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Oh, Canada!: The Newsroom
Oh, Canada!: The Newsroom
By Sarah Bennett
June 17, 2013

There's HBO's The Newsroom, which is terrible, and then there's the original The Newsroom, which is great. And Canadian. 

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Oh, Canada!: Little Mosque On the Prairie
Oh, Canada!: Little Mosque On the Prairie
By Sarah Bennett
June 14, 2013

Tim Horton's, hockey, and hijab jokes-- all beloved in Canada, the latter thanks to Little Mosque On The Prairie. 

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Oh, Canada!: The Puffin Poop Incident
Oh, Canada!: The Puffin Poop Incident
By Sarah Bennett
May 30, 2013

​Politicians in American sling dirt, but never guano. In the 2008 Canadian election, the Conservatives did just that. 

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Oh, Canada!: Last Night
Oh, Canada!: Last Night
By Sarah Bennett
May 20, 2013

The hit Canadian film Last Night​ is great, even if it never hit big here.

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Oh, Canada!: Slings and Arrows
Oh, Canada!: Slings and Arrows
By Sarah Bennett
May 14, 2013

Slings and Arrows is so, so Canadian, and it is also some of the best television ever made. ​

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Oh, Canada!: Being Erica
Oh, Canada!: Being Erica
By Sarah Bennett
April 30, 2013

When it comes to being under-appreciated and Canadian, nobody does it better than Being Erica.

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Oh, Canada!: The Doukhobor
Oh, Canada!: The Doukhobor
By Sarah Bennett
April 23, 2013

Of all of the obscure elements of Canadian culture, one of the strangest is the Doukhobor, a pacifist Christian sect who protest au naturale.

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Oh, Canada!: One Week
Oh, Canada!: One Week
By Sarah Bennett
April 18, 2013

One Week is one fine (and rare) piece of Canadian patriotism.

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Oh Canada! The Tragically Hip
Oh Canada! The Tragically Hip
By Sarah Bennett
April 11, 2013

​No exploration of Canadian culture is complete with touching on The Tragically Hip.

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Oh, Canada!: Less Than Kind
Oh, Canada!: Less Than Kind
By Sarah Bennett
April 05, 2013

Canada is mocked, but does a fine job with the mocking on sitcoms like Less Than Kind.​

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