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Streaming in Canada on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Crave and Netflix [November 1-7]

Every week, MobileSyrup outlines some of the most notable movies and TV shows that recently hit Canadian streaming platforms.

Our ‘Streaming in Canada’ column typically focuses on new content from Amazon Prime Video Canada, Crave and Netflix Canada, but other services like Apple TV+ and Disney+ will be mentioned when relevant.

We’ll also highlight shows or movies that are made in Canada, involve notable Canadian cast or crew and/or are filmed in Canada.

Finally, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing many movies to hit digital platforms much sooner than planned, we’ll make note of any major films — as well as other notable streaming service news — that fall into this category when applicable.

Amazon Prime Video

A Man Named Scott [Amazon Original]

Director Robert Alexander (The Shop) chronicles the highs and lows of rapper Kid Cudi’s 10-plus-year journey of making music.

Amazon Prime Video Canada premiere date: November 5th, 2021
Genre: Music documentary
Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes

Stream A Man Named Scott here.

An Amazon Prime Video subscription is included at no additional cost with an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $79 CAD/year.

The full list of movies and shows hitting Amazon Prime Video Canada in November can be found here.

Apple TV+

Dickinson (Season 3) [Apple Original]

In the final season of Apple’s comedy about famed poet Emily Dickinson, Emily decides to fully commit to both her relationship with Sue and her path to poetry instead of fame.

Dickinson was created by Alena Smith (The Affair) and stars Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), Ella Hunt (Anna and the Apocalypse), Toby Huss (King of the Hill) and Adrian Blake Enscoe (Killian & The Comeback Kids).

Apple TV+ Canada premiere date: November 5th, 2021 (first three episodes, new episodes every Friday)
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 10 episodes (around 30 minutes each)

Stream Dickinson here.

Finch [Apple Original]

An ailing inventor navigates a post-apocalyptic world to find a new home for his beloved dog and robot.

Finch was directed by Miguel Sapochnik and stars Tom Hanks (Saving Private Ryan) and Caleb Landry Jones (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) as the voice of Jeff the robot.

Apple TV+ Canada premiere date: November 5th, 2021
Genre: Sci-fi, drama
Runtime: 1 hour, 55 minutes

Stream Finch here.

An Apple TV+ subscription costs $5.99/month in Canada.

Crave

Dexter: New Blood

Ten years after the events of the original Dexter series, Michael C. Hall returns as the eponymous serial killer as he abandons the quiet life he was leading for sinister purposes.

Original Dexter showrunner Cylde Phillips returns for New Blood, as does Jennifer Carpenter (Debra Morgan) and John Lithgow (Trinity Killer), while Julia Jones (The Mandalorian), Alano Miller (Sylvie’s Love) and Johnny Sequoyah (Believe) join the cast.

Crave premiere date: November 7th, 2021 (first episode, new episodes every Sunday)
Genre: Crime drama
Runtime: 10 episodes (around one hour each)

Stream Dexter: New Blood here.

In the Heights

Based on Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ musical of the same name, In the Heights follows a New York City bodega owner who saves all of his money in the pursuit of a better life.

The film was directed by Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) and features an ensemble cast that includes Anthony Ramos (Hamilton), Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton), Melissa Barrera (Vida), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Broadway’s Rent) and Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine).

Original release: June 10th, 2021 (theatres and digital)
Crave premiere date: November 5th, 2021
Genre: Musical drama
Runtime: 2 hours, 23 minutes

Stream In the Heights here.

A standard Crave subscription is priced at $9.99/month, with Starz costing another $5.99/month and HBO an additional $9.99/month.

The full list of movies and shows hitting Crave this month can be found here.

Netflix

Arcane [Netflix Original]

Learn about the origins of several characters from Riot’s popular League of Legends video game, including Piltover and Zaun.

Arcane features an ensemble voice cast that includes Hailee Steinfeld (Dickinson), Ella Purnell (Army of the Dead), Kevin Alejandro (Lucifer) and Katie Leung (Harry Potter series).

Netflix Canada premiere date: November 6th, 2021 (new episodes weekly)
Genre: Animation
Runtime: Nine episodes (about 40 minutes each)

Stream Arcane here.

Big Mouth (Season 5) [Netflix Original]

The latest season of Big Mouth is all about romantic confessions, angry tirades and vicious rumors.

The series was created by Nick Kroll (Kroll Show), Andrew Goldberg (Family Guy), Mark Levin, (Earth 2) and Jennifer Flackett (Wimbledon) and features the voices of Kroll, John Mulaney (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), Jessi Klein (Inside Amy Schumer), Jason Mantzoukas (How Did This Get Made?) and Ayo Edebiri (Dickinson).

