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>> Anne-Marie: kelsey was holding her body rocking back and forth. >> Anne-Marie: I have never seen you do what you just did. >> Kelsey: you guys have been to events with me. Lindsey I feel is my wing woman because I don't know what to do in social situations like that where you have to make small talk. Lindey is so good at it. She can see me standing there. >> Lindsey: you always have to have an out. >> Kelsey: we literally pitched a segment for me. The beginning, the middle and end of small talk ask how to do it quickly. >> Anne-Marie: you go in with how to get out. >> Lindsey: the other person wants out, too. I would say 5% don't. You do the, okay, okay. >> Kelsey: you have done that to me. You have shut the office door while I'm still talking. >> Lindsey: I legitimately do that. I will be holding all of my things and we are talking. I'm slowly closing the door on you. >> Kelsey: and I am still going. >> Lindsey: sometimes the door is closed and you are still going. >> Kelsey: I know. I feel it and I can't stop. >> Lindsey: should I just say stop talking? >> Kelsey: yes. >> Lindsey: I don't have to get to news. It's sidebar. >> Anne-Marie: what stories you choose to tell people when are you caught off guard in small talk. They are best. >> Kelsey: I haven't intentionally shared personal medical information with people who don't need it. It's like it just comes out and I'm watching the vomit fly out of my mouth. >> Anne-Marie: it's great because you come to us in a panic and I can't breathe. I laugh so hard. >> Lindsey: we are talking hallway talk. Somebody says hi to her and she proceeds. >> Kelsey: I panic. >> Lindsey: they probably just wanted to walk by and then they hear all about your body. >> Kelsey: yup. It's happened. >> Anne-Marie: take some time on a weekend and say, in this scenario, respond this way. >> Kelsey: it's only helpful if I can see that person and pull out the spread sheet. Hi, how are you. >> Lindsey: that's a repellent, too. If you start doing that, they will wake away. >> Lindsey: speaking of awkward scenarios. Picture this. You are outside at a restaurant patio. The three of us are there. We are on the patio and right next door, a wedding pops up. What do you do? >> Lindsey: they got to see the whole wedding. >> Kelsey: I feel like this happens on resorts. I always feel weird in the beach wedding wedding scenario where you are in a bathing suit and they are getting married. >> Anne-Marie: what do you do then, kelsey? >> Kelsey: pure panic. When it comes to small business, Desjardins is a big fan. So to celebrate another 150 entrepreneurs across Canada who each received a $20,000 GoodSpark grant, we rallied their biggest fans, to cheer them on. Oh, what the heck! [cheering] Desjardins is also a big fan of what you do. I love you guys so much. See how we're cheering on small business at GoodSparkGrants.ca (Desjardins sting) Still up at 2 am? Again? Tonight, try PureZzz All Night to help increase total sleep time. Unlike some other sleep aids, our extended release melatonin slowly releases up to 6 hours. ZzzQuil PureZzz All Night. Fall Asleep.Wake refreshed. ( ) You're just too good to be true Can't take my eyes Off of you ( ) Michelob Ultra. Bladder leak underwearhas one job. I just want to feel protected! Especially for those sudden gush moments. When your keys are in the door and your body's like it's happening! If you're worried aboutyour protection,

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Oh my gosh, I love this. Announcer: The Good Stuff with Mary Berg, weekdays on ctv. >> Good morning, canada. I'm in the yukon. It is a beautiful morning looking at the mountains. [upbeat theme music] >> Anne-Marie: the best thing about these greetings is views from across the country. >> Kelsey: have you guys ever been to the yukon? >> Anne-Marie: a long time taking. >> Kelsey: I feel like the farthest north I have been is grande prairie, alberta. Thank you for sending that in, katie. We will put up the qr code. We would love to hear from you. If are you in northern canada. We had a couple of greetings come to us from nunavut. >> Lindsey: I am back after being gone for a couple of weeks and I understand you guys have been talking to the mayor from fort nelson. We know that residents of fort nelson, b.c., are finally going to get to head back home. This is weeks after wildfires forced the evacuation of 4700 people. For more, we are joined by rob fraser. I see you outside. We can see that smoke behind you. >> It's not smoke this morning, it's fog. That is a happy thing. >> Anne-Marie: I bet. I imagine, too, that residents so excited to finally be heading home. There are some caveats you need them to keep in mind. >> There's going to be a lot of people on the highway, so we want them to come