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It's tax time again, if you're Canadian. Netfile opens Feb 23, so if you're getting a refund, like me, file then. Assuming of course that your tax software has received final approval from Revenue Canada. The refund is usually in your bank within 2 weeks. 93% of returns are filed electronically.

Legendary Canadian actress Catherine O'Hara dead at 71 | CBC

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I try to buy directly from a company rather than from Amazon if I can. But when they want $15.99 for 254 gm (9 oz) of coffee (and $70 spend to get free shipping) and their Amazon store has it for $9.97 with free shipping, I can't justify that.

A bit more snow. Just enough so that the roads have devolved into "lane, what lane?"

We didn't fare too badly with the storm, although I haven't been out yet. 20-25 cm (8-10"), but the lake effect hit Toronto (40+ cm) rather than Hamilton. Should be interesting to see how the parking lot is, since there's nowhere to put the snow except in parking spots. But that's for tomorrow.

We had a brief power outage, and now the apartment building has no heat. Something has apparently fucked up the boiler. -17° and no heat. Really? My apartment's always warm because the sun hits the 4 big windows, but come night ...

Fried potato scones

It's that time of the year when I attempt my family's version of an Ulster fry; it's the first year in a while. Potato scones, bacon, sausage, eggs; no soda bread because I'm never successful making it. Now I just have to find my mother's recipe for potato scones.

Featured in "Naked Heartland" about Bruce Bellas's early years. The one hanging from the tree is Roscoe Brown

Drew Burton and Paul Strand

Number 1 is Ralph Gomes, number 2 Everett Lee "Cherokee" Jackson (I think)

I think this is 1966 or so. He was 19, a marine, formerly a logger. I don't think he did full-frontal, but his posing strap revealed a lot.

Don Hawksley, Juwa LaVonce and Howard Heidtman

Canada's divisive 'weird' chocolate, the Cherry Blossom, now worth its weight in gold | CBC News While many Canadians have had a love-hate relationship with the treat, now that they're nearly gone, what's left appears to be in high demand. And resellers are looking to cash in.

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You can do a lot with $50,000, should you happen to have it.
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Or, you could bid on a 24-pack of Hershey's Cherry Blossom chocolates on eBay, where a seller from Oakville, Ont., is currently selling the discontinued candy for $48,300.

Champagne, Anand travelling to Mexico to strengthen Canada's trade ties | CBC News Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand are heading to Mexico City to look at strengthening Canada’s economic partnership with Mexico.

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To clean under my windshield wipers I have to start the car, turn it off and hold down the wiper lever so they rise to the top position. I can't lift them when they're in the rest position because they hit the hood. This is Canada. I don't envision any problem with this in the winter (sarcasm)

Going thru photos that I got after my cousin died, who in turn got them from my aunt who died in 1986. I recognized some, but she never labelled them so I'm in the dark for a lot. Then I spotted one of a child, maybe a year or so old. It's me. My mom had the same pic and I never spotted it before

I use a fan to circulate the AC in my apt. I've had it about 6 years and it's starting to rattle. Can't take it apart, naturally, so I went on the hunt for a new one. Found what I wanted on Amazon - $167! Got it at Canadian Tire for $114. The price still shocked me, but not as badly

Ran out first thing this morn to pick up some croissants. Then I got distracted. I bought tissues, dish soap, shaving cream, a couple of frozen entrées for a quick lunch. All on sale. And I came home without the bloody croissants.

So the criminal Trump thinks Canadians are nasty. The best example of the pot calling the kettle black

I drink 4 cups of coffee (incl 1 decaf) a day. Keurig pods will cost abt $85 a mo. That’s crazy. I’ve switched to ground, in my own filter, at the strength I want. I can get great, better-tasting, made in Canada coffee for about $22 for 454g (1 lb), and that lasts almost 28 days.

Ray Fowle (Foul) and Ray Robirds

Dan Timblad

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Looked at something on Amazon for $65. Got it at Canadian Tire for $44. That's twice recently that I've found materially better prices than Amazon

Canada has this weird relationship with the metric system. We use Celsius, litres. kilometres and kilograms. But a lot of people will give you their personal height and weight in feet/inches and lbs. And I just bought a quart of strawberries this morning.

I don't post much here, still suffering with Tumblr, just a different account until I find out if they'll reinstate my original blog

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No, that's not a pic, just a trip down memory lane

Looking at something on Amazon that was CA$43, plus CA$27 delivery. No way. Went to the manufacturer's site and got it for CA$43, free delivery. Pays to check.

Carney says Canada is looking to join major European military buildup by July 1 | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled he hopes Canada will be able to sign on to a major European defence rearmament plan by July 1, a step toward reducing the country's dependency on the United States...

"Seventy-five cents of every dollar of capital spending for defence goes to the United States. That's not smart," Carney told host David Cochrane.
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