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Dave Nichol and President’s Choice

Submit to Canadiana Connection — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:16:08 +0000

Question: when is something bigger than a store or brand, but small enough to take home and enjoy? Answer: when it’s President’s Choice! Talk about an iconic Canadian company… Do you remember Dave...

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Trivia Eh? Sir Alexander Mackenzie

Submit to Canadiana Connection — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:29 +0000

Sir Alexander Mackenzie, born a Scot, was knighted by King George III in 1802 for his achievements in exploration (founding of the Northwest Passage). Mackenzie was married twice, though it’s...

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Canuck Quotes: Sir Alexander Mackenzie

Submit to Canadiana Connection — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:42 +0000

Of his famous journey — in a birch bark canoe – Mackenzie wrote: “this favourite project of my own ambition.” A fur trader’s canoe was no ordinary vessel. He spoke highly of his own, which he...

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Sir Alexander Mackenzie

Submit to Canadiana Connection — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:45:59 +0000

Sir Alexander Mackenzie — knighted in 1802 by King George III (as Knight Bachelor) for achievements in exploration — was born in 1762 in Stornoway. Stornoway is on the isle of Lewis in the Outer...

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Life After Death

Submit to Canadiana Connection — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:11:06 +0000

A couple made a deal that whoever died first would come back and inform the other if there is sex after death. Their biggest fear was that there was no after life at all. After a long life together,...

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Video: The Canada Party – Running for President

Submit to Canadiana Connection — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:06:10 +0000

The Canada Party officially declares their Canadacy for President of the United States of America. Written and Directed by Chris Cannon. Performed & Edited by Brian M Calvert. You can also catch...

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Trivia EH? Christopher Plummer

Submit to Canadiana Connection — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:14 +0000

Despite taking training to become a classical pianist, Plummer took two different, but related directions and became famous on both stage and screen. Plummer’s maternal great-grandfather was Canadian...

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Canuck Quotes: Christopher Plummer

Submit to Canadiana Connection — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:12:27 +0000

In his film Beginners, as the character Hal in response to a question from his ‘son’ Oliver: “The chair is not gay, obviously.” On aging and getting to play recurring roles (whether on stage or in...

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Christopher Plummer

Submit to Canadiana Connection — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:23:38 +0000

“To be or not to be.” Such were Chief of Staff General Chang’s last words onboard Kronos One, as a photon torpedo from the Enterprise zeroed in on his ship for the kill. That famous quote, and many...

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Trivia Eh? Kim Cattrall

Submit to Canadiana Connection — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:59 +0000

Despite winning several prestigious awards and nominations, Cattrall, along with Sex and the City 2 co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristen Davis won a Razzie award in 2011 for worst...

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