Netflix Canada premiere date: November 5th, 2021
Genre: Animated sitcom
Runtime: Ten episodes (27 to 34 minutes each)

Stream Big Mouth here.

The Harder They Fall [Netflix Original]

Outlaw Nat Love and his gang seek revenge against the ruthless crime boss Rufus Buck.

Based on real people from the 19th-century American West, The Harder They Fall was co-written and directed by Jeymes Samuel (“The Bullitts”) and features an ensemble cast that includes Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country), Idris Elba (Luther), Zazie Beetz (Atlanta), Regina King (Watchmen) and Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods).

Netflix Canada premiere date: November 3rd, 2021
Genre: Western
Runtime: 2 hours, 19 minutes

Stream The Harder They Fall here.

Love Hard [Netflix Original]

After meeting on a dating app, a young woman travels to her crush’s hometown for Christmas, only to discover she’s been catfished.

Love Hard was directed by Hernán Jiménez (Elsewhere) and stars Toronto’s own Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries), Jimmy O. Yang (Silicon Valley) and Darren Barnet (Never Have I Ever).

It’s also worth noting that the film was shot in Vancouver.

Netflix Canada premiere date: November 5th, 2021
Genre: Romantic comedy
Runtime: 1 hour, 46 minutes

Stream Love Hard here.

Narcos: Mexico (Season 3) [Netflix Original]

In the final season of Narcos: Mexico, a new generation of cartel leaders vie for power.

The series was created by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro (Narcos) and stars Jose Maria Yazpik (Narcos), Scoot McNairy (Argo), Matt Letscher (The Flash), Alejandro Edda (Fear The Walking Dead) and rapper Bad Bunny (El Último Tour Del Mundo).

Netflix Canada premiere date: November 5th, 2021
Genre: Crime drama
Runtime: 10 episodes (49 to 69 minutes each)

Stream Narcos: Mexico here.

A ‘Basic’ Netflix subscription costs $9.99/month, a ‘Standard’ subscription (HD-supported) costs $14.99/month and a ‘Premium’ membership is priced at $18.99/month (4K-supported).

The full list of movies and shows hitting Netflix Canada this month can be found here.

What are you planning on streaming this weekend? Let us know in the comments.

For more viewing suggestions, check out last week’s Streaming in Canada column.

Image credit: Netflix

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Tesla Canada to locate manufacturing facility in Markham, Ontario

Markham, Ontario Mayor shared on social media that Tesla Canada would locate a manufacturing facility in the city to produce manufacturing equipment for use at the company’s ‘gigafactories.’

In a post on Twitter and Instagram, Frank Scarpitti welcomed Tesla, calling it a great addition to “the ‘future car’ cluster of companies” in Markham. You can read the full quote from the image below:

“I am delighted to share that Tesla Canada is joining our already robust automotive and technology ecosystem by locating a manufacturing facility in the City of Markham. The facility will be the first branded Tesla Canada manufacturing facility in Canada and will produce state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment to be used at the Gigafactories located around the world in the production of batteries.”

Scarpitti also clarified that the manufacturing facility would be located “just south of Highway 7 west of Warden.”

The mayor’s announcement comes just days after Tesla Canada put out a call for applications on LinkedIn, which also included a recruitment video republished by Tesla North on YouTube.

The video shows a short interview with employees at the Markham location who work on battery development, factory design, charging infrastructure, battery CNC machine programming and more.

Source: Frank Scarpitti (Twitter) Via: Tesla North

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Edward Rogers can replace independent board directors, judge rules

Edward Rogers won control of Rogers Communications on November 5th following a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that he could replace five independent directors of the company’s board without a shareholder meeting.

As a reminder, the Rogers family has spent the last several weeks feuding over control of the company. It began with Edward Rogers, son of late company founder Ted Rogers, trying to oust CEO Joe Natale (who learned of the scheme via a butt-dial). The plan failed and the Rogers board voted to remove Edward Rogers as the board chair (he remained on the board as a director).

However, Edward Rogers is also chair of the family trust, which owns 97.5 percent of the company’s voting class A shares. As chair of the trust, Edward Rogers can exercise voting control over the appointment of directors, and he attempted to use that power to replace five independent directors of the board with directors loyal to him through a written resolution. For a time, there were two boards claiming to be legitimate — you can read more about the extremely funny timeline here.

Ultimately, Edward Rogers took the whole debacle to a B.C. court to settle the matter, which came down to whether or not he could legally replace the board with a written resolution. The Globe and Mail reports that Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick ruled that Edward Rogers can — she also granted his application for approval of the change and awarded him legal costs.

