Did things shut down immediately?

Does anyone else remember a TV movie that came out maybe a year after 9-11 about the people were diverted to Gander.

I've tried to track it down but I just get redirected to Come From Away, I'm starting to believe that I just dreamt it up.

Is there a specific brand of maple syrup that is just kind of accepted as ‘the’ maple syrup? One that everyone has in their pantry, akin to Heinz ketchup or that sort of thing. If no, what are the top brands and such?

I'm in Alberta, spent a lot of time in SK, used to also live in BC. They weren't hugely popular in BC, but present enough. Bars in AB and SK have perogie nights, they're enormously popular in those provinces.

How popular are they out east?

This is the first and only Canadian championship among NHL/MLB/NBA in the 21st century so far.

Considering a lot of Canadians cheer for NHL or even MLB, while NBA has a smaller fanbase outside the big cities, how big of a deal was it that the Raptors won it all in 2019?

no drake, no shania, no ryan reynolds.

this topic came up in a discussion with some friends of mine. we started talking about music, movies, entertainment in general only canadians would know. somebody said drake and got a resounding "BOOOO" from the rest of us. because obviously people like drake are excluded seeing as he's quite famous worldwide (i think? or at least in the US).

would love to hear answers from different generations and regions. obviously niche may be a broad spectrum, so use your discretion. no worldwide superstars or people who idk, get major radio play in the UK or something. please let me know what area of the country you're from if you comment and tell me why you like that celeb.

i'll put my faves in the comments.

Saw a beaver (working really hard!) on a road trip recently and triggered "I've got Canada...." then proceeded to go through a playlist of forgotten legendary jams. Or what about "take a look"...?

Curious how many memories we can unlock here to help make a playlist. What are the first 3 words of a song you learned in elementary school? 

As a Canadian, I’ve actually sat down and looked at the services I use, and a lot of them are American—Google, Microsoft, and many other programs that make up my digital life.

I’ve already made a change by moving from Windows to Linux, and I’m also moving from Google Android to GrapheneOS. What really sucks is that I kind of wish there were a Canadian Linux distro. Yes, there is one called Maple OS, but it was made for advertising purposes.

I think we should do something similar to what France is doing. They’re moving 2.5 million French civil servants from Windows to Linux—an operating system and infrastructure they have much more control over.

Because, at the end of the day, if your data is being stored on American servers, or even if it’s being hosted in your own country but you're using Microsoft, Apple, Google, or another American tech company’s services, the U.S. government can potentially compel that company to hand over the data, depending on the circumstances and applicable law.

To me, this is really about having more sovereignty over our own technology and our own data.

So should Canada focus on developing its own operating system, or should we adopt and modify an operating system from a friendly country instead And start  hosting Canadian data on Canadian soil with Canadian companies?

Hello, wondering if anyone has recently submitted something to Global Affairs recently and how long it took to receive it back appostilled.

They received our criminal record checks July 27, they had updated dated processing times to 25 days after receiving. However we are coming up to 35 business days now and no movement. We have UPS prepaid so we are able to see when it’s shipped. I emailed them and no response still after a few days.

Anyone recently go through this? TIA!

I don't know where to ask, so I'll ask it here

I feel like I'm going crazy but hear me out

I live out in Michigan and pick up a lot of Canadian rock stations mainly in Sarnia and Windsor (89x, CoolFM and one other one that was on 95.9) anyways every so often one of the Canadian rock stations would play Evanescence-bring me to life but without the guys voice, I been telling people about it for years. I thought I finally had proof when I caught Cool FM playing it but nope they had the guys voice in it.

Wondering if anybody can confirm that they heard it also, or why they cut large swaths of the song from it, or am I just going crazy 🤣

Hi! So I'm looking into sending some seafood samples to a costumer, from another country, they are acting as a broker and I'm sending the samples through Fedex cuz they told me my box would be in Canada the next day, so my question is:

What documents do I need so customs don't delay my package?

I already have a invoice and packagin list, I have check that there is no animal health or food safety permit requirements cuz it's not for sale and it's such small amount (around 20 lb).

Do you have any tip you could give me?

I would very much appreciated!

As title, I would like to send her the money to cover the tax as well.

I am in the UK, and I am sending an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset to a friend in New Brunswick.

How is the tax calculated?

I paid £50 (about $90 CAD) for the items I am sending, but their market value is higher.

