This time of year the web is hit with a plethora of “best of” lists reflecting on all of the ups and downs of the last year. Quite frankly, it can be a little overwhelming — and I find that it gets pretty old pretty quick. There’s only so many times I can be offended …Read More

This post isn’t about Canada and it isn’t about deals, but it is a great little story that I think everyone can enjoy. Earlier this year a user on the photo sharing site Flickr purchased a suitcase at a yard sale and it turned out that that suitcase was full of black and white family …Read More

As another year comes to a close, one question remains – where am I going to go to party? I had been under the impression that most major cities held free events on New Year’s, but after some lengthy searches on the internet this morning I’ve discovered that that’s simply not the case. If you …Read More

I had some free time this afternoon and was feeling just a tad patriotic, so I decided to hop on wikipedia and discover some of the groovier things invented by our fellow Canadians. What follows are five of the more surprising things I had come across, complete with wikiquotes and links to the original articles. …Read More

CNNMoney.com has just posted a great little article on a number of ridiculous fees that we’ll all face at one time or another in life, and what we can do to avoid them. A few of them may not apply to Canadians, but ignore those and you’ll find more than 2 dozen great tips and …Read More

My wife and I were watching the old boob tube the other night and were delighted to see one of our favourite ads pop on. I’m sure you’ve all seen it, but just in case you haven’t (or if it’s been as long since you’ve seen it as it was for us) let me bring …Read More

Let’s face facts – you dropped the ball. It’s Christmas Eve, and you still have shopping to do. Pretty soon those stores are going to be closed, and you’re going to be up the creek without a paddle. Or are you? Whether you like it or not, there’s one place left. It may smack of …Read More

Chances are that if you’re reading this, you didn’t watch Arrested Development. After all, if you did – or if anyone did for that matter – Arrested Development would still be on the air. It’s a shame, because you don’t know what you were missing. Well now, courtesy of MSN, you can find out. MSN …Read More

Want to save $100 on an Xbox 360? There are two great deals starting Boxing Day that you won’t want to miss; Future Shop will be offering an Xbox 360 Premium Bundle (includes Headset, 20GB Hard Drive and 30 Days of Xbox Live, as well as two games packed in – Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter …Read More

[We’re in the last week before Christmas, and everyday until that very last minute we here at SmartCanucks will be bringing you some great but obscure gift ideas for that special someone] Nothing says I love you like “Ch-ch-ch-Chia!” Chia-Pets, the Clapper, the Ove Glove – anything bought to you by Joseph Enterprises is a …Read More

I’ve never really been all that into sports, but as a kid I would’ve sold my soul for a subscription to Sports Illustrated just so I could get my hands on one of these. The Sports Illustrated Sneakerphone is the ultimate in kitsch for anyone who grew up in the late 80’s/early 90’s. Nothing says …Read More

[We’re in the last week before Christmas, and everyday until that very last minute we here at SmartCanucks will be bringing you some great but obscure gift ideas for that special someone] You mustn’t forget Fido at Christmas! And what better way to thank him for year-long loyalty than to dress him in drag and …Read More

[We’re in the last week before Christmas, and everyday until that very last minute we here at SmartCanucks will be bringing you some great but obscure gift ideas for that special someone] You’ll never find anyone who doesn’t like Tetris. It just won’t happen. Go ahead and try – I’ll wait. See? Tetris is universally …Read More

Every year the good folks over at Google get together to tell us all about the things we’ve been searching for over the past twelve months. And so without further adieu, I give you the 10 most popular searches on google.com in 2006. 1. bebo 2. myspace 3. world cup 4. metacafe 5. radioblog 6. …Read More

[We’re in the last week before Christmas, and everyday until that very last minute we here at SmartCanucks will be bringing you some great but obscure gift ideas for that special someone] Have an injury-prone friend? How about a breakfast-prone one? There’s no better way to cover up those bacon splatter burns than with Bacon …Read More