Someone Ran the Boston Marathon Dressed as the Tragically Hip's Gord Downie │ Exclaim! It's been a long time running

He must’ve spent a long time running.
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Modest Mouse Return with First New Album in Five Years, More North American Tour Dates │ Exclaim! They'll bring the follow-up to 2021's 'The Golden Casket' to Ottawa and Toronto this fall

I was really hoping that with them already being announced headlining the Saskatchewan Jazz Fest that they’d also be making a stop in Winnipeg but not so much. Road trip to Saskatoon in July, anyone?
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Carney ‘pushing fear’ over Canada-U.S. relations, Poilievre says - National | Globalnews.ca In his own video posted to social media Monday, Poilievre argued Carney's address was "strangely timed" and aimed at distracting Canadians.

And if there’s anyone who knows anything about pushing fear, it’s PP.
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Elon Musk fails to appear at Paris legal summons over alleged child abuse, deepfakes on X - National | Globalnews.ca Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino, the former CEO of X, were summoned for 'voluntary interviews' with Paris prosecutors following a search at the French premises of X.

Cool. Does that mean he’ll be arrested if he steps foot anywhere in the EU?
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Audioslave's Out of Exile Gets Vinyl Reissue, Including First-Ever Liquid Vinyl Release Audioslave’s second album, Out of Exile, is returning to vinyl thanks to a remaster and reissue arriving June 12th. Included is the first-ever liquid vinyl pressing.

Do you have a liquid vinyl pressing of anything? Is it cool enough of a gimmick to have at least one in the collection? Is it cool enough to spend about $100 more than a regular pressing?
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Canucks ownership ‘still weighing all their options’: report <p>Could Jim Rutherford&#8217;s time as President of Hockey Operations for the Vancouver Canucks soon be over? How about Patrik Allvin as GM? Adam Foote as head coach? All options are on the table, it...

Is selling team one of the options?
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These 13 7-Eleven sandwiches, subs and wraps are recalled for listeria risk | Globalnews.ca The recalled was triggered by 7-Eleven and will be carried out in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. There have been no reported illnesses.

Looks like the 7-Eleven viral Japanese Style Egg Salad Sandwich is viral in more than one way.
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Ticketmaster is embracing AI. Here's how. | Alan Cross Everyone's into AI these days, including Ticketmaster. It's in the process of launching at ChatGPT app so that people who use chatbots as search engines

Ticketmaster always finding new ways to be evil.
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Me Gusta Fest Rebranded After Cypress Hill Drops Out Music festival Me Gusta is now called Sublime Fest, after hip-hop stars Cypress Hill dropped out, with rumors citing political differences.

Finding out that Sublime played at a Trump golf course in Florida last year during a LIV Golf event was not on my bingo card.
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Dodge CEO Asks 'Do You Need a Radio' in 'Back-to-Basics' Quest for Entry-Level Cars Dodge CEO Matt McAlear stressed a "back-to-basics" approach to car making, challenging people to ask themselves what features they need from cheap cars.

How much would they be saving by not have a radio? $10? $20?
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A pen? Like a crystal Bic? Or did you mean a pencil?

Why tech CEOs suddenly love blaming AI for mass layoffs More tech leaders are pointing to job cuts caused by AI tools - and a need for more investment cash.

AI don’t take your job. A CEO with more than enough money did.
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From the Winnipeg community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the Winnipeg community

If Sobeys wasn’t price gouging enough, they’re gonna start dynamic pricing to maximize their price gouging.
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Maxell Brings Back Its Classic Tape Player Amid Cassette Resurgence Maxell has launched a new personal cassette player featuring modern features like Bluetooth connectivity and USB-C charging.

A whole new generation can learn how much cassettes suck.
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Is AI denying your insurance claim? It's happening way more than you think. AI’s role in insurance is already spawning lawsuits and battles over its regulation. That's not slowing down its use.

I’d actually more surprised to find out AI is approving insurance claims.
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CptNemosBeard's comment on "What thing was ruined because it turned into a rich person's hobby?" Explore this conversation and more from the AskReddit community

Truer words have never been written.
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Back to the moon? NASA says it will spend US$20B on building lunar base - National | Globalnews.ca The Lunar Gateway station, largely already built with contractors Northrop Grumman and Vantor, formerly Maxar, was meant to be a space station parked in a lunar orbit.

Anything to not release the unredacted files.
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Ed Garcia Interview: The Winnipeg Music Scene, Is Radio Dead? YouTube video by In the Zone with Andrew Boris

I was on In the Zone with Andrew Boris talking local music and other things.
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Retired Lions Legend Says He'd Love to Play for Kyle Shanahan, Points to Christian McCaffrey's Growth Former Lions legend reveals why he’d choose to play for Kyle Shanahan while crediting Christian McCaffrey’s growth in the 49ers’ offense.

He’s 57 years old and has been retired for 28 years and I still wanna see it.
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GOP Senate candidate on rising gas prices: ‘Maybe you take one less trip to Starbucks’ A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota suggested that Americans should cut back on daily costs amid the economic strain caused by the U.S. military operation in Iran. Former NFL report…

Is this brought to you by the same people who thought eating avocado toast for breakfast is why you can’t afford to buy a house?
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Sets 24 Hour Trailer Record with 718 Million Views It tops Marvel Studios' 'Deadpool & Wolverine' from two years ago.

A reminder superhero fatigue is a lie.
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Poilievre appears on Joe Rogan podcast after accidentally polling too well with women AUSTIN, TX - In the wake of polls showing that he may have inadvertently made marginal gains with Canadian female voters, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre immediately flew to the United States to ...

Poilievre appears on Joe Rogan podcast after accidentally polling too well with women

Alt Update: Radiohead tour, Nine Inch Nails not quitting, and the “phenomenal” Oasis documentary. YouTube video by Ed Garcia

Alt Update: Radiohead tour, Nine Inch Nails not quitting, and the “phenomenal” Oasis documentary.
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Alt Update: New Michael Stipe, Jack Black and Jack White on SNL, SNL UK guests, and more YouTube video by Ed Garcia

Alt Update: New Michael Stipe, Jack Black and Jack White on SNL, Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, and Kasabian on SNL UK, Broken Social Scene, Metric, and Stars tour, and vinyl sales are up.
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Hugh Jackman Performs at Rupert Murdoch’s 95th Birthday Party as Donald Trump Sends Video Message - AzExpress Actor and singer Hugh Jackman performed at a lavish birthday celebration for media mogul Rupert Murdoch over the weekend, with President Donald Trump sending a video message honoring the Fox News foun...

Are we ready for a new Wolverine yet?
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Is it? Worse than the Mix Up?

Alt Update: Radiohead vs ICE, new Nine Inch Nails, a Beastie Boys rerelease, and more. YouTube video by Ed Garcia

Alt Update: Radiohead rumours, Radiohead vs ICE, new Gorillaz, new Sheepdogs, new Nothing, new Rob Zombie, new Nine Inch Nails, and a Beastie Boys rerelease.
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Was it for the final or just the knockout rounds?

I finally got a second screen for my computer in the studio after a year and a half of asking. So the lesson is: if you complain for long enough you’ll eventually get what you want.

Ozzy Osbourne to be honoured with BRITs Lifetime Achievement Award Ozzy Osbourne will be honoured with a BRITs Lifetime Achievement Award at this week’s ceremony in Manchester.

I feel like you're a little late on this one, guys.
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