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Ready Or Not (Canadian TV Series)
''Ready or Not'' is a Canadian teen drama television series that aired on the Showtime Movie Channel (April 3, 1993 – 1997) and later on The Disney Channel (April 4, 1996''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 14, no. 3 (typo in magazine: should be "no. 2"), April/May 1996: pp. 5, 28, 39. – 2000) and Global Television Network for five seasons and 65 episodes between 1993 and 1997 in both Canada and the United States. The show centred on two adolescent girls and their friendship and coming-of-age, addressing difficult topics like divorce, racism, consent, and body image. In June 2021, it was announced the show is in preliminary development for a reboot series. (time index 08:18) Premise The program follows two teenage girls in the suburbs of Toronto, best friends Amanda Zimm and Elizabeth "Busy" Ramone, throughout life's struggles as well as showcasing the different households they grew up in. Amanda is a Jewish Canadian only child raised by liberal former hippie parents includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Bertram
Laura Maureen Bertram (born 5 September 1978Laura Bertram's bio at www.northernstars.ca/) is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Amanda Zimm in ''Ready or Not (Canadian TV series), Ready or Not'' and Trance Gemini in ''Andromeda (TV series), Andromeda''. Life and career Bertram was born in Toronto, Ontario, and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She earned her degree in history from the University of Guelph."U of G grad hits small screen; Laura Bertram debuts tomorrow in Robson Arms" by Laura Thompson, Waterloo Region Record (02 Mar, 2007) [final edition] Retrieved from She has two younger sisters named Heather (born 1981) and Jennifer (born 1984), who are former actresses. In 1997, Bertram was a ceramics instructor at Kilcoo Camp ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Canadian
Canadian citizens who follow Judaism as their religion and/or are ethnically Jewish are a part of the greater Jewish diaspora and form the third largest Jewish community in the world, exceeded only by those in Israel and in the United States. As of 2021, Statistics Canada listed 335,295 adherents to the Jewish religion in Canada. This total would account for approximately 1.4% of the Canadian population. The Jewish community in Canada is composed predominantly of Ashkenazi Jews and their descendants. Other Jewish ethnic divisions are also represented and include Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and Bene Israel. A number of converts to Judaism make up the Jewish-Canadian community, which manifests a wide range of Jewish cultural traditions and the full spectrum of Jewish religious observance. Though they are a small minority, they have had an open presence in the country since the first Jewish immigrants arrived with Governor Edward Cornwallis to establish Halifax, Nova Scotia ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maclean's
''Maclean's'', founded in 1905, is a Canadian news magazine reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events. Its founder, publisher John Bayne Maclean, established the magazine to provide a uniquely Canadian perspective on current affairs and to "entertain but also inspire its readers". Rogers Media, the magazine's publisher since 1994 (after the company acquired Maclean-Hunter Publishing), announced in September 2016 that ''Maclean's'' would become a monthly beginning January 2017, while continuing to produce a weekly issue on the Texture app. In 2019, the magazine was bought by its current publisher, St. Joseph Communications."Toronto Life owner St. Joseph Communications to buy Rogers mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
