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Groundhog Wiarton Willie predicts winter’s still here
February 3, 2010 – 7:30 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Groundhog Wiarton Willie predicts winter’s still here

Groundhog Day may not be an official holiday in Canada, but the country does have several groundhogs who forecast the weather every year on February 2nd.

According to legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow…

Boxing Day: Sales, sales, and more sales
December 23, 2009 – 7:20 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Boxing Day: Sales, sales, and more sales

In case all your Christmas wishes don’t come true, don’t worry — there’s Boxing Day!

In the U.S., the biggest shopping day of the year is the day after Thanksgiving, a day that’s become known…

Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day?
November 27, 2009 – 6:00 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day?

If you’re living in Canada, you can avoid today’s shopping craziness, which in the U.S. is known as “Black Friday” — the day-after-Thanksgiving, start-of-the-Christmas-shopping-season, mega-sale shopping day.

Here in Canada, it’s just a regular work day.…

American Thanksgiving: Do you miss it?
November 25, 2009 – 7:35 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
American Thanksgiving: Do you miss it?

As an American who has lived in Canada for several years, I don’t find myself missing that much about the U.S.

I do miss my family and friends. Good Mexican food now and then. And maybe…

Why is everyone wearing poppies?
November 11, 2009 – 7:00 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Why is everyone wearing poppies?

November 11 is Remembrance Day in Canada.

A national public holiday, Remembrance Day is celebrated at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. It originally commemorated the end of World War…