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New York Radio Station Bans Canadian Music Over Hockey Win

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 [...]

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Canada Ranked Second Laziest Country in the World

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 [...]

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Man Builds Massive Igloo with TV Room, 6-Foot Ceilings

Posted by Brian Schultz

An unemployed labourer Aquilla, Ohio has constructed the ultimate “man cave.”
Jimmy Grey, 25, has been keeping busy since being out of work for almost a year. To take advantage of the recent heavy snowfall in his area, and to help occupy his time, Grey has built a four-room igloo with 6-foot ceilings. [...]

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Time Lapse of Snow Storm in Washington

Washington, D.C. was pummeled by a snow storm last weekend, and before today is over, forecasters predict an additional 30 cm.
The following video has been making the rounds of an amazing time lapse. It was apparently shot with a Nikon D200.
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U.S. Weatherman Freaks Out Over Weekend Storm

A powerful snow storm hammered parts of the U.S. over the weekend, with Washington, D.C. taking the brunt of it. The thought of “14 to 22 inches of snow” — dubbed ‘Snowmageddon’ — was too much for this AccuWeather.com weatherman to handle.
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Super Bowl XLIV Roundup (PHOTOS)

The New Orleans Saints dominated Super Bowl XLIV 31-17 over the Indianapolis Colts Sunday in Miami.
Missed the game? Check out some photo highlights. Hit the jump for more.

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Chamber Applauds ‘Buy American’ Agreement

The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce is commending the Buy American provisions outlined by the governments of Canada and the United States.
“This represents an important step forward in our continued engagement with our largest trading partner,” said Dave Angus, President and CEO of The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce.
“While more work needs to be done to counter [...]

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San Francisco “Full House” Property on the Market

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The house used in the exterior shot in the opening credits of the popular 90’s sitcom “Full House” is on the market.
According to NBC Bay Area, the San Francisco Victorian-style pad is going for a whopping $4-million U.S. As Uncle Jesse would say, “Have mercy!”
But the sale doesn’t come without some debate. There’s [...]

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Burton Cummings Crushes U.S. Citizenship Test

Former Winnipegger Burton Cummings will soon be an official American citizen.
The singer, 62, passed his U.S. citizenship test earlier today in California, where he received top marks for his knowledge of the country.
Cummings said on his blog he will be sworn in towards the middle of March.
As for what he plans to do first as [...]

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Apple Releases ‘iPad’ Tablet Device, Confirms Rumours

Apple announced Wednesday what many speculated their new creation to be — a tablet computing device called the iPad. CEO Steve Jobs revealed the news during a speech in San Francisco to a crowd-filled room of geeks and journalists.
A cross between a small laptop and the iPhone, the iPad virtually does what the smartphone and [...]

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The Greatest Wedding Invitation Ever (VIDEO)

Posted by Tyler Sutherland
Jeff Wong and Erin Martin are not your ordinary couple. They do things in a big way, and have lots of fun.
That’s why their wedding invitation had to be extraordinary with massive production values. The U.S. lovebirds have been together for 10 years and want to make sure their family and friends [...]

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Apple Tablet Could Revolutionize Media: Experts

Posted by Tyler Sutherland

The not-yet-announced, but highly rumoured Apple Tablet is looking very promising to revolutionize a number of fields. This, according to experts and technology analysts.
According to a recent report on CNET, Apple wants to give Amazon’s Kindle a kick in the pants and push its famed Kindle aside with the launch of the [...]

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