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Ready for the first day of class? Back to school is right around the corner and we want to make the process a little easier, especially on mom and dad’s pocket. There is still a week to enter for a chance to win a $500 back to school shopping spree! Contest closes August 31st at 11:59pm. Be sure to answer the poll to secure an extra entry. Good luck!
 
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Join hosts Scott Sexsmith and Michael Friscolanti and go Inside the Village. You can check out all full length video episodes here. Look for it across the Village Media network, wherever you get your podcasts or get audio only versions here.​ Next week on ITV, we speak with the mayor of an Ontario town who is causing a stir because of her use of profanity on social media.

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Join host Scott Sexsmith on Up Close & Personal for a trip to Rockland. Check out his one-on-one with Canadian rock icon Kim Mitchell where they discuss his hit songs, Max Webster, going back on tour and his time as a DJ at Q107. If you're looking for more of Up Close & Personal you can check out all of our past episodes. Up next on Up Close, Joel Cassady from the group Walk of the Earth!

From the newsroom

Wendy is in the market for some new wheels, but as she discusses in this week's Everything King column, you may not always get what you used to.

If convicted of possessing classified government documents, Donald Trump could spend time behind bars, although that seems unlikely, writes reporter Bob Bruton.

'As a child, I remember all the sights and smells of my first harvest festival. The scent of popcorn lingering with the sultry aroma of deep-fried goodies was intoxicating,' says food columnist.