father of 3 princesses,flames/habs fan trying to make the world a better place 1 cold beer at a time
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Craig Sorette retweeted
It's grey cup week!! I'm flying into calgary tomorrow, will be in town all week with DAZN capturing content and talking with players. I need some feedback!
1. Where are the fans going to be? I'm looking to pull up on as many events and chop it up with as many people as possible!
2. What players do you want to see us talk to and what should we ask them?
3. Any great food spots in Calgary we need to checkout while we're there?
Can't wait to get in town and see everyone!
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KP Giveaway!
Repost for a chance to win this signed @kylepitts__ mini helmet!
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Feet dangling over Earth at 28000 km/hr. Don’t look down! (Kidding - definitely look down, because Earth is stunningly beautiful).
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Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis created SCTV's Bob and Doug McKenzie after the CBC asked for more distinctly Canadian content. Their answer? Two beer-loving brothers in toques saying “Take off, eh.” Pure Canadian comedy gold.
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I don't care how tall you are, how old you "look", if you're in costume, having fun, being respectful, you get candy. Without shame. Without judgment. Enjoy your youth. Enjoy Halloween. Let kids be kids..!
#HappyHalloween2026
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Bryan Adams has a new song about Lake Ontario, and he's got something to say about anyone trying to rename it. The track comes from 'How's It Goin', his musical love letter to Canada, arriving November 6. zurl.co/FCUYX
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FOX "News": Why are you here?
"There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front"
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Now’s the time to #GetYourPoppy! Every Poppy proudly worn by Canadians, supports the 2026 Poppy Campaign.
Tell us who you’re wearing a Poppy for this year, in the comments below!
C'est le moment de #PortezUnCoquelicot! Chaque Coquelicot fièrement porté par les Canadiens soutient la campagne du Coquelicot 2026.
Dites-nous pour qui vous portez un Coquelicot cette année, dans les commentaires ci-dessous !
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And in America people routinely go into crushing debt to pay their medical bills.
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CAF members Ethan Spiess (right) & Owen Schultz (left) have walked about a marathon in distance (~42km) out of the 200 km they plan to complete around #Saskatoon by tomorrow evening, in honour of a fellow unit member who remains in critical condition after Wainwright. @CKOMNews
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🇨🇦 LEST WE FORGET
October 26, 1917 — Canadians Begin Their Assault at Passchendaele
Into the mud, under fire, and against overwhelming conditions.
On this day in 1917, Canadian soldiers began their offensive at Passchendaele, Belgium, in what would become one of the most gruelling chapters of Canada’s First World War history.
After months of fighting, the battlefield had been reduced to a devastated landscape of flooded shell craters, shattered trees, barbed wire, and seemingly endless mud. The ground was so treacherous that simply moving forward, carrying supplies, or evacuating the wounded could become a life-threatening ordeal.
Under Lieutenant-General Arthur Currie, the Canadian Corps had spent days preparing for the assault, improving roads, positioning artillery, and planning a series of limited advances.
On the morning of October 26, the 3rd and 4th Canadian Divisions went forward.
The 3rd Division advanced toward Bellevue Spur, encountering fierce German resistance from fortified positions. To the south, the 4th Division fought toward the higher ground leading to Passchendaele.
Progress was painfully slow. Soldiers struggled through deep mud while exposed to machine-gun fire, artillery bombardment, and counterattacks. Some units secured their initial objectives, while others faced intense fighting for every stretch of ground.
The human cost was devastating. Over the first three days of the offensive, approximately 2,500 Canadians were killed or wounded, a sobering indication of the price being paid for every advance.
For those on the battlefield, October 26 was not a moment of celebration. It was a day of extraordinary hardship, courage, and loss.
Today, 109 years later, we remember the Canadians who advanced into those terrible conditions, those who never returned, and those who carried the memories of Passchendaele for the rest of their lives.
We will remember them.
#LestWeForget #CanadianHistory #WWI
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A friendly reminder to my fellow Canadians that if you wish you can now wear a Flanders poppy to demonstrate your support to military personnel of the past & present.
Donations to the @RoyalCdnLegion are appreciated as the funds support programs for veterans & their families.
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Larry Walker was a goaltender long before he was a right fielder. The Maple Ridge, British Columbia native grew up in the crease idolizing Islanders goalie Billy Smith and facing shots from his friend Cam Neely, a future Hockey Hall of Famer, and his one dream was the NHL. Twice the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League brought him to training camp, and twice coach and general manager Bob Strumm cut the teenage third-stringer — as Walker himself puts it, they only keep two goalies. When the alternative was a demotion to Junior B in Swift Current, Walker drove out, took one look at the rink, and packed hockey in for good.
Baseball found him that same year. Walker had played shortstop for Canada's junior national team, and that fall Expos scout Bob Rogers spotted him at an adult tournament in British Columbia; Montreal signed the 17-year-old, undrafted, that November for a $1,500 bonus. He debuted with the Expos on August 16, 1989, and broke out in 1992 — a .301 average, 23 home runs and 93 RBI, his first All-Star selection, the first Gold Glove ever won by a Canadian, and a fifth-place finish in the MVP voting. In 1994 he was hitting .322 and leading the league with 44 doubles when the strike ended the season on a Montreal club that owned the best record in baseball. Let go in the Expos' post-strike payroll purge, he signed with Colorado and produced a season for the ages in 1997: a .366 average, a league-leading 49 home runs, 130 RBI and a 30-30 season, winning the National League MVP award — the first Canadian to win MVP honors in either league. He added batting titles in 1998, 1999 and 2001, leading the league in average, on-base percentage and slugging in 1999. Over 17 seasons he hit .313 with 2,160 hits, 383 home runs, 1,311 RBI and 230 stolen bases, won seven Gold Gloves, and remains the only Canadian to reach 2,000 hits, 300 home runs and 1,000 RBI in the majors. In January 2020, in his tenth and final year on the ballot, he was elected to the Hall of Fame — the second Canadian so honored, after pitcher Ferguson Jenkins, and the first Canadian position player.
⚾ Walker or Jenkins — who is the greatest Canadian in baseball history? 👇️
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WATCH: “I encourage everyone to wear a poppy, support their local Legion, attend a Remembrance Day ceremony, and take a moment to reflect on the rights and freedoms our men and women in uniform have given us in laying down their lives. Let us commit to defending those rights and freedoms with everything we have”. #cdnpoli #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem