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“You and I are here for the Premiere’s amusement,” he told her, lifting the hand—chipped nails and all—to his lips. “I owe him a favor, you see,” Jan explained, the gesture genuinely tender, “—But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have some fun.”

She swept the hair clear of his brow. Her motion was cautious, as if he were an expensive curiosity—easily broken. God of the ancients, Jan thought.

“I think I’ll manage,” she reassured him, studying the eyes bent up in her direction.

Despite the confidence of the performance, Jan knew well enough to recognize when the facade was purely that. He sat down on the floor of the elevator, pulling gently at her hand until she joined him. Jan wrapped his fingers in hers, resting in the ditch between their thighs, side by side. He set his head against her shoulder, as naturally as if it had been Hannah’s.

The teen years are never easy. And overweight Quebec teenager Adam proves it in the animated film When Adam Changes. The animated film When Adam Changes fulfilled the third of my annual VIFF goals of seeing at least one feature-length Canadian film. It’s an animated film that tells a common story of growing up the oddball, but done in a unique and entertaining way. It’s a summer in the 1990’s.…

Reorganization at Power, departure of Paul Jr and Andre Desmarais

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(Montreal) Power Corporation of Canada and Power Financial announce a reorganization Friday that means Paul Desmarais Jr. and Andre Desmarais will retire and leave their positions as co-CEOs after 23 years in this role.

Posted on December 13, 2019 at 7:03 am

The Canadian Press

Brothers Paul and Andre Desmarais, who are the…