It’s worth noting that B.C.’s Business Corporations Act allows board changes to be made using this method. Since the Rogers company is incorporated in B.C., that law applies.

“[Rogers Communications] argues strenuously that Edward is ‘thumbing his nose’ at the proper process and that he improperly seeks to exert rights ‘with the stroke of a pen,’” Justice Fitzpatrick wrote.

“However, as I see it, Edward has closely followed the strictures of the articles, as informed by the act where appropriate. This can only be described as respecting the process, not disregarding it.”

The ruling could be bad news for Natale and other company executives

Edward Rogers responded to the ruling in a statement, saying that “the company requires an effective board that shares a strategic vision for the business, is open, deliberate, consistent in its decision making, independent of management, and that always acts in the best interests of the corporation.”

Loretta Rogers, Martha Rogers and Melinda Rogers-Hixon, who support Natale and opposed Edward Rogers’ move to replace the board, said in a statement they were disappointed and called the ruling a “dangerous precedent.”

“We believe that today’s ruling also ushers in a particularly dangerous time for [Rogers Communications]. The company now faces a very real prospect of management upheaval and a prolonged period of uncertainty, at perhaps the worst possible time,” the statement said.

The decision casts a shadow on the future of Natale and other company executives — The Globe and Mail reported that Natale and his 11-member executive team were prepared to leave if Edward Rogers succeeded in reconstituting the board.

All this has taken place amid Rogers’ ongoing bid to acquire Shaw Communications in a deal valued at $26 billion. Perceived instability at Rogers could be another knock against the company and may foil the acquisition. Some opponents of the merger have petitioned the CRTC to delay an upcoming hearing about the Rogers-Shaw deal because of the family feud. However, with Edward Rogers now officially in control, it’s possible the CRTC will press forward with the hearing (assuming no further disruptions give the commission reason to delay).

Source: The Globe and Mail

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Dell Canada’s Black Friday Sneak Peak sale over $200 in savings on select PCs

Dell Canada has a Black Friday ‘Sneak Peak’ sale on now with deals on desktops, laptops and more.

First up, the company has a set of coupon codes that add savings to various items — you can check those out below:

  • Save $50 on computers over $1,000 with code $50off$1000PC
  • Save $75 on computers over $1,500 with code $75off$1500PC
  • Save $100 on computers over $2,000 with code $100off$2000PC
    Save $15 on select electronics and accessories over $199 with code $15OFF$199+
  • Save 10 percent on select Dell monitors with code

You can learn more about the coupon codes here.

Further, you can check some highlight offers from Dell’s Black Friday Sneak Peak below:

For more deals from Dell, check out the company’s full Black Friday Sneak Peak website here.

Source: Dell Via: RedFlagDeals

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Google says it’s working on a fix for Pixel 6/6 Pro ghost call issue

Google confirmed its “aware” of the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro ghost call issue and is “working on an immediate fix.”

The search giant confirmed it was working to fix the problem in a statement to 9to5Google after several reports emerged Friday that Pixel 6 and 6 Pro devices were calling people randomly. Threads on Reddit and Google’s Pixel support forums claimed that Pixel 6 phones were calling numbers in the middle of the night and without any input from users.

People speculated that Google Assistant was the culprit behind the problem after some reported success in stopping the problem by disabling Assistant on the lock screen. That effectively prevented it from activating (and thus calling someone) while the phone was locked.

Although Google hasn’t yet confirmed the source of the problem, Android Police founder Artem Russakovskii shared on Twitter that launching Assistant and saying nothing would eventually result in it placing a call to someone. It remains unclear why this happens, but it appears that once Assistant activates, it will decide to call a contact.

Some Twitter users replied to Russakovskii, saying they could also reproduce the issue. I couldn’t make it happen on my Pixel 6, but I also haven’t experienced the phantom calling problem at all yet (hopefully, that doesn’t change).

With Google working on an “immediate fix,” the issue should be resolved soon. For those who are suffering from phantom calls, you can disable Assistant on the lock screen to temporarily fix the issue (open the Google app > tap your profile in the top-right corner > Settings > Google Assistant > Lock screen > disable Assistant responses on lock screen).

Source: Artem Russakovskii (Twitter), 9to5Google

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Best Buy’s first batch of Black Friday deals offers impressive discounts

In a world where Canadian tech dealers are in fierce competition for our Black Friday shopping dollars, we’re all winners. Case in point is Best Buy’s “Cross It off Your List” sale, featuring discounts upwards of 50% on a number of big-brand items. Check out the list below:

Logitech G502 Hero 16000 DPI Optical Gaming Mouse for $49.99 (save $20)

Corsair K70 RGB TKL Champion Series Mechanical Cherry MX Speed Gaming Keyboard for $139.99 (save $50)

Logitech G502 Hero 16000 DPI Optical Gaming Mouse for $49.99 (save $20)

DJI Mini 2 Quadcopter Drone with Camera & Controller for $519.99 (save $50)

Kingston DataTraveler Exodia 32GB USB 3.2 Flash Drive for $6.99 (save $8)

SanDisk Extreme PLUS 128GB 170 MB/s microSD Memory Card for $49.99 (save $90)

Amazon Echo Dot (4th Gen) Smart Speaker with Alexa for $34.99 (save $25)

Google Nest Cam WiFi Indoor IP Camera for $129.99 (save $50)

Blink Outdoor Wire-Free 1080p IP Security Camera System for $184.99 (save $145)

Nanoleaf Shapes Hexagon Light Panels for $199.99 (save $80)

Google Nest Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat for $129.99 (save $50)

Fitbit Versa 3 Smartwatch with Voice Assistant, GPS & 24/7 Heart Rate for $199.99 (save $100)

Fitbit Inspire 2 Fitness Tracker with 24/7 Heart Rate for $79.99 (save $50)

Garmin Approach S12 43.7mm Golf GPS Watch for $199.99 (save $80)

iRobot Roomba s9+ Wi-Fi Connected Self-Empty Robot Vacuum for $1,249.99 (save $150)

Bella Pro Touchscreen Air Fryer for $89.99 (save $90)

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Huawei discounts several devices on Amazon for Black Friday

Huawei’s Canada Official Amazon Canada Store is offering early access to several worthwhile ‘Black Friday’ deals.

The deals include discounts on wireless earbuds, smartwatches, routers and more.

Here are the deals below:

You can check out the full list of devices, here.

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Apple reportedly made a Death Star iPhone 4 prototype

Welcome to another episode of ‘look at this prototype you’ll never be able to buy,’ this time featuring an iPhone 4 with a Death Star logo on the back.

‘DongleBookPro,’ a YouTuber who has featured several other prototype videos on his channel, shared a new hands-on video with an extraordinary iPhone 4 prototype with several variations from the final public-released iPhone 4.

What primarily sets the prototype apart from the regular iPhone 4 is the Death Star logo. According to DongleBookPro, Apple put the Star Wars-inspired logo to fool leakers into thinking that the device was a knock-off/promotional Star Wars-inspired iPhone rather than a legitimate iPhone 4 prototype.

Further, the Death Star prototype doesn’t have visible screws, whereas the officially released variant had two on the bottom, on each side of the charging port. To access the internals of the prototype, you have to open the SIM card tray and unscrew the housings. Additionally, the prototype features a non-retina display and reportedly runs the earliest build of iOS — 8A133.

Check out the video below to see the iPhone 4 Death Star prototype that was but never will be.

Image credit: DongleBookPro

Source: DongleBookPro

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Shoppers Drug Mart is back with its 20x PC Optimum Points promotion

Shoppers Drug Mart is again offering a single-use 20x point coupon until November 7th that gets you 20 times the usual amount of points on anything you buy.

On a typical day, you would earn 15 points for every $1 spent. With the 20x coupon applied, every $1 spent will net you 300 PC Optimum points.

To get the 20x coupon, open your Shoppers Drug Mart or PC Optimum app. You can also access the voucher by clicking “load offer” in your weekly Shoppers email.

It’s worth noting that you need to spend a minimum of $75 to be eligible for the 20x multiplier.

Here are a few electronics that you can purchase that will get you over the $75 mark:

You can learn more about all current promotions, including the online 20x points one here or browse Shoppers’ electronics catalogue here.

Source: Shoppers Drug Mart

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Google adds new ‘Pet Portraits’ to ‘Art Selfie’ feature

Google is one-upping itself by launching a new version of its ‘Art Selfie’ that lets users match their pets with famous artwork.

Back in 2018, Google launched an Art Selfie feature that had users from around the world taking selfies of themselves so that Google’s AI could match their characteristics to works of art from the past. Now, using the Google Arts & Culture App on Android, you can tap on the camera button at the center of the bottom bar to launch a new ‘Pet Portraits’ feature.

This means that when you take a picture of your pet, it compares it with thousands of historical artworks, including paintings, sculptures and old photographs. Google says its Pet Portraits feature can match four-legged animals, birds and fish with famous artwork.

After you’re done snapping a picture of your pet, you’ll be given a percentage of how much your animal matches the artwork. Other Arts & Culture app modes include ‘Art Projector,’ ‘Color Palette,’ ‘Art Filter,’ and ‘Pocket Gallery.’

Google’s Arts & Culture app is available in the Google Play Store. 

Via: 9to5Google