With the election looming little more than three weeks away, I’ve been trying to put the smart in Smart Canucks and bone up on my Canadian politics.  Thus far I’ve been focussing almost all of my attention on CBC’s Canada Votes website for news and coverage.  I like that it has an RSS feed and …Read More

God’s lovin’ it. [via flickr]

For years I’ve always joked that I wanted to hold my wedding reception at McDonald’s.  Buffet-style McNuggets and big red container full of orange drink for all!  Turns out this couple on Scottsdale Arizona must have been reading my mind.  Here’s a description from the flickr page; McDonald’s in Scottsdale hosts vintage car shows every …Read More

I’ve been in the market for a new cordless phone for a while now, but I’ve been hesitant about picking one up as the cheapest you can find are usually $30 or so, poor quality, and look like crap.  That’s why I was tickled pink when I came across this deal. Not only is it …Read More

When people around the world think about Canadians, one word usually comes to mind: polite.  For the most part our SmartCanuckers display that in spades.  With that in mind, I thought it might be fun to take a peek at LifeHacker’s guide to commenting on blogs. The original post is a little old, but courtesy …Read More

Planning on taking your laptop out for a walk?  Whether it’s down the block or across the country, Wi-Fi Free Spot has a list you’re going to want to save offline.  Click here to check out a comprehensive list of locations across Canada that offer free wireless services.  Hotels, restaurants, libraries — you name it, …Read More

This one tickles my frugal bone in a really special place. I spent most of my sixteenth year on this earth fighting off the Soviet invasion on my desktop PC, and now I can do so again courtesy of EA Games. Effective last night at midnight, you can visit the promotional website for the upcoming …Read More

It’s been a rough summer for McDonald’s and food recalls.  First up we had the continent-wide tomato scare that left our sandwiches without that delicious red crunch, and now the Turkey BLT is off the menu until further notice. In case you’ve been out of the loop, let me get you up to speed.  Certain …Read More

[youtube]UTSdUOC8Kac[/youtube] Some of our younger readers will have no idea what I’m talking about, but for those of us that remember it, the McDLT was brilliant. Just like the ad says — it kept the hot side hot and the cool side cool.  Unfortunately it also created a ton of needless styrofoam trash and eventually …Read More

WHTI, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, is the US law that’s changing what documentation we’ll need when crossing the border. In partial effect now, it’s going full tilt on June 1st 2009. That’s a little less than a year. What will you need to cross at a border? One of the following; a valid Canadian …Read More

[youtube]gMsi9OmaMJ0[/youtube] Northern Ontario’s a big, empty place — unless of course you’re a tree.  If you’re a tree, you’ve got all the friends in the world.  But I digress.  We’re not trees.  Trees don’t have the internet or RSS readers (though they should probably be grateful to both — think of how much paper we’ve …Read More

This weekend starting today at 4pm, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre will once again play host to the annual geekstravaganza known as FanExpo.  For those of you that don’t know, FanExpo (which years back started as Canada’s largest comic book show) brings several major conventions under one roof. Comic books, anime, horror, sci-fi and gaming …Read More

I know, I know  It’s a little late in the month.  But still — there are two more Saturdays between now and September and if you’re in the market for a new DVD or box set you couldn’t pick a better time.  All new DVD’s at Blockbuster will be ringing up at 25% less than …Read More

Over the last few years a lot of small tweaks have been occurring at McDonald’s restaurants across Canada. One of the most satisfying of these changes for me and my wife has been the inclusion of a recycling option rather than just trash bin. But while our McDonald’s offers seperate containers for paper, plastic and …Read More

If you’re a PC gamer, chances are you remember a little game called American McGee’s Alice. Now American McGee is back, and this time he’s putting his darkly comic touch on a variety of fairy tales. Each weekly episode will run you $3.99, but the first episode, A Boy Learns What Fear Is, is available …Read More