GREENSTONE, ON – James Bay (Kapuskasing) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the continued closure of Highway 11 between Hearst and Longlac due to a public safety concern created by forest fires along the highway. Updates will be provided when available [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – May 2nd, the Marathon area communities will begin our seven week Community Challenge to increase our levels of daily physical activity. There has been a tremendous response from area residents with 48 teams (over 375 participants) participating, which makes up over 10% of our [Read more]
Kevin Hart has been a busy man over the last couple of years. Since 2014, the diminutive comedian has appeared in ten movies while also performing his stand up comedy routine across the world. In 2014, Hart starred alongside Ice Cube in “Ride Along”, a comedy portraying him as a hapless [Read more]
Province Increasing Port Capacity, Strengthening Local Economy Ontario is helping Thunder Bay Port Authority expand its dock-side operations and construct a new storage facility to handle more cargo. With an investment of $1 million through the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Second-year students in the Native Child & Family Services program at Confederation College responded to the racism in the community with a “Stand Up” silent protest event, which took place today. This is the second year this event has been organized by students. In [Read more]
Movie lovers will be delighted to learn that some of the biggest movies of the year, actually some of the biggest movies ever, will be releasing over the next few weeks. Not a day goes by where we don’t get asked about “The Revenant”, the big budget adventure film which landed Leonardo [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Students in the Tourism – Travel and Eco-Adventure program at Confederation College received hands-on experience today, thanks to a new collaboration with Wasaya. Following a detailed tour of the various sections of the aircraft, the fourteen Flight Attendant students who are [Read more]
May the force be with you! Star Wars fans rejoiced when they learned that the rights had been acquired to re-launch the historic and epic franchise. When “The Force Awakens” debuted in theatres, the fans turned out in droves ultimately setting new records. When the dust finally settled, the [Read more]
It was through his directing and writing of Pulp Fiction back in 1994 that movie audiences got their first glimpse of the uncanny stylings of Quentin Tarantino. Since then, Tarantino has entrenched himself as one of Hollywood’s zaniest and most followed directors with other film credits [Read more]
WEEKLY WRAP Since the day we’ve opened our doors here at Crossover Video and Games, Mark Wahlberg’s movies have always been a huge draw with our customers. Our number 1 renting movie since 2010 is “Contraband”, a gritty action movie starring Walhberg. Another very popular title dating back [Read more]
Since 1975, Saturday Night Live has been a comedic mixture in millions of households across North America. Known for their parodies and witty sketches, SNL has introduced us to some very funny actors and actresses who have gone on to have very successful Hollywood careers. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler [Read more]
The tale of Moby Dick is one that dates back to 1851. Over the past 165 years, the story has been told numerous times in numerous different formats. This week, the tale gets another retelling in the big-budget adventure “In the Heart of the Sea”. Another classic character and his cast of [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Holy Angels School Grade 5 -8 girls recently took part in the Dressing Room Project, a program delivered by the Health Unit. The program was created by Emerging Women Projects as a global positive body image initiative. Students talked about how images in the media influence [Read more]
UPDATED: Scroll down to see added QR Codes from the students projects. #SNC2D Learning with QR CODES @LakeSuperiorHS TERRACE BAY, ON – This week grade 10 students in Mr. Blackwood’s science class applied their learning and shared this learning with their fellow students at Lake Superior [Read more]
The 2016 Academy Awards ceremony is officially in the books and it was certainly a night to remember. After years of failed nominations, Leonardo DiCaprio finally took home his first Academy Award for his leading role in “The Revenant” (available at Crossover in April). For a full list of key [Read more]
