Canadians will have a chance to ask Prime Minister Stephen Harper questions this morning after he delivers his response to the Speech from the Throne. Beginning at 9:45 a.m. CT, the public can visit YouTube.com/talkcanada to view the live stream and submit questions via video or text, and vote on their favourites.
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Posted by Sarah Klein
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning consumers once again about possible salmonella contamination in their favourite snack foods. Late Sunday, the CFIA issued an alert for two different types of pretzels recalled by Basic Food Flavors Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The affected products include the 9 oz. Honey Mustard Pretzel [...]

With all the hoopla surrounding the lyrics of “O Canada” in the last few days, the folks at Power 97 put together their own version. Without leaving out any select group of people, the new version works to not offend anyone and includes everybody in our historic anthem.
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Posted by Sarah Klein
To celebrate the launch of the first print issue of Winnipeg’s newest lifestyle magazine, SANDBOX will feature local model Meaghan Waller on the cover of its inaugural issue.
Waller won “Canada’s Next Top Model” — a CTV reality television show — on July 14, 2009.
The magazine will hit newsstands on Friday, March 5, [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz

Northern Manitoba has been in the spotlight lately — first with NBC making the voyage, and now Canada’s own Rick Mercer is checking it out.
Mercer visits the annual Trappers’ Festival in tonight’s episode, and pulls his expected shenanigans when he takes a dog sled through the Tim Hortons drive-thru.
“The Rick Mercer Report” [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz

A radio station in Buffalo, New York refused to play Canadian music Monday in response to Team Canada’s gold medal hockey win over the U.S. Sunday.
103.3 The Edge announced its plans on their website prior to canning Canadian content. American listeners joined in on the fun, by encouraging the station to continue [...]

Thousands of Winnipeggers poured into the streets of downtown after Team Canada’s 3-2 win Sunday over the U.S. in overtime shortly after Sidney Crosby put away the final and deciding goal.
The fun began as fans who packed MTS Centre to watch the game made their way to Portage and Main. An impromptu hockey game was [...]

Canadian curler Cheryl Bernard has made quite the impression on the Americans — and her skill level has nothing to do with it.
PEOPLE Magazine asked Bernard, 44, about the rumour she had posed nude for a calendar called The Women of Curling. Not true.
“I think it’s okay for women to pose if they want to, [...]

The second biggest lottery jackpot in Canadian history is set to be drawn on Friday.
A whopping $59 million is up for grabs from LOTTO MAX. The top prize has been growing since January 9 and has reached its cap of $50 million. When that happens, an additional nine prizes worth $1 million are drawn.
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Posted by Tyler Sutherland
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) says it plans to shut down by June 1
The industry trade group has been in operation for more than 80 years and acts on behalf of the Canadian radio and television industry to lobby the Canadian government.
Closure of the CAB comes as members clash on the [...]

Posted Brian Schultz
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is looking for a new member to add to their customer service panel and they’re using Twitter to find that person.
Brad Ross, TTC’s communications manager, sent out a tweet Thursday stating, “Ok riders, looking for 1 public member for the cust. serv. panel. Tell us why it [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland

New data from the website TheDailyBeast.com reports Canada is the second laziest country in the world; second to the United States. A number of factors are used to place countries in their proper category of shame. How many calories the average citizen burns per day, to how many hours of television and [...]