Now in its 20th year, Canada’s Walk of Fame honours excellence in multiple disciplines including Arts, Business and Science. Honourees are commemorated like in Hollywood with a star on the sidewalk in Toronto’s Entertainment District, immortalizing their contributions to their native Canada and abroad. Among those celebrated at this year’s Gala, held at Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, were:

Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir (Sports & Athletics)

Andrea Martin (Arts & Entertainment)

Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (Arts & Entertainment)

Andy Kim (Arts & Entertainment)

Col. Chris Hadfield (Science & Technology)

Jimmy Pattison (Business & Entrepreneurship)

Leonard Cohen (Legend Inductee)

Jessie Reyez was named the 2018 Allan Slaight Honour Recipient, an award given to an up-and-coming force in the music industry. Past winners include the likes of The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes, who have gone on to achieve great success internationally.

Fans and Media filled the outdoor tented Red Carpet affair, followed by a taped ceremony, which is to be broadcast on CTV at a later date in December. Several familiar Canadian faces graced the event including the likes of Jully Black, Rush, The Tenors, Marilyn Denis, Brian Mulroney, Russell Peters, The Arkells’ Max Kerman, Stella Bowles, Kurt Browning and several more.

Tessa Virtue x Scott Moir

Seth Rogen x Evan Goldberg

Chris Hadfield

Stella Bowles

Andy Kim

Jimmy Pattison

Andrea Martin x Marilyn Denis

The Arkells’ Max Kerman

Jully Black

Wendy Crewson

Jeffrey Latimer (Canada’s Walk of Fame CEO) x Rush’s Geddy Lee

We had the pleasure of chatting with the likes of honourees Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen (starring in Disney‘s eagerly-awaited The Lion King), Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue on the carpet. We asked them about the importance of being recognized in their own homeland.

Goldberg x Rogen: “It’s much more valuable than rest of the world combined!”.

Virtue x Moir: “We love being back in Canada. It was important for us to train on Canadian soil in the leading-up to the  2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games games. It’s thrilling to be back here, it’s home. It means so much more to us to be given the magnitude of what it means to be Canadian and the support we’ve received over the years. We should be giving Canadians something in return. We keep getting these honours and I wish we could give Canadians a slight glimmer of what they’ve given us.”.

We ask what they’re most excited about at the 2018 Canada’s Walk of Fame Gala.

Goldberg x Rogen: “Seeing the little ‘maple leaf’  on the ground! We don’t often get awards because of some of the things we’ve made. We get to see a version of it (gesturing to the unveiling of the star). We get to touch it, lick it and all that!  We’re just the story of every Canadian boy. It’s great!”.

Virtue x Moir: “The inductees are what I’m (Moir) most excited about. I can’t believe I’m up for the same type of award as Chris Hadfield. To be in the same room. I think that’s going to be a highlight.”.

See some highlights from the Gala:

More on Canada’s Walk of Fame here.

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RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET continues to run the game at the Box Office with a decisive $25.1 million from 4,017 theatres in its second week out for Disney. In total it has grossed $118.6 million over two weeks.

In second is THE GRINCH with $16.8 million from 3,924 theatres for Universal Pictures. Over four weeks, it has made $202.5 million.

In third is CREED II with $16.4 million for Warner Bros., a total $80.7 million in two weeks domestically.

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY continues to go strong in fifth with $7.9 million, now in its fifth week out, a total $164.2 million for 20th Century Fox.

THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE debuts in seventh with $6.1 million for Sony Pictures. It gets 19% from Critics on the Tomatometer and a C- CinemaScore.

Rounding-out the Top Ten is Oscar Contender, GREEN BOOK with $4.1 million from 1,065 theatres for Universal Pictures. It has made $14.2 across North American over two weeks.

Now that’s a Flashback Friday! After much teasing, Ariana Grande unleashes her epic Video for #1 hit single,  thank u, next, an homage to Classics Mean Girls, 13 Going on 30, Bring it On and Legally Blonde!

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Match made in heaven! Mark Ronson x Miley Cyrus team-up in this cinematic and retro new Single, Nothing Breaks Like a Heart. We can’t get enough of those Disco strings and Country twang!

Check it out below:

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HBO Home Entertainment Canada x Mr. Will want to give our Readers a chance to win acclaimed limited series SHARP OBJECTS on Blu-ray!

Synopsis:

A troubled journalist (Amy Adams) returns to her hometown to cover the apparent murders of two girls in this limited series.

Starring  five-time  Oscar®-nominee  Amy  Adams  (Arrival), the “haunting and riveting” (The Hollywood Reporter) series is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (HBO’s “Big Little Lies”) and created by Marti Noxon (“Dietland”). The Blu-ray™ and  DVD will  include  an  exclusive*,  never-before-seen feature showcasing the creation of the fictional town of Wind Gap.

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HBO Home Entertainment Canada release SHARP OBJECTS Tuesday, November 27, 2018.

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Hot of the press! An official date has been confirmed for the 2019 QUEEN’S PLATE RACING FESTIVAL, culminating in the North America’s most historic horse race. The Festival is a celebration of tradition, fashion, music, food and drink and is sure to be a blast!

It runs Friday, June 28, 2019 through Saturday, June 29, 2019 and you can bet we’ll be there!

For now you can RSVP and inquire about ticket purchases here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/262751304595346/

Last year’s headliner was Brad Paisley. We can’t wait to see who’ll headline next year’s Festival!

Is it #QP19 yet?

