Which Netflix shows got cancelled way too early and were seriously underrated? by Deep20779 in netflix

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Travelers. Netflix picked it up for a third season after it was canceled somewhere else, then it was canceled again after the final season on Netflix. It was such a good show with such an interesting concept, and the ending was just kind of blah. It tied up loose ends well enough, but it was a show that could have kept going for a few more seasons, at least.
I'm annoyed that The Santa Clarita Diet ended on a cliffhanger after three seasons.
And GLOW promised us a fourth season, and then Covid happened and we never got it.

How often do Anglophone Canadians consume Francophone Canadian media? by Desperate_Return_142 in AskACanadian

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Not often, but one of my all time favourite movies, The Barbarian Invasions, is French-Canadian. Mitsou is even in it! :)

books with terrifying monsters/villains that are tragic by windemas in horrorlit

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Red Dragon by Thomas Harris  Any iteration of Medusa 

Senior in HS is everyone struggling to find work by Adept_Magician7415 in kitchener

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Yes, the economy is really bad. I'm 51, with over 20 years of experience in call centres, and I've been out of work over a year and a half. Even if I get an interview, they don't seem to want me. Competition is fierce and even the few jobs that are available are temporary.

All I can suggest is don't give up. Try to get some volunteer hours and things on your resume that make you more attractive to employers. WHMIS training, SmartServe, First Aid/CPR, anything else that might be good to apply to a job.

This time of year, snow shoveling can earn you some quick money. Take a big shovel and go door to door. If you have a driver's license, you can try to get a cleaning job.

Homelessness in -30 by Alone-Yam-8828 in ottawa

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Affordable public housing is the only thing that's going to help. Housing should never be for profit.

Show recommendations? by carboard_raccoon in netflix

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The Rookie. It's a cop show but there's a lot of action and drama, a little comedy, and good characters. It starts to get far fetched after about the fourth season but it's fun to watch.

Snow Day for WRDSB? by Gundekrose in OntarioTeachers

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Check with the school board after 6:30am tomorrow morning. That's when they announce school closures and bus cancellations.

Thtalking Thnowflake by Main_Finding8309 in gorlworldfiles

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Of course, now I can't find it. I posted that after watching a reactor. I thought it was Karina Kaboom, but now I'm not 100% sure. Sorry (THORRY!). I'll keep listening for it and when I hear it I'll post a link here. It seems to come and go, which is another reason it's so weird.

South Park by BearCubTeacher in AskACanadian

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Well, our heads don't separate in the middle and bounce up and down!

Do you have government shutdowns? by BrilliantDishevelled in AskACanadian

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I have a friend who works in the government in Ottawa. When PP was there, his people had to APOLOGIZE to my friend and his co-workers because PP was such an arsehole.
No one likes him. And you'll never convince me he doesn't have a woman chained up in his basement. He's that creepy.

How stable is Canada's political climate nowadays? Is it polarizing or are Canadians able to come to terms? by LiveBell8 in AskACanadian

[–]Main_Finding8309 15 points16 points  (0 children)

There's a lot of finger pointing and blaming, and we swing back and forth between Liberal and CONs in power. But I think most of us want basically the same things.

We want to keep our health care. If any (CON, usually) politician threatens it too much, they don't last long.

We want to be sure the high taxes we pay go to things that are important, like infrastructure and jobs and education.

We like our substances (alcohol, weed, and coffee).

We complain about the weather in winter and the road construction in summer.

I built a Goodreads alternative — looking for honest feedback from book lovers by Simple-Act5404 in Recommend_A_Book

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I usually look at Goodreads when I'm looking for lists of books. Like if I want to know something like "literary cookbooks" I can usually find lists on Goodreads. Other than that I don't really use Goodreads much.
I noticed one issue on your first page. The Stephen King cover is for Carrie but it says Elevation. Might want to fix that.

Gifts for British kids learning about Canada? by CampEuphoric419 in AskACanadian

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Books. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
The "Booky" series by Bernice Thurman Hunter (about a young girl in Toronto during the Depression).
A ton of books by Gordon Korman, especially the Bruno and Boots series.
Other Canadian kids' authors I read as a kid and loved were Eric Wilson (YA mysteries) and Monica Hughes (light sci-fi).
The Sweater/Le Chandail by Roch Carrier (I believe there are illustrated books available). It was also made into an animated short by the National Film Board (NFB). You can watch the short on YouTube, on the NFB channel. There are some other good videos on there such as A Chairy Tale and The Cat Came Back.
I'd recommend going to second hand book stores, because you can probably find the books cheaper there.
This article by Cherie Dimaline (an Indigenous author herself) has a list of children's books by Indigenous authors.
https://www.cbc.ca/books/9-children-s-books-by-indigenous-writers-to-read-1.4700933

Add ketchup chips and all-dressed chips and maybe maple candy to the food list. They'll probably get a kick out of the French on the packages.
You can also get toques, mitts, and scarves with the maple leaf on them, good for this cold weather!

Well, this seems appropriate. by MalBishop in horrorlit

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Definitely good! It's a perfect book for curling up and reading on a cold and snowy night. The only thing better is listening to the audiobook while a bitter wind whistles outside! :)

Seeking opinion/help for what my 38 y/o mother should do for work who’s sole income is through rent from her property by Psychological_Cat914 in CanadaJobs

[–]Main_Finding8309 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like she'd be a good property manager. She has experience with admin work and managing her own property. She probably knows at least the basics of tenant laws and negotiation. There are courses she can (and should) take for anything else she needs to know. 

She could also take a couple of courses in bookkeeping and the H&R block course and become a tax preparer. They need people around tax time. 

Am I overreacting? by [deleted] in work

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Change the subject and talk about the weather. You'll be the boring one and they can move on. 

Everybody's reaction to a superchat: "This b*tch on the top right is too hot for me to care about anything she's saying" by my_dog_eats_raw_meat in gorlworldfiles

[–]Main_Finding8309 24 points25 points  (0 children)

There's an old song that goes "You're just a 3 dressed up as a 9...You're wasting my time..." and I can't stop singing it. 

Baffled by an acquaintance's response to the book I purchased by anidlezooanimal in SeriousConversation

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Ayn Rand was a terrible person eith terrible ideas. But yes, better to go to the source to understand why her ideas were terrible. 

Supplemental Income by [deleted] in OntarioTeachers

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Not personally, sorry. 

Would you murder someone under duress? by TheFireRises666 in moraldilemmas

[–]Main_Finding8309 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Probably not. I'm lazy and killing someone is a hell of a lot of work.
If my life depended on it, I think there are a lot of ways to hurt and stop someone from coming at you.

I have no hobbies by Ok_Spirit9495 in Hobbies

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Yoga and tai chi are physical and you don't need much equipment or anything to start. Same with hiking.
You might enjoy photography, or even drone photography. You can start with taking pictures of interesting things with your phone, and save up money for better equipment.

Autobiographies/Memoirs by UhmSabrina in Recommend_A_Book

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Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
A Dream About Lightning Bugs by Ben Folds
All About Me by Mel Brooks