00pm: Raptors at Pacers

marketplace (CBC) 8:00pm: An investigation reveals how companies gather information based on consumer search history, social media and devices.

FINDING SANTA (W NETWORK) 8:00pm: Jessica is thrilled to be taking over the running of her New England town's Christmas parade. But when the man playing St. Nick falls ill she needs to scramble to find a replacement, even if the replacement is unwilling.

THE STATS OF LIFE (CBC) 8:30pm: A woman who uses dating apps; a single father is frustrated with the dating scene; a couple has dated long enough.

the fifth estate (CBC) 9:00pm: In September 2015, three women were brutally killed in Renfrew County, Ontario. And now Basil Borutski is on trial for those crimes in which he cast himself as victim. Gillian Findlay investigates, with revealing interviews with family members, friends of victims and witnesses ... and excerpts from the Borutski tapes.

MAN DOWN (TMN) 9:00pm: A former U.S. Marine returns home and searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son.

STICKMAN (SUPER CHANNEL 02) 9:00pm: The thing that waits under your bed, hides in the closet, stalks your dreams... is waiting for you. At least Emma Wright knew that at the age of 7 when she was wrongly accused of murdering her sister. Emma knew it was the Stickman. After years of isolation she finally has her demons under control and is released to live her life again... Those childhood demons put to rest, but the Stickman has other plans for Emma.

FUBAR: AGE OF COMPUTER (VICELAND CANADA) 10:00pm: Night Seeker books a gig but Dean's lyrics clash with new wave feminism; Terry launches a marijuana drone delivery service and has to juggle multiple business partners at once.

W1A (BBC CANADA) 10:00pm: Ian Fletcher responds to rumors that Claudia Winkleman is leaving the BBC for a rival broadcaster.

THE BAKER SISTERS (FOOD NETWORK CANADA) 10:00pm/10:30pm: First up, The Baker Sisters head to the East Coast where they taste some local fresh Strawberry Rolls, bite into a sumptuous mousse dome, and go back in time with a traditional linzer bar. Next, they’re off to sample the wondrous croissant-doughnuts and super tasty strudel with a triple crust twist. Finally, they head back to Toronto, Ont. for the ultimate cheat day biting into the Junked Pizza at Junked Food Co. In Episode Two, Rachel and Jean head to Fredericton, N. B. for a game of sweets at Chess Piece. Then, it’s off to Shelbyville, Tenn. and right into the Mouth of The South Bakery where the sisters learn how to whip up classic convenience store treats with a homemade spin. Finally, the ladies stop in Halifax, N.S. for a Banana Split Cheesecake at The Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery.

NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW (VICELAND CANADA) 10:30pm: In an effort to get onto the Rivoli's Band List, Matt and Jay pose as hackers and try to attack the Rivoli's mainframe; but Matt has ulterior motives.

CBC MUSIC FIRST PLAY LIVE (CBC) 12:00am: Keys N Krates performs at the CBC Music Festival.

CBC ARTS: EXHIBITIONISTS (CBC) 12:30am: An artist spreads joy on Instagram; a man builds a collection of kitsch; a DIY bath bomb.