home safely. They can get the red cross clan-up packages and go home and inspect their property. >> Anne-Marie: which residential services need to be restored. >> We have got all of the community safety services up ask running. Water, sewer, fire, police. We have the hospital that will be up and running with respect to the imageemergency ward. We have all of the critical services ready. When they return, it's a safe community for them. >> You talked about safety heading back home. What does that look like? What are you anticipating? >> It's 400 kilometres of highway between here and fort St. John. We expect that people are excited to get home. We sent some messaging out. Asking people to wait throughout the day. Maybe if you can spend one more night because their hotel rooms are paid for one more night and spread themselves offer the next couple of days. I'm confident folks will have common sense and in their excitement to get home, they will look after themselves. >> Anne-Marie: how late will those be open? >> They will be open until 6 o'clock tonight. From noon to 6. >> Where are you right now if you don't mind me asking. >> I am standing on the western edge of the community. The fire was behind me. I'm on the alaska highway. There's still some traffic. The highway is open. Both highway 77 and the alaska highway to the yukon. >> Anne-Marie: that must feel really good to be able to say that. How are you feeling this morning and what do the next few weeks look like? >> I'm grateful that I'm surrounded by a group of professionals, both employees and all of the volunteers, all of the professional wildfire fighters from the province. And they have done everything they can to safe our communities. Next couple of weeks, we will do debriefings on the experiences that people went through. We will go through our plan to bring people back. It's the first time we ever had to exercise those plans. We have got a learnings of we are going to apply. >> Anne-Marie: a first time for you and a first time for residents. What is your big take away from your experience? >> I never signed up for this. This is something that can happen and it's been an experience. Any time you go through an experience like this, it makes you stronger. >> Anne-Marie: I want to take you time -- I want to thank you for taking time to check in with us. >> Thank you, anne-marie. Lindsey has the rest of our news this morning. >> Lindsey: thank you. Funerals are being held today in gaza after 45 people were killed in idf attacks in a refugee camp in rafah.

alga-jazeera egypt -- the news outlet is reporting there are injuries. Palestine red crescent and officials in gaza say many women and children are among the dead in last night's attack. The idf said they targeted two hamas seniors and now will review the killings of civilians. The strike came two days after the international court of justice ordered israel to stop its military operation in rafah. >> The deadline for the pro-palestinian protesters to leave their encampment at the university of toronto is here. It was 8 o'clock this morning. There are no signs they are going anywhere. This is the scene this morning on campus. The tents are still there and the signs still up. Negotiations were held over the weekend. On friday, the university issued a trespass order to protesters giving them until this morning to clear out. The school will seek a court injunction to force them to leave. Protesters are calling on the schools to meet their demands. >> The university has made it clear, they want to clear this encampment. They have issued a trespass notice and now an injunction. The reason for this is it is threating the legitimacy of this institution. >> Lindsey: today is the 25th day of the university of toronto encampment. >> As far as plane landings go, they don't come -- this is australia. Forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. Gliding their way back to the airport. You will see it here in a second. The pilot and his partner walked away. They are gathering information right now. Managed to make it to the runway. Amazing. An investigation may happen. People in paris have the right idea when it comes to the perfect picnic. Thousands of people gathered. Look at this. On the iconic champs-élysées on sunday. They all sat along a giant tablecloth. It was made in france from 100% recycled fibers. So stunning. Under the sun. 8 kitchens were set up along the venue. >> Lindsey: I am obsessed with this. >> Anne-Marie: I love picnics. I useed to do it all of the time with kids. When I travel sometimes, I will go to a grocery store and have a picnic. I have picnic baskets and that's what I want for mother's day every year. >> Kelsey: everything is better. >> Anne-Marie: everything is better when you eat it outside. >> Kelsey: it's going to be rainy if you are