The Ryan Seacrest ish of Canada is reporting that Nickelback will perform at the Closing Ceremonies. Of course. Related: if Celine doesn't show up on a throne of some sort, our border is no longer friendly.

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1. via Film Schooled

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This year's Olympics have been one PSA for Canada. Pair that with Tom Brokaw's love letter to Canadians, and I'm dealing with a massive case of Canada lust. Here's the song that celebrates our love.

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We may have defeated them in hockey, but they kick our asses in socialized medicine.

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In case you don't have MSNBC or were tricked by the ice dancing. All caught up now.

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The Toronto Raptor, to be exact. Canada is 2 for 2 in awesome mascots this week.

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Have you seen this little dickhead around Toronto (or, at the very least, his minuscule wiener)?

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TV Home Shopping has come a long way since hosts sold can openers on a radio station in Florida. Shop TV in Canada had a segment on pleasure toys, and its hilarious!

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You don't need to be a hockey fan to appreciate this amazing goal by John Tavares, which took place during Canada's exhibition game against Slovakia in the World Juniors this week.

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1. Video: Future star John Tavares’s incredible puck-juggling goal

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Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day

Happy Boxing Day! The holiday celebrated by countries in the 'Commonwealth of Nations' — which includes our neighbors to the north — is today. And no, its purpose is not to get rid of the boxes from Christmas gifts.

The Best Links:

1. snopes.com: Boxing Day Origins
2. Boxing Day Beauties — Canada’s Top 25 Sexiest Women
3. How Canada Works
4. Boxing Day - Wikipedia

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Link: http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2008/12/2...

Canada has declared Santa Claus an official citizen with fully authorized re-entry rights. Also, Canada has had an HD Yule Log on TV for about a month now . Maybe Bill O'Reilly could just move to Canada; then we could be done with both him and the War on Christmas.

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POLITICS BUZZ: Canada held its own federal elections today and managed to re-elect Stephen Harper (arguably the Canadian George Bush) and his conservative party. It seems this was somewhat expected and that the best the non-conservatives were hoping for was to deny him a majority government. Here’s to winning by lowering your standards!

The Best Links:

1. Whew, It’s Just a Minority Government!
2. Who Ran and a Basic Timeline
3. Stephen Harper: “Precious”
4. Stephen Harper in a Crisis
5. The Liberals “Abstain Harder Than a Pregnant Mormon”
6. “Stephen Harper Girl”

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Link: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews...

Canadian banks are the soundest in the world. To everyone who didn’t follow through on their threat in 2004 to move north if Bush were re-elected: sorry, you really missed the boat on this one.

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Canada is the United States’ #1 source of foreign oil. Does this mean we can finally send troops across the Canadian border? A few Mounties are the only thing preventing America’s energy independence.

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1. Canadian Oil Even Worse For Environment Than Regular Oil
2. The Great Oil Sands of Canada: Vast But Expensive To Recover
3. Canadian Oil: “Ugly, Dirty, and Hard to Refine”
4. Canada’s Oil Comes From Oil Sands In Alberta
5. Canadian Oil Production Is A Big Deal
6. Via Digg

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FOOD BUZZ: A bar in Canada serves up a sourtoe cocktail using a real, preserved human toe. The Sourtoe Cocktail Club started in 1973, you can add the pickled toe to the drink of your choice but the rules stipulate that the drinker’s lips must touch the toe. I thought it was bad enough that I end up putting my own foot in my mouth after a few cocktails.

The Best Links:

1. Sourtoe Cocktail Club
2. THE SOURTOE COCKTAIL: A Canadian Tradition
3. Bar Owner Dick Van Nostrand Serves Up a Sourtoe Cocktail On the Good Food Podcast
4. Sourtoe Cocktail
5. Yukon’s cannibalistic cocktail
6. Been There: The Sourtoe Cocktail Club

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POLITICS BUZZ: Canadian women have come up with a campaign to exploit the Myanmar junta’s superstitious belief that coming into contact with women’s underwear will rob them of their strength. It sounds silly, but any little bit could help the horribly violent situation in Burma. Finally, an underwear trend that I don’t feel guilty or dirty about posting!

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1. Women’s Underwear Needed in Fight For Democracy in Myanmar
2. A Good Ladies’ Crafts Night: Get Out Those Panties, Scribble a Slogan, or Glue a Photo of a Military Ruler on It
3. A Powerful, Non-Violent Way for Women to Empower Themselves against This Repressive Regime
4. Women Across Europe, Brazil, Canada, the Philippines and Singapore Are Taking Part
5. “I love Canadians”
6. How to Get Involved
7. Panties For Peace - The Official Website

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