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Happy Holidays! 20th Century Fox Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to get into that holiday spirit and attend an Advance Screening of ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL! It screens Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in Toronto, Montreal + Vancouver.

Synopsis:
Audiences of almost all ages will soon be able to enjoy the Merc with the Mouth‘s reimagining of Deadpool 2 filtered through the prism of childlike innocence. “Fox has been asking for a PG-13 basically since the start in 2006,” Ryan Reynolds told Deadline. “I’ve said no since 2006. Now, this one time, I said ‘Yes’ on two conditions. First, a portion of the proceeds had to go to charity. Second, I wanted to kidnap Fred Savage. The second condition took some explaining…” Fred Savage will join Reynolds in new scenes for ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL in an homage to Savage’s starring role in the 1987 bedtime-story classic THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Fred remarked, “while my participation in this film was anything but voluntary, I am happy to learn that Fudge Cancer will be the beneficiary of this shameless cash grab”. For every ticket sold, $1 will go to the charity Fudge Cancer – previously known as Fuck Cancer, who have graciously changed their name to be more PG-13 friendly for the 12 days of ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL’s release.

CAST: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Jack Kesy, Fred Savage.

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20th Century Fox Canada release ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL Friday, December 12, 2018.

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This is the future! We had the pleasure of test-driving the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid and it was pure innovation. The car is a mixture of old school charm (especially in Moonlit Forest Pearl!) complete with velvet trimming and retro air vents and state of the art Honda technology and we’ve never seen anything quite like it. With a 1.5-litre, 16-valve, Atkinson cycle DOHC, 4-cylinder engine, Eco-Assist System and a combined total 212 horsepower, this wide and low-riding vehicle places fuel economy and consciousness first. Would you believe we filled half a tank of gas for less than $15? With gas prices plummeting over the past week, we fully capitalized on this, taking our travels from City to Countryside and the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid was game for whatever we threw its way.

Furnished in a classic style, we got the best of new and old school with this spacious, push-button shift ride which seats five comfortably. USB Charging Ports are tucked away neatly out of view so not to tamper with the vehicle’s sleek aesthetic. And we cannot get enough of that 8 inch display with Honda Satellite-linked navigation, allowing us to control climate, listen to Sirius XM, the radio and also stream Spotify off our smartphone. Our Blackberry Key 2 had no issues syncing here and we were relieved! Its eight-speaker audio system sounded so fantastic, we couldn’t help but do Caraoke with it! More to come on that.

There are a litany of safety features which highlight the Clarity. We love that it has brake assist, a four-wheel anti-locking brake system, hill assist, lanewatch blindspot display, forward collision warning, lane departure and lane-keeping assist. In terms of passive safety, it has Smartvent side airbags and side curtain airbags and even a front driver knee airbag! We felt safe and even on the worst road conditions in our rural driving, we never slid once.

Now for a few quirks, which we ever rarely have had to report about with Honda vehicles. The Clarity‘s deep drink holders are designed specifically for the equivalent of a coffee tumbler or a Venti-sized beverage. This means we fumbled reaching for our Grande-sized beverage, resulting in messy, hot spills as we squeezed our cup a bit to hard trying to grip it out of the holder. One cool thing though, we got a notification to check our smartphone on the display after the connected USB cable became wet from the spilled drink. The car’s acoustic windshield wipers we found a tad loud and jarring when in operation and defogging the rear-view and passenger mirrors was a bit challenging in these wet, frigid conditions. Some rear-window wipers would’ve made a world of difference.

While we applaud the Clarity‘s ambition of encouraging drivers to go the electrical route, one drive home from downtown wiped-out the battery charge completely. While we love the $15 half-tank of gas, we found ourselves having to fill-up more frequently and this takes a bit of getting used to. Admittedly it still is tough to find electrical charging stations around town, especially in our travels outside the City.

We’re glad we got to experience the Clarity‘s sophistication and we’re sure the best is yet to come with this one.

Some adventures from the weekend!

Canadian Christmas Pet Expo

 

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So much fun today at the #CanadianPetExpo with Santa! Thank you so much @iggyjoey for the invite from Billy and I. ❤

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Baby Zeke – I’m an uncle again!

 

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Welcome to the world, Baby Zeke! ❤ Congrats Christine x Franz! I’m an uncle again!! #NikonD3400

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Visiting the Godkids!

 

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Picture-perfect day with the godkids @mrwillthehorse and @apicbymrwill. #NikonD3400

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Celebrating Cheap Gas!

Caraoke in the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid: MY GROWN UP CHRISTMAS LIST!

The 2019 Honda Clarity is coming soon. More here.

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Paramount Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to see BUMBLEBEE in 3D in Toronto on Sunday, December 16, 2018 and in Ottawa and Montreal on Monday, December 17, 2018.

Synopsis:
California, 1987. While on the run, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), a young girl who’s just about to turn 18 and is trying to find her place in the world, discovers the battle-scarred and broken Bumblebee. When she tries to revive him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug.

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Paramount Pictures Canada release BUMBLEBEE Friday, December 21, 2018.

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa and a chance to win Advance Passes to see DISNEY’S MARY POPPINS RETURNS on Thursday, December 13, 2018.

Synopsis:
In Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns,” an all new original musical and sequel, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in their lives following a personal loss. Emily Blunt stars as the practically-perfect nanny with unique magical skills who can turn any ordinary task into an unforgettable, fantastic adventure and Lin-Manuel Miranda plays her friend Jack, an optimistic street lamplighter who helps bring light—and life—to the streets of London.

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada release MARY POPPINS RETURNS Friday, December 19, 2018.

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