going outside for today. This is our view of the city of toronto. We are set to see heavy rainfall moving its way into the city within the next hour or so. It's already raining quite steadily through southwest ontario. We also had a dump of rain overnight. If you are a light sleeper, you probably heard it. As I was getting up for work, around 2 a.m. You could hear the rain coming down ferociously through the toronto area. Also seeing rain is the B.C. coast. This southwesterly flow is going to drive quite a warm-up in southern alberta and saskatchewan over the coming days. Southern manitoba seeing precipitation of its own. It's been constant. That rain in southern manitoba and it continues on and off for the next wee bit here. There are air quality statements in northwest territories this morning. North of fort nelson where we were there just live. You can see the humidity with dense fog behind the mayor during his interview. That will contribute to the feeling of being a little warmer later on. You see temperatures jump back up into the 20s. For the fort McMURRAY area and wood buffalo, you will see that warmth spreading. We are also seeing a massive jump in temperatures in southern alberta. For the next two days, at least, you will see temperatures quite warm. About 10 or 12° warmer than they were last week. That warmth is also present in saskatchewan for the next three days. And within three days, you jump up within southern manitoba. Today and tomorrow will be relatively cooler. Still high teens. We get that prescription in B.C. for the next couple of days. It is wednesday before that spills over. That kicks off a wetter spell to end the week. Just a quick note, the rain moving its way into the gtha this morning will be quite heavy at times, lasting until early

afternoon. Watch out for flooding and ponding as the storm moves through. Now here is your local forecast. >> Anne-Marie: you might know kevin kwan best for the crazy rich asians trilogy. It was a massive best seller. "lies and weddings" is the new novel. In the opening pages, someone is embailed in a crystal candelabra. It is a rompy read taking audiences from hawaii to marrakech to england. Kevin kwan is back. >> Great to be here. >> Anne-Marie: you know what I love about your books, I make a moment of them. I know I am going to sit and get lost in it. I don't want anybody to talk to me. >> That's the whole point of why I write those. Get your favourite drink and be in the moment. >> Anne-Marie: give us a taste of this escape. >> It's my version of bridgerton for the 21st century. It's always about a girl marrying a rich man. This time it's a guy who wants to land a rich girl. It's all taking place around destination weddings. It's this anglo chinese family that is trying to keep up appearances and they have gone totally broke. >> Anne-Marie: I love how you write about countries as well. I read an interview where you said, writing is bad for my health. I don't hear a lot of authors say that. You write in 12-hour stretches. Is that right? >> I do. I have to go in my cave and channel the characters. My diet goes out the window. I can't exercise anymore. >> Anne-Marie: what does your cave look like? >> It's a room. There are windows, but very, very simple. A desk. A laptop. Me. A drink. That's about it. >> Anne-Marie: do you put up signs, don't bug me. >> I don't let anyone near me. >> Anne-Marie: this is why you crank out such great books. Your "crazy rich asians" is great. And now there is a broadway feature. >> We have an amazing team. We have begun hearing some of the songs. >> Anne-Marie: what do you think so far? >> It's unbelievable to see your words turn into music and see the characters come alive in dance and song. >> Anne-Marie: your books and the film adaptations seem to have been a bit of a star maker. How did your life change after all of the success? I remember talking to you early on in this trilogy. >> It's interesting just to have a chance to write more books. It's beyond my wildest dream. >> Anne-Marie: when you were putting it together, sometimes when you speak to authors, you were like, I could imagine what this looked like big or little. >> I really did. Even when I was writing it, I could see how it unfolded in the movie. >> Anne-Marie: tell me, when you saw the wedding scene in crazy rich asians, is it how you imagined? >> It truly is. But beyond. What he did in that scene beyond me to tears. With the water and the music. Everything was perfection. >> Anne-Marie: do you have a formula? You have crazy rich asians and rich people's problems. Do you do this on purpose? >> Yes. It keeps it fun. Wait until you hear the next one. It is intentional and purposeful and it is meant to draw you in. >> Anne-Marie: I am excited to read this next book.

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