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Only in Canada: It’s all about scoring
February 10, 2009 – 8:43 am | No Comment
Only in Canada: It’s all about scoring

If you’re in Calgary this week, this show, pre­sented by One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre, may offer a, um, unique look at Canada’s national pas­time.

It’s called Five Hole: Tales of Hockey Erotica

It’s winter festival time!
February 6, 2009 – 9:49 am | No Comment
It’s winter festival time!

Even in Canada’s colder climes, February is fes­ti­val time! What bet­ter way to get through a long snowy win­ter than with all sorts of fes­tive, and yes, out­door, activities?

Two of the biggest winter …

Canada’s groundhogs predict six more weeks of winter
February 2, 2009 – 11:39 am | No Comment
Canada’s groundhogs predict six more weeks of winter

The U.S. may have Punxsutawney Phil, but Canada has its own group of ground­hogs who fore­cast the weather every year on February 2nd, oth­er­wise known as Groundhog Day.

The most famous may be Wiarton Willie