The Story Of The Refugee Family Behind Peace By Chocolate Is Now A Movie, Coming To The Tribeca Film Fest In June

Tareq Hadhad and his family left war-ravaged Syria and made their way to Nova Scotia, settling in Antigonish in 2016. Hadhad's father had been a chocolate maker for decades in Damascus so chocolate was almost literally in the family's genes. In Canada the family started the chocolate company Peace By Chocolate and opened their flagship store in Halifax earlier this year. 

Pre-production for the movie began in 2017, helmed by Halifax-born filmmaker Jonathan Keijser. The movie stars the late, legendary Syrian actor Hatem Ali as Hadhad's father. Ali passed away suddenly of a heart attack in December. Hadhad said he feels "so blessed and privileged" to have Ali in the film, in his last acting role.

Everyone involved wants to share the story because it is an inspiring and hopeful one, which audiences can certainly do with more of right now.

The festival begins June 9th in New York City.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/peace-by-chocolate-film-debut-tribeca-nyc-1.6011978?fbclid=IwAR2feR2YECoHQozWmphkf2GnVaqUulFaTgu4xUkLSiGnjBhAKThRLCoPD4I

Clover The Dog Rescues Her Owner And Becomes An Internatinal News Story

Clover, a Maremma mix, did a brilliant job of looking after her owner, Hayley Moore, when Moore had a seizure while out for a walk in the Stittsville area of Ottawa on Tuesday. While Moore was unconscious, Clover, just 18 months old, stopped a van in the street to get the driver to come out of his car and provide assistance. 

Moore is doing fine and Clover got steaks for a much-deserved reward. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/video-captures-moment-hero-dog-stopped-traffic-during-owner-s-n1262068?cid=sm_npd_ms_fb_lw&fbclid=IwAR2djp97wfshMhwNALi7n9aaXcGf-JggLGCnh267QztPOvvDbsLgmu5-iB0

The Movie World Mourns The Loss Of A Legend - Christopher Plummer Dead At 91

So long, farewell, Captain von Trapp. The Oscar-winning stage and screen actor, who also received two Tony Awards and two Emmys over the course of a career that spanned more than 50 years, passed away at his Connecticut home this morning. Upon winning his Academy Award at 82 (the oldest Oscar recipient) for the film Beginners, a visibly moved Plummer joked, "You're only two years older than me, darling. Where have you been all my life?" 

More to come

https://ew.com/movies/christopher-plummer-oscar-winner-sound-of-music-star-dies/?utm_medium=browser&utm_source=ew.com&utm_content=20210205&utm_campaign=806587

Start Your Week With This Beautiful Story - Students Sing O Canada At School By Learning American Sign Language

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the elementary school children at West Royal Elementary in P.E.I. have been unable to sign along with the national anthem, which is played every morning. It started with a Remembrance Day event for Grade 5 and expanded to the rest of the student body. Now the kids also use sign language to sign Happy Birthday to their classmates.

Watching the Grade 2 students sign in their masks and touques will be the best thing you have seen in quite a while!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-sign-language-o-canada-asl-no-singing-1.5841365?fbclid=IwAR3Pg5WioIXsjxFqsrbKtma0vfcH1x8AXbmvDjw3Xx22G4ylOI_gvvMw_Jw

Capping Off An Amazing Year For Them, Eugene and Dan Levy Are Entertainment Weekly's Entertainers Of The Year!

The duo with the most magnificent brows in the 'biz, have had a beautiful 2020, made all the more special given that everything happened during a pandemic. The Levys ended their show, Schitt's Creek, which can now be seen from Comedy Central to your local station, cleaned up at the Emmy Awards in September (the first father and son Emmy winners and the show won by the most awards ever by a comedy in a single year!) and now the pop culture bible Entertainment Weekly has put them on the cover for the Entertainers Of The Year Issue. 

Enjoy the interview and then go watch Schitt's Creek for the sixth time!

https://ew.com/tv/dan-eugene-levy-entertainers-of-the-year-2020/?did=586928-20201206&utm_campaign=ewk-nonewsubs_relationship-builder&utm_source=ew.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=120620&cid=586928&mid=46217704292

Tonight - The Cast Of "Family Ties" Will Be On "Stars In The House" In Support Of The Actors Fund!

 Hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley will welcome Meredith Baxter (Elyse Keaton), Michael Gross (Steven Keaton), Tina Yothers (Jennifer Keaton), Marc Price ("Skippy" Handelman), Scott Valentine (Nick Moore) and national treasure Michael J. Fox.

The reunion episode will stream exclusively on Facebook and Twitter, as well as on the Stars In The House YouTube Channel and StarsInTheHouse.com. Make a donation to the Actors Fund during the show and one of the cast may read your names on the air! And there will be live music too. 

The Actors Fund helps anyone in the artistic community with essential needs like financial support to buy groceries, pay rent and pay doctor bills. Last Tuesday alone, during the all-day "Vote-a-thon" broadcast, they raised $15,000. 

Since Stars In The House began doing episodes in April, they have raised over $560,000!

https://www.starsinthehouse.com/

Very Sad News For Canadians And Trivia Fans: Alex Trebek Has Died At Age 80

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/alex-trebek-obituary-1.5794540?fbclid=IwAR2EoEQLVPpQZkvQafZsHqhAI0VWRaYMj_Z1PlBSGfnwbzoIdwy3G3zhiNA

https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-alex-trebek-best-moments-jeopardy-20201108-miip3hzmgncz3ggn6x6yupmhmy-story.html