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Canadians Have Culture Too!

D.K. Latta | Posted 05.21.2013 | Canada TV
D.K. Latta

Culture, simply, is your life. So what's "national" culture? Culture is all around you. From bilingual cereal boxes to "Canadian Tire" money. I love American pop culture, but I champion the idea of Canadians recognizing they have a place at the table, too.

Is It Time To Rename Victoria Day?

CP | Benjamin Shingler, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.19.2013 | Canada Politics

A group that includes some prominent Canadian actors, writers and politicians is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to change the name of Victor...

INFOGRAPHIC: Victoria Day vs May 2-4

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 05.17.2013 | Canada Living

Happy Victoria Day! Or is that May 2-4? The May long weekend holiday is officially known as Victoria Day, after the long-reigning British monarch. ...

No LCBO Strike! Let's Contemplate This With Music

HuffPost Canada Music | Sarah Kurchak | Posted 05.17.2013 | Canada Music

Citizens of Ontario, rejoice! The LCBO strike has been averted. With that haunting specter no longer looming over our heads, we are free to go fort...

The Best Places For Victoria Day Fireworks

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 05.14.2013 | Canada Travel

Victoria Day is just around the corner and with that comes a much anticipated long weekend. This year, Victoria Day falls on May 20, despite being...

5 Fireworks No-Nos And How To Avoid Them This Victoria Day

The Huffington Post Canada | Thien Huynh | Posted 05.14.2013 | Canada Living

Queen Victoria would not be amused if she knew that her birthday has turned into one of the most explosive statutory holidays of the year – due to t...

How Monarchy Saved the Media (This Week)

J.J. McCullough | Posted 07.23.2012 | Canada
J.J. McCullough

2012-04-27-mediabitesreal.jpgOf course, this year's Victoria week was uniquely special since we were able to engage in the never-tiresome debate about the appropriate role of royal symbolism right in the faces of actual royals! With Prince Charles and his current wife in town, perhaps someone could squeeze out a couple hundred words about why England's power couple makes us proud to be Canadian, said the nation's editors.