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Wednesday Link-Off: Happy Canada Day

shania-twain-maxim-2Our regular schedule just happens to bring us to Canada Day. In honour of it, here’s Canadian hero Shania Twain.

Keeping with the theme, an appropriately timed piece on the Canadian identity. (Globe & Mail)

Wine is one of those things that Canada does exceptionally well. Now scientists have developed an electronic nose that can figure out where a glass of wine is made. (Daily Telegraph)

In the run up to the release of its latest iteration, IGN looks at the history of the Final Fantasy franchise. (IGN)

After the jump, Andy Roddick shouldn’t tweet that, Super Dave jumps from the C.N. Tower, and more great Canadians. Continue reading →

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What Is Canada’s Drink?

This weekend is the May Two-Four weekend in Canada.  Everyone is off to cottage country or maybe just their (or their buddy’s) backyard.  The question then becomes, how does on celebrate the long weekend?  Yeah, I know, booze, booze, and more booze.  But that brings up a question: What is Canada’s national drink?  The contenders and a poll after the jump. Continue reading →

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World Hockey Championship Roundup: Hockey is a Cruel Sport

It was the final day of the World Hockey Championship. Canada was seeking revenge from the loss in the finals to Russia in Quebec City last year while Swedes and the Americans battled for bronze. Continue reading →

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World Hockey Championship Roundup: Road To Gold

It was semi-final Friday at the Ice Hockey World Championships today. Russia battled the USA in one game while Canada met Sweden. The winners would have their tickets punched to Sunday’s championship final. Continue reading →

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World Hockey Championship Roundup: Collision Course

The second pair of quarter-finals was on the schedule at the world championships today. Latvia looked for a monumental upset of Canada while Sweden was battling the Czech Republic for a birth in the final four. Continue reading →

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World Hockey Championship Roundup: Moving Day

For the first this tournament, there were six games on the schedule. Four teams from each of the three groups were in action. Teams in Group E and Group F were looking to stay in medal contention while teams in Group G were looking to avoid relegation. Continue reading →

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World Hockey Championship Roundup: Where Heroes Are Born

The qualification round got under way today at the World Ice Hockey Championships.  The top 3 teams in preliminary round Groups B & C form qualification Group E while the top 3 teams from Groups A & D are now part of Group F. Continue reading →

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World Hockey Championship Roundup: Close Calls Of The Third Period Kind

Both Group A and Group B wrapped up with some good looking games. Mind you, I’m not sure what can be said when you compare the potential quality of a game between Canada and Slovakia to Hungary and Belarus. Continue reading →

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World Hockey Championship Roundup: Do You Have A Mercy Rule?

The day after tomorrow will see the start of some more interesting games. When the most interesting game at the start of the day on paper is Switzerland vs. Germany, you know that the tournament could be so much better. Continue reading →

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World Hockey Championship Roundup: Let’s Get It Started

Since we’re already doing so many hockey updates for the playoffs, we’re going to cover the 2009 IIHF World Hockey Championship in Switzerland. The round robin (or preliminary round as the IIHF calls it) opened today with four games with the powerhouse Canadians and Russians opening their tournaments. Continue reading →