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Dave Nichol and President’s Choice

Question: when is something bigger than a store or brand, but small enough to take home and enjoy? Answer: when it’s President’s Choice! Talk about an iconic Canadian company… Do you remember Dave Nichol? Now there’s an interesting man. He’s a Canadian Product Marketing expert, and currently the CEO of Dave Nichol & Associates. You [...]

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Sir Alexander Mackenzie

Sir Alexander Mackenzie — knighted in 1802 by King George III (as Knight Bachelor) for achievements in exploration — was born in 1762 in Stornoway. Stornoway is on the isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. One of his greatest, grandest explorations and claims to fame was that his east to west crossing [...]

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Christopher Plummer

“To be or not to be.” Such were Chief of Staff General Chang’s last words onboard Kronos One, as a photon torpedo from the Enterprise zeroed in on his ship for the kill. That famous quote, and many other memorable lines, were spoken by Canadian actor Christopher Plummer in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. [...]

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Kim Cattrall

This is our third piece in the Star Trek Canadian ‘collection’. While we only got to see her in one of the movies—Star Trek VI—she made an impact as the scheming Vulcan Starfleet Officer named Valeris. Not as large an impact as she made on Sex and the City, but still, her role was a [...]

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William Shatner

The celebrity who recently handed country music star Brad Paisley the CMT Artist of the Year award, whose mug appears in Bioware’s role playing game Mass Effect, and who turned 80 in 2011 — William Alan Shatner — has been acting, and a whole lot of other things, for over 60 years. Shatner was born [...]

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James Doohan

In 2005, the world lost an actor who made an indelible imprint on fans worldwide: the original and lasting character of Montgomery Scott—Scotty, as most called the character—died with James Montgomery Doohan. While there is a Scotty in the reboot, no one can play him as Doohan did. Doohan was born on March 3, 1920, [...]

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The Toronto Maple Leafs

A 1917 meeting at the Windsor Hotel in Montréal, resulted in the formation of the National Hockey League. The original five charter members of the NHL included the Montréal Canadiens, Montréal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs and a Toronto franchise (originally called the Arenas). Way, way back in the day, Toronto’s first home game attracted [...]

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The Santa Claus Parade: It Must Be Christmas Time!

In mid-November of each year, an over century old parade rolls into town in Toronto, and into people’s living rooms worldwide. Don’t worry if you missed this year’s edition, full television coverage will ensure it was recorded, and in fact, you can probably watch it on YouTube, which has a channel dedicated to this magical, [...]

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The Poppy and Remembrance

Who, on hearing Lieutenant-Colonel McCrae’s stirring words “In Flanders fields the poppies blow…” doesn’t automatically think of The Royal Canadian Legion’s annual Poppy Campaign? It is, after all, at the very heart of their Remembrance Program. It is due in large part to the Legion’s annual November outreach to Canadians of all ages that we [...]

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How to Import Household goods to Canada Duty and Tax Free as a Seasonal Resident

Canada has one of the most amazing geography in the world. There are so many lakes, beautiful mountains and forests that this country attracts many people who wish to live here part of the year. This article is for those of you that may be thinking of purchasing or leasing a seasonal residence in Canada. [...]

2Nov2011 | C.I. | 1 comment | Continued