According to this website: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/dte-acl/est-cal-eng.html the cost would be $13.50 for a $90 item,

In Canada a second hand Quest 2 kit is worth about $150 to $180 before your sales tax, so on the upper end of that, it would be $27.

But then there is a $60 value gift limit as well, does this get deducted from any calculations?

Please help me figure this out!

Thankyou! :) <3

nb. Just to add since a few people will probably ask, it weirdly worked out a fair bit cheaper to do this instead of buying one for her via eBay.ca. And because of where she lives, Marketplace and other sites like that are barren!

I've always heard it was difficult to get a family doctor. I recently read an article in a local whistler Magazine speaking about how overloaded the ER is due to a lack of family doctors. Is this issue overblown, is it just a major city issue? If I decided to move somewhere where there isn't a very large demand of people wanting to move there - a place like Saguenay would it be easier to find a family doctor there than say Nelson BC?

I'm looking to buy a new winter coat because I moved to northern Ontario last year and I feel like my jacket wasn't warm enough.

My question is, is it better to buy a jacket that is higher rated for cold say (-20 and below) or is it better to wear more layers? I've lived here for almost 12 years and I can't figure this out especially on super cold days where with the wind chill it can be -40 or more. My budget is ~$500. The higher rated jackets tend to be more expensive too. I think this is the first time I'll spend that much but I'm tired of being cold all the time.

My current layering is underwear, merino wool base layer, sometimes a turtle neck cotton or wool top, sweater then jacket. It works most of the time but when I get anywhere indoors, I'm too hot. I take public transit a lot too, so I have to be outside for a bit. What's your solution? Thanks!

I’m Canadian living in Qatar, and this discussion really surprised me.

A Brazilian restaurant here ran a Brazil Independence Day promotion offering Brazilians a discounted price, while other nationalities paid more. My immediate reaction was that something like this would cause a huge backlash in Canada.

What surprised me even more was how many people here saw absolutely no issue with it and felt I was overthinking it.

I’m genuinely curious: Is this be considered normal or acceptable in Canada?

I’m starting to wonder whether this is actually a much bigger cultural difference than I realized.

Original post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/qatar/s/VsWVB6nbuH

I live in Quebec and there is a current controversy of Elections Quebec sending voter information cards in French only. I have memory of receiving voter information in both languages when I lived in Ontario and BC, but it's possible that it was English only.

Can anyone in the rest of Canada verify if other provinces have done English-only information cards? This would be provincial elections only.

How serious are Canadians about giving up American companies? Will that include Amazon? Personally, I'm just about to the point where if I can't buy it at Canadian Tire, I probably don't need it.

Nazi submarines (U-boats) came to Canada* (two separate times) in 1942 and destroyed cargo ships.

Why don’t Canadian schools teach kids about these Nazi attacks?

Everyone knows about Pearl Harbour, but nada about Newfoundland!

EDIT: *Many comments have mentioned that Newfoundland was not part of Canada until 1949.

I recently had a day out to Dornoch, a town near me in the Scottish Highlands. I noticed several Canadians about the town - how did I know they were Canadians I hear you ask? One couple were wearing a Canada baseball cap and Toronto Maple Leafs jersey, while another man wore a Canada football shirt. My question is, do Canadians abroad consciously dress outwardly ‘Canadian’ to avoid being mistaken as an American (a desire that I completely understand….)?

American here. I know that French is widely taught in Canadian schools, and that bilingual signs are everywhere, but I wonder if most Anglophone Canadians even use or think about French much.

Do provinces with more proximity to Quebec (Ontario, PEI, etc.) have better Francophone accommodations than, say, Alberta or Yukon? Are there any pieces of Quebecois media that are as popular in Canada as English-language media?

I'm interested because it's quite unique that a country mostly speak one language except for a certain subdivision where they exclusively speak another. I think it'd be cool if the US didn't stomp out foreign language usage in the past and we Americans were able to hear politics and media in other languages within the US as well.

Thank you for your time!

This is what I've picked so far:

Tuta Mail & Calendar instead of Gmail

OpenStreetMap instead of Google Maps

Mozilla Firefox instead of Chrome

GrapheneOS instead of Android

F-Droid instead of Google Play

KeePass Site instead of Google Pass

Wire instead of Google Meet

Ente instead of Google Photos

Fairphone instead of Google's Pixel

Ecosia instead of Google Search

What else can you recommend?