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Originally Posted by ireland2canada (Post 6533999)

I try to have a look at a couple of Canadian newspapers online every day. I seem to have got into the habit of reading The Star & The Toronto Sun as they are both in my bookmarks and also as they focus on Toronto/GTA which is my main interest I suppose.
Can anyone recommend any other online newpapers? Something that is not tabloid tat though. I ask as I would never in a hundred years dream of reading the UK version of the Sun, and the Toronto one seems scarily similar in branding & style.

There's only really two national ones, National Post (www.nationalpost.com) which loosely resembles The Telegraph in both style and content (but infinitely more readable) and The Globe And Mail (www.theglobeandmail.com) which comes across as a slightly funkier love-child of the Grauniad and the Times.

What you will find and indeed find joyous, is the lack of rigid adherence to a particular political viewpoint as you'd find in the 'quality' British papers. A 'rebuttal' (for want of a better name) of an earlier article is par for the course.

I can't really speak about local papers. There isn't that much difference between most of the local papers as they all seem to be run by the same organisation and run most of the same stories (in aparticular area). However, in BC, the Vancouver Sun runs Peanuts whereas the Province doesn't so I made my decision there and then.

As for the telly, it never fails to amuse me that Canada has half of the population of the UK yet manages to spin it's nightly news bulletin to twice the length!! As the author Will Ferguson once said, if aliens landed on the Rideau Canal, the National's headline would be "Aliens - a federal or provincial matter?" .... only they'd use a worse pun that I can't think of right now.

Thursday nights are good though because they have the 'At Issue' panel (http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/vide...sue/index.html) which discusses Canadian politics and also Rex Murphy (http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/video/rex_murphy/) who would be a shoe-in for GG in the best of all possible worlds.

Cheers to everyone for your suggestions, I have a lot more to peruse now.

And 'cheers' to MikeyB for pointing me in the direction of the Sunshine Boy section, as I read online my eyes have only been accosted by the Sunshine Girl section so far. Not that I am remotely interested in either might I add.

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Originally Posted by ireland2canada (Post 6537068)

You might want to include Macleans Magazine too at

http://www.macleans.ca/

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6536200)

I think the Toronto Sun defines the lameness of the Canadian media. I assume the page to which you refer is the Sunshine Boy, a daily pin up of a slightly, but not overtly, gay looking guy, something like the fellow in your avatar picture. I think this is lame compared to the actual Sun because, firstly the real Sun wouldn't feel the need to appease the homosexual population and, secondly, if it did it would have nude, not coy, pictures.

Exactly - infact that was my published picture, gay or not at least I got my ambition and got to print! Maybe you could try sending your pic in too buddy, I know your camera shy on here as you dont wonna make people throw up (very considerate I might add) but I hear they are looking for a few extras in the next edition of 'animal farm' - sure you would look good next to miss piggy (not the muppet version) :)

Oh and isnt all media lame not just the Sun!?

Ah quit your flirting and ask dbd out, you know you want to. :wub:

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Originally Posted by Mikey B (Post 6537192)

Exactly - infact that was my published picture, gay or not at least I got my ambition and got to print!

Not all media, no, but certainly the Sun. QED.

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Originally Posted by ireland2canada (Post 6537214)

Ah quit your flirting and ask dbd out, you know you want to. :wub:

Cant afford him, he will want to go to fancy new age arty farty tree hugging restaurants that charge hundred bucks for a leaf! Besides which I'm a bit out his league! :)

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6537535)

Not all media, no, but certainly the Sun. QED.

Naive as well as a tree hugging lefty! You do have an impressive resume!

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Originally Posted by ireland2canada (Post 6533999)

For online news websites, appreciate the website News Now. It's from the UK, but it's also got a whack load of other country news stories. I know I am not answering your question regarding Canadian news, but I prefer to read to have a smattering of news so I read the Calgary Herald locally because it arrives daily (not because I buy it, but it's free for me to read) and online the BBC, CBC, as well as others. I don't think that any of the Canadian newspapers are very good to be honest with you, but that is just my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Mikey B (Post 6538132)

Cant afford him, he will want to go to fancy new age arty farty tree hugging restaurants that charge hundred bucks for a leaf! Besides which I'm a bit out his league! :)

I like Mrs Mitchell's and it's near you. You could take me there.

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Originally Posted by Mikey B (Post 6538132)

Naive as well as a tree hugging lefty! You do have an impressive resume!

It's been years since anyone called me naive, I love you for that!

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6538283)

I like Mrs Mitchell's and it's near you. You could take me there.

It's been years since anyone called me naive, I love you for that!

I can manage Crabby Joes in Alliston and thats about it! Although as a special treat I might manage Richtree's in TO as I like it so much but dont push it bucko!

You can tip me later :)

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Originally Posted by ireland2canada (Post 6533999)

OH reads the Guardian, good as it gets.:D

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Originally Posted by JLT (Post 6541751)

OH reads the Guardian, good as it gets.:D

I not only have a subscription to the Gruaniad but downloaded the OH from their talkboard. With that paper at home and the World Service in the car I hardly have to acknowledge being abroad.

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6543421)

I not only have a subscription to the Gruaniad but downloaded the OH from their talkboard. With that paper at home and the World Service in the car I hardly have to acknowledge being abroad.

I bought some Branston pickle and Old Speckled Hen on Saturday.

Branston, Balderson and bitter. What more could a man want?

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6543421)

I not only have a subscription to the Gruaniad but downloaded the OH from their talkboard. With that paper at home and the World Service in the car I hardly have to acknowledge being abroad.

Somehow, I'm getting a more refined version of Billy Britain here....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Viz_comic_strips

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Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6543556)

I bought some Branston pickle and Old Speckled Hen on Saturday.

Branston, Balderson and bitter. What more could a man want?

I remember when my brother got married (Warwick area 1995) and they had Old Speckled Hen on draught at the wedding....the next week I bought it in the bottled form in Canada...what a let down.....

BTW...Souvenir...for cheap 'suds' have you been to le roi de la biere in Aylmer (near the marina). That dep (more just a beer store now) is reputed to be the cheapest in the area and often beats Costco for prices